Unfortunately, the local sheriff’s office considered the game to be gambling, and it was shut-down each year at election time. In the Circle or Reno game, players rolled small rubber balls down a ramp to light a suit and four card numbers, trying to match the “winning” sequence in a group, similar to bingo. The hot dog stand and shooting gallery were steady earners, but the Circle game earned more than both combined when it was in full operation. Instead, he worked at the family’s businesses along the boardwalk at Venice Beach in Southern California. Although William’s father favored education and was himself a lawyer, Bill never finished his studies in mechanical engineering at UCLA, where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity. William Fisk Harrah was born on September 2, 1911, in South Pasadena, California.
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