William (Bill) Harrah, Reno legend

William (Bill) Harrah was a legend of Reno and a prominent figure in Las Vegas. William Fisk Harrah was born on September 2, 1911, in South Pasadena, California. Although William’s father favoured his education, being a lawyer himself, Bill never completed his mechanical engineering studies at UCLA. Instead, he worked from an early age in most of the family’s businesses along the promenade on Venice Beach in Southern...