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Scope and Contents
The Great Basin regional subject files include materials about Native American communities and gaming in Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming, dating from approximately 1990 to 2012. The materials include socioeconomic reports, annual reports, journal articles, periodicals, maps, Dr. Spilde’s research photographs, correspondence, and newspaper articles. The Great Basin subject files primarily document corporate casino enterprises on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, but also document Native American casino gaming in the Great Basin. Additional information about Great Basin Native Americans can be found in the California subject files.
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Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
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The materials are arranged alphabetically by state. Within each state, materials about general state topics are first in chronological order and materials about individual Native American nations follow in alphabetical order. Materials are further organized in a rough chronological order within each folder.