Abstract
The Joan Kane Collection of Casino Training Manuals (approximately 1980-1999) contains various human resource training manuals for Atlantic City, New Jersey properties (Playboy Casino, Atlantis, Golden Nugget), Las Vegas, Nevada properties (Fremont Casino, Stratosphere, New York New York, Planet Hollywood) Circus Circus in Mississippi, and various riverboat gaming locales. Of note is a the Playboy Bunny club training manual, UNLV gaming training workshop, and some general manuals related to how to respond to potential labor strikes.
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The Joan Kane Collection of Casino Training Manuals (approximately 1980-1999) contains various human resource training manuals for Atlantic City, New Jersey properties (Playboy Casino, Atlantis, Golden Nugget), Las Vegas, Nevada properties (Fremont Casino, Stratosphere, New York New York, Planet Hollywood) Circus Circus in Mississippi, and various riverboat gaming locales. Of note is a the Playboy Bunny club training manual, UNLV gaming training workshop, and some general manuals related to how to respond to potential labor strikes.
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Collection is open for research.
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This material is made available to facilitate private study, scholarship, or research. Joan Kane transferred all right, title and interest they had in the Joan Kane Collection of Casino Training Manuals (MS-01184) to UNLV. However, some material may be protected by copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity rights, or other interests not owned by UNLV. Users are responsible for determining whether permissions are necessary from rights owners for any intended use and for obtaining all required permissions. Acknowledgement of the UNLV University Libraries is requested. For more information, please see the UNLV Special Collections policies on reproduction and use (https://www.library.unlv.edu/speccol/research_and_services/reproductions) or contact us at special.collections@unlv.edu.
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Materials remain as they were received.
Biographical / Historical Note
Joan Kane is a long-time human resources professional who has worked in a number of casinos across the United States throughout her career. Kane was the opening training manager for a number of casino properties in Atlantic City, New Jersey, including Golden Nugget, Playboy Casino, and Atlantis Casino. In Las Vegas, Nevada, she worked at the Fremont Casino and acted as consultant for Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc. Kane later moved to Tunica, Mississippi and Chalmette, Louisiana were she continued to work in the gaming and hospitality industries. She was also an independent consultant and opened Ark Restauraunts, including the New York New York Casino in Las Vegas. Her last position in gaming was as Director of Human Resources at the opening of the Stratosphere. She eventually transitioned to healthcare in Las Vegas in 1999, and is currently Labor Relations COE at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center and Sunrise Children's Hospital.
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Edited from information sent by Joan Kane in an email to curator Su Kim Chung on February 14, 2024.
Preferred Citation
Joan Kane Collection of Casino Training Manuals, approximately 1980-1999. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1h786
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 2024 by Joan Kane; accession number 2024-056.
Processing Note
In 2024, Sarah Jones accessioned the collection, rehoused the materials out of binders and into folders, reboxed the collection, and created the finding aid in ArchivesSpace.
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Acquired by Su Kim Chung, curator, as part of UNLV Special Collections and Archives holdings in Southern hospitality and gaming. The original acquisition included 5.42 linear feet of general hospitality material were reviewed by Su Kim Chung, Aaron Mayes, and the liason librarian, determined out of scope, and discarded per donor agreement.