People's Choice Casino

People's Choice Casino
Address 805 West Owens
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States
Owner Sarann Knight-Preddy

The People's Choice Casino was a club located at 805 West Owens on the West Side of Las Vegas, Nevada.[1]

History

Sarann Knight-Preddy 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.[2]

The casino had a license for blackjack, poker and slot machines and Preddy owned it around seven years.[3] It is unknown when the business closed, however, it was still listed as a business operation in the 1989 phone book[1] and when Clarence Ray was interviewed for the University of Nevada's Oral History Program, he stated it was still open in 1991.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Goertler, Pam (October–December 2008). "A West Side Story" (PDF). Casino Chip and Token News. Casino Chip and Gaming Token Collectors Club, Inc. 21 Number (4): 51. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  2. White 1997, pp. 62-63.
  3. White 1997, p. 63.
  4. Blue & Coughtry 1991, p. 87.

Sources

  • Blue, Helen M.; Coughtry, Jamie (1991). "CLARENCE RAY Black Politics and Gaming in Las Vegas, 1920s-1980s" (PDF). University of Nevada Oral History Program. Reno, NV: University of Nevada: 83. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  • White, Claytee D. (June 5, 1997). "Transcript of interview with Sarann Knight Preddy". Las Vegas, Nevada: University of Nevada Las Vegas.
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