Harvey's Resort Hotel bombing
The Harvey's Resort Hotel bombing took place on August 26–27, 1980, when several men masquerading as photocopier deliverers planted an elaborately booby trapped bomb containing 1,000 pounds (450 kg) of dynamite at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada, United States. After an attempt to disarm the bomb, it exploded, causing extensive damage to the hotel but no injuries or deaths. The total cost of the damage was estimated to be around $18 million. John Birges Sr. was convicted of having made the bomb with a goal of extorting money from the casino after having lost $750,000 there. He died in prison in 1996, at the age of 74.
The bomb explosion on August 27, 1980
Nevada State Fire Marshal Thomas J. Huddleston examining the bomb
A trial model of Harvey's Casino Bomb created by the FBI.
Harveys Lake Tahoe is a hotel and casino located in Stateline, Nevada. It has 742 rooms and suites as well as six restaurants and a casino with 87,500 square feet (8,130 m2) of space. It also has a video arcade, wedding chapel, pool, convention center and a full-service health club. It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by Caesars Entertainment.
Harveys Lake Tahoe
Harvey's Resort Hotel in the late 1970s. Across the street, Harrah's only had a casino and no hotel yet; its hotel was built in the early 1970s.
The 1980 explosion that destroyed three floors of the hotel.