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18 South"C" Street
Virginia City, NV 89440
(775)847-0788
In the middle of Virginia City on "C" Street you'll find the Delta Saloon & Casino with numerous attractions making the trip from Reno worth the 23 mile, 40/45 minute drive.
Turning left off of Route I-395 onto Route 341, about 10 miles south of Reno, you'll start your adventure by testing your driving skills on the steady upgrade climb with numerous curves. Along the way the billboard signs keep you wondering how much farther you have to go. The large billboards keep you intrigued by telling you to see the Death Table at the Delta Saloon. As you continue your drive you wonder what the heck the "Death Table" is -- is it an old fashion table used for convicted people instead of an electric chair? The suspense makes you seek out the Delta Saloon as you drive down "C" Street.
The Delta Saloon is an old western building opened by Colonel James Orndorff in 1862, with around 131 slot machines, a bar, gift shop, arcade room with 9 video games, several special slot machines. For 25 cents a pull the machines offer you a chance to win a brand new Nikon camera; a 16" long 1847 Colt Walker .44 caliber revolver weighing 4 lbs. 8 ozs with a 9" precision rifled barrel; 1 ounce Krugerrand gold piece; Carson City dollar or a uncirculated Ike dollar.
Legend has it that 3 previous owners of the table committed suicide after having to pay out heavy gambling loses to customers. The first was Black Jake in the 1860s who had to pay out $70,000 to a gambler. Unable to pay the money he committed suicide. The name of the second owner and the loses he faced was lost over the years, but after his death the table was put into storage. In the 1890s the table was converted into a 21 table. The third owner faced a drunken miner who used his gold ring to make a $5 bet. The drunken Miner ended up winning $816,000 in cash, a team of horses and an interest in a gold mine which caused the third owner to commit suicide.
In the back of the Delta Saloon you'll find a coin operated L'Organola Accordion Piano made in San Francisco, CA around 1909, a James Fair's World Globe valued at over $100,000, and the Death Table, a gambling table made in the 1860s.
