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Transcript of interview with Chris Tonemah by David Schwartz, June 08, 2015

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Narrator

Tonemah, Chris

Date

2015-06-08

Description

Interviewed by David Schwartz. Chris Tonemah came to Las Vegas with her husband. Her marriage didn't work out, so she went to dealer school and got a job as a dice shill and a dealer at the Four Queens before women were really accepted in those jobs. She worked at the MGM Grand and talks about the fire in 1980. Chris also worked at Caesars Palace, the Venetian, and the Palazzo. Subjects: Four Queens, MGM, Caesars Palace, Venetian/Palazzo

Digital ID

OH_02733_book

Permalink

http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1b27st8f
Details

Contributor

Contributor: Table Games Management Oral History Project

Interviewer

Schwartz, David G., 1973-

Subject

Casinos
Casinos -- Employees
Fires

Resource Type

Text

Material Type

oral histories (literary works)
typescripts
transcripts

Citation

Chris Tonemah oral history interview, 2015 June 08. OH-02733. [Transcript] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d1b27st8f

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Language

English

Format

application/pdf

i An Interview with Chris Tonemah An Oral History Conducted by David G. Schwartz Table Games Management Oral History Project Center for Gaming Research Special Collections Oral History Project University Libraries University of Nevada, Las Vegas i