The hotel was damaged in 1980 when a bomb planted by terrorist and extortionist John Birges in Harvey 's Lake Tahoe exploded , destroying the neighboring casino . Harrah 's casino , which was connected to Harvey 's via a tunnel , suffered damage from the explosion , mostly from shattered windows . No one was injured in the explosion , and both casinos were empty when the bomb detonated
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Harvey's Resort Hotel bombing
Harrah's Lake Tahoe