Abstract
The Circus Circus Enterprises Scrapbook consists of articles from 1984 related to the Circus Circus Las Vegas Hotel and their investment properties. The scrapbook includes articles on the entertainment, dining, real estate, and management of Circus Circus Enterprises in Southern Nevada.
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Scope and Contents Note
The Circus Circus Enterprises Scrapbook consists of a single scrapbook with newspaper articles from 1984 related to Circus Circus Enterprises press coverage in Southern Nevada. The scrapbook contains articles with highlighted sections about the entertainment, dining, investments, real estate, and financial state of Circus Circus Enterprises. The types of articles range from news reports to editorial and column pieces about Circus Circus. In 1983, Circus Circus Enterprises purchased the Edgewater Hotel and Casino in Laughlin, Nevada. Many of the articles in the scrapbook describe the successes of Circus Circus investments both in Las Vegas, Nevada and Laughlin, Nevada.
Access Note
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 and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Biographical / Historical Note
Circus Circus Las Vegas opened in 1968 under the ownership of Jay Sarno and Stanley Mallin, and became well known for its circus themed casino, hotel, and entertainment. Sarno and Mallin later sold the corporation to William Bennett and William Pennington in 1974. Bennett and Pennington renamed the corporation Circus Circus Enterprises. In 2005, it was renamed Mandalay Resort Group and has since undergone several changes in ownership.
Sources:
"Circus Circus." Online Nevada Encyclopedia. http://www.onlinenevada.org/articles/circus-circus
Preferred Citation
Circus Circus Enterprises Scrapbook, 1984. MS-00988. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were received by UNLV Special Collections and Archives; accession number 2019-120.
Processing Note
In 2019, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, James Howard wrote the finding aid and entered the data into ArchivesSpace.