A-1 Club was a gas station and coffee shop originally and then in 1948 expanded to include a casino. This was located in West Wendover,

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History

The A-1 Club (casino operations) opened in 1948 and closed in 1967. In the earlier years of the A-1, it basically functioned as the mess hall for

Wendover Army Air Field Wendover Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base in Utah now known as Wendover Airport. During World War II, it was a training base for B-17 and B-24 bomber crews. It was the training site of the 509th Composite Group, the B-29 ...

when the air field was not in full training mode and the on-base mess hall was not available. According to one reference, it was owned by a man named Twain West. However, in another article about casinos of West Wendover, the man's name is Fred West. The casino was bought out by the wife of Casino owner William "Bill" Smith who owned the

Stateline Casino Stateline Hotel and Casino was located in West Wendover straddling the Nevada/Utah border. History The owner of Stateline Casino was William "Bill" Smith, who started his business in 1926 as a service station. In 1931 when gambling was legali ...

. The wife's name was Anna Smith, and she then renamed the A-1 Club to Jim's Casino and continued to run the business. In 1972 - Jim’s Casino took the place of the A-1 Casino.Jim's casino takes over the A-1

References

{{Reno Casinos Casinos in West Wendover, Nevada Defunct casinos in Nevada 1948 establishments in Nevada 1960s disestablishments in Nevada