>>>>If anyone knows the owners names for Reno please let me know. It could be possible that they had the same owners as both opened early on in gaming history.

Hiya James, here's somewhat of a rundown of the Reno Town House owners that I find in Dwayne Kling's The Rise Of The Biggest Little City. Maybe you can recognize a cross reference of names.

Built in '32 by Charles Rennie and partnered in operation by Louie Marymont and Chester Condon. Went bust, re-opened '37 by Fay Baker and Tom Brown ("Riding Lesson" era), Brown and Leon Indhart took over operation after Baker left in '39. Control sold to Monaei Lindley in '40, managed by Russ Bixby. George Perry, Jelly Jack Blackman, Lou Vallin were subsequent owners and Jim Turpin another manager. After Vallin lost his license in '48, Jim Metrovich, Jack Duffy, and John Achuff took over. More owners! Ernie DeLoe and Metrovich late in '49 but bankrupt Aug.'50. Re-opened again '51 with partners Robt. hunt and Al Vario with Roy Nelson operating the gaming tables (R N T-mold chip attrib to "Ray" Nelson per TCR). April '51 the corporation Nevada Enterprise consisted of the Town House owners Harold Walters, Art Miller, Robt. Hunt, Joe Biano, Silvio Vario, Al Vario and Roy/Ray Nelson. Whew! '53 Walters and Nelson out, William Riordan and Charles Brown added, investor Carl Amante became sole owner in '54. Town House burned 9/2/55 and the insurance companies declined to pay off, wink wink. J.C. Penney store operated at the location for 20 years, now a craft mall.

Perhaps you can pick an Elko gamer out of that crowd, sound like most folks in Nevada had a shot at owning the place.