The People's Choice Casino was a club located at 805 West Owens on the

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, Nevada.

History

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and her husband Joe bought the business which was called Woody's Supper Club and changed the name to Sarann's Supper Club. She wanted to build an up-scale dining club, but realized that the kitchen was too small and the expense of supplies would make the food too costly, so Preddy decided to convert it into a casino. She renamed it again to the People's Choice Casino, got a gaming license and put in some poker and blackjack tables. The casino had a license for blackjack, poker, and slot machines and Preddy owned it around seven years. It is unknown when the business closed. It was still listed as a business operation in the 1989 phone book and when Clarence Ray was interviewed for the

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's Oral History Program, he stated it was still open in 1991.

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