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Transcript of interview with Robert Francis Bergin by Paula Morey, March 5, 1981

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1981-03-05

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Paula Morey interviews a former Desert Inn pit boss, Robert Francis Bergin (b. 1891), at his residence (a motel room) on March 5, 1981. During the interview Bergin discusses his personal history, the opening of the Desert Inn and other casinos, the gambling industry, his visits to Cuba, Wilbur Clark, Howard Hughes, and women in gaming.

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OH_00189_transcript
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    Robert Francis Bergin oral history interview, 1981 March 05. OH-00189. [Transcript]. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1b856m5k

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