Gaming Board allows city to share gambling proceeds

Friday, May 8, 1998 | 10:20 a.m.

The Nevada Gaming Control Board on Thursday approved an application by United Coin Machine Co. to operate 15 slot machines at the Downtown Transportation Center. A City of Las Vegas application to continue sharing in the proceeds of the slots -- estimated at $100,000 per year for the city -- was also approved.

Mayor Jan Jones is working to limit the expansion of slots in the city's neighborhoods, but officials in her office say there is no connection with that issue and the city collecting gambling profits from the Transportation Center. They note the Transportation Center is in an established gaming district.

The state Gaming Board also approved restricted gaming licenses for:

--D And G Enterprises, a partnership between Drew Patrick McConaughy and Gregory Scott McConaughy that does business as Shooters Sports Bar & Cafe on South Decatur Blvd.

--Rick's Inc., doing business as Sammie's Too, on S. Fort Apache, owned by Richard W. and Sue A. Pearlman.

--M and H Trading Inc., doing business as Discount Food Mart, on N. Eastern Ave., owned by Masud Ur Raoof Qazi.

--The Clothesline Laundromat, on N. Nellis, owned by Jeanne M. and Johnny P. Medeiros. Audrey A. Medeiros was licensed as a key employee.

--Country Palace Inc., on E. Lake Mead, owned by Anita Northrop

--Hamika LLC, which does business as Vegas Market #4, on E. Twain, and is owned by Falah E. and Sam E. Hamika

--I-15 Dinner Plus, in Moapa, owned by Betty L. Ewing

--Cardivan Co., doing business at Caffe Trilussa on E. Flamingo and at Higgy's Pizza, in Reno

--United Coin Machine Corp., doing business at Turtle Stop #15 on E. Warm Springs Road, and at 7-11 Store #32207, in Reno

--Anchor Coin, doing business at Smith's Food and Drug Center #376, on E. Windmill Lane

--Market Gaming Inc., doing business at Vons Grocery #197, on W. Craig Road

The Gaming Board granted without prejudice restricted gaming license application withdrawals for:

--Olde Philadelphia Restaurant, on E. Tropicana, owned by Russell Procopio

--Seven Magoo's taverns, all owned by T.L. Caudill Enterprises Inc., RPC Gaming Inc., and The Gaming Co. LLC, a joint venture of T.L. Caudill and RPC

--SSM Gaming LLC, doing business at Polkadots Country Store on W. Flamingo, at Desert Shore Chevron on W. Cheyenne, at Desert Breeze Chevron on N. Durango, at Squeaky's Car Wash on W. Bonanza, and at Green Valley Chevron on E. Sunset in Henderson

--Makayla Corp., doing business as Hall of Fame on E. Tropicana, owned by Vincent J. Dolce

The Gaming Board also:

--Approved Andrew G. Hill, franchisee of a 7-11 store on S. Eastern where United Coin Machine Co. operates gaming machines, to share in gaming revenues

--Approved a request to withdraw an application to transfer ownership of Frogeez on 4th, S. Fourth St., from Andre M. Rochat and Mary J. Jarvis to Chanteclerc Management Inc.

--Approved the transfer of a 20 percent interest in Tropyon Inc. from Janak L. Daulat to Dilip N. Chohan. Tropyon owns Turtle Stop #10, on W. Tropicana, where United Coin Machine Co. operates gaming machines

--Approved the transfer of a 75 percent interest in Pink E's Fun Food Spirits, on W. Flamingo, from Robert B. J. Goad, Janett M. B. Goad and Dale L. Duncan to Richard A. and Marguerite K. Hunter;

--Approved the following new games: Paulson's Draw Poker, a 5-card draw game developed by Thomas A. Delaney, which is on trial at Imperial Palace Casino; Maniac Poker, a video poker game developed by Videotronics Inc., of Sparks, which is on trial at Gold Coast hotel-casino in Las Vegas and at Baldini's Sports Casino in Sparks; and Safebuster, a reel-spinning game developed by Casino Data Systems and on trial at Circus Circus, Sam's Town and the Stardust.

--Referred back for future consideration a new game called Wild Hold'Em Fold'Em, developed by Thomas Gayton and Patrick Nucifora, which is on trial at Riverside in Laughlin, Buffalo Bill's in Primm, and the Tahoe Biltmore in Lake Tahoe. Board members said they wanted to see the game's original patent and copyright applications before approving it.