Doresa Banning’s current writing project is a nonfiction book titled A Bold Gamble at Lake Tahoe: Crime and Corruption in a Casino’s Evolution, which is due to be released in 2016. She pens a blog, It Really Happened, in which she relays gambling-related stories of the past.

Doresa has worked as a freelance journalist, writer and editor since 2001. She routinely crafts news articles for Nevada Business. Other extensive publishing credits include Nevada’s Washington Watch, the Reno-Gazette Journal andTahoe Quarterly. A Reno, Nevada resident, she’s fascinated by business stories of the state’s past and present, especially those about gaming.

Her educational background includes a Master of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Nevada, Reno and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Writing and Literature from the University of California, San Diego.

Doresa grew up in Southern California when, like, it was hip to be, like, a “valley girl.” Having lived for a decade in San Diego, she remains a Chargers fan (and hopes they don’t move to Los Angeles!). In her free time, she loves to read books and online news, jog, do crossword puzzles and watch crime shows.