A-1 Club was a gas station and coffee shop originally and then in 1948 expanded to include a casino.
The A-1 Club (casino operations) opened in 1948 and closed in 1967.
[1] In the earlier years of the A-1, it basically functioned as the mess hall for Wendover Army Air Field when the air field was not in full training mode and the on-base mess hall was not available.
[2] According to one reference, it was owned by a man named Twain West.
The wife's name was Anna Smith, and she then renamed the A-1 Club to Jim's Casino and continued to run the business.