Abstract
The Nevada Council on Compulsive Gambling Records (1978-1995) contains organizational records, correspondence, programs, services, and outreach publications.
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The Nevada Council on Compulsive Gambling Records (1978-1995) contains organizational records, correspondence, programs, services, and outreach publications. Included are Articles of Incorporation and detailed meeting minutes, correspondence with other state and national gambling councils regarding by-laws and programs, and letters from gamblers requesting help and information There is general correspondence, seminar agendas and conference programs, informational brochures and pamphlets, news articles, public service announcements and study reports and proposals.
Access Note
This collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Material is in alphabetical order.
Biographical / Historical Note
The Nevada Council on Compulsive Gambling (NVCCG) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate the public about compulsive gambling and the issues surrounding the illness. The NVCCG was formed in 1984 using the by-laws and organizational guidelines of the National Council on Compulsive Gambling. The Council is operated as a voluntary health agency, by a volunteer Board of Directors and a few professionals who volunteer their services. Its members are concerned citizens and reformed gamblers who hoped to stimulate the development of more community resources for treating compulsive gamblers. The Council is not a clinic, but aims instead to refer individuals and their families to appropriate treatment providers rather than providing extensive counseling services themselves; due to lack of available resources they have, however, engaged in limited assessment, intervention and motivational counseling.
Preferred Citation
Nevada Council on Compulsive Gambling Records, 1978-1995. MS-00494. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 2004 by Carol O’Hare; accession number 2004-019.
Processing Note
Materials were processed by Dana Miller, February 2006. In 2018 Joyce Moore revised and enhanced the collection description to bring it into compliance with current professional standards.