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Walter Gibson Typescripts of Books on Gambling

Identifier

MS-00370

Abstract

The Walter Gibson Typescripts of Books on Gambling consist of manuscripts written by Walter Gibson for Sidney Radner in the 1940s. The collection includes three typescript copies of manuscripts titled, So you Want to be a Crapshooter? Or All Craps are Crooked; Poker and How to Play It; and How Gamblers Win at Cards. There are handwritten notes on the typescripts.

Archival Collection

"Gambling Behavior", 1982

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Julian Taber Collection on Gambling Addiction
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Collection Number: MS-00578
Collection Name: Julian Taber Collection on Gambling Addiction
Box/Folder: Box 02 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Photograph of people gambling, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Description

People gambling at a "21 card table," probably in Las Vegas.

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Interior view of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall: postcards

Date

1950 (year approximate) to 1959 (year approximate)

Description

Interior view of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall, Las Vegas, Nev. (c. 1950's) Bar and Gambling tables.

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Gambling tournaments, 1988-2006

Level of Description

Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

The gambling tournaments subseries includes advertisement and results of video poker, table games, sports, and slot tournaments between 1988 and 2006. Within this subseries, lottery contests and drawings includes promotional material, entry information, and results of lottery contests and drawings held by the Stardust Resort and Casino between 1989 and 2006.

Archival Collection

Stardust Resort and Casino Records
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Collection Number: MS-00515
Collection Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Records
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Collins, Peter, "Politics, Gambling, and Vice: Introduction to Gambling", lecture, 2008

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Peter Collins Papers on International Gaming
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Collection Number: MS-00785
Collection Name: Peter Collins Papers on International Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 07

Archival Component

Stone, Theresa, "Gambling for Entertainment or Gambling for Trouble" booklet, 1996 May

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
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Collection Number: MS-00092
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 72

Archival Component

Stutfield, G. H. Modern Gambling and Gambling Laws, Nineteenth Century, 1889 November

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
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Collection Number: MS-00626
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 04

Archival Component

Photograph of poolside gambling, Las Vegas, 1954

Date

1954

Archival Collection

Description

An image of a gambling scene at the Sands Hotel with guests at poolside slot machines and at craps tables in the pool.

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Photograph of poolside gambling, Las Vegas, 1954

Date

1954

Archival Collection

Description

An image of a gambling scene at the Sands Hotel with guests at poolside slot machines and at craps tables in the pool.

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