In March 1931 Governor Fred Balzar signed into law the bill legalizing gambling in the state of Nevada.
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There were 16,067 slots in Nevada in 1960. In 1999 Nevada had 205,726 slot machines, one for every 10 residents.
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The first community college in Nevada opened in Elko in 1967. Great Basin College was the forerunner of a statewide system associated with the University of Nevada.