Materials contain reports, newspaper articles, correspondence, brochures, and publications from 1950 to 2013 collected by Eugene Martin Christiansen as part of his research on gaming. The subjects include legal and illegal gaming, gaming equipment, casino licensing, bankruptcies and lawsuits, internet gaming, Native American gaming, lotteries, significant people and companies in gaming and entertainment, and racing. The series is comprised primarily of newspaper articles and correspondence curated for research on gaming.

Materials include correspondence, news reports, project proposals, and reports for clients of Eugene Martin Christiansen, Christiansen/Cummings Associates, and Christiansen Capital Advisors from 1977 to 2015. The files are primarily comprised of correspondence, commissioned report drafts, and agreements between companies.

Materials include state, federal, and international legislation concerning gambling, news reports about gaming regulation, and reports about gaming from 1948 to 2005 collected by Eugene Martin Christiansen. The materials are primarily comprised of news articles, reports, and legislation concerning legal gambling in the United States at the state level. The materials also include news reports about gambling in various countries and how the governments of those countries regulate legal gambling or enforce bans on illegal gambling.

Materials include records and business files from Eugene Martin Christiansen’s entertainment companies, Feature Film Finance & Production (FFF&P) and Electronic Game Card, Inc., from 1988 to 2010. The files primarily contain correspondence between board members and company records. The files also include information on potential projects, correspondence with prospective clients, film scripts, and investment proposals.

Materials include conference brochures, conference schedules, conference presentations and summaries, newsletters and bulletins, and correspondence related to Eugene Martin Christiansen’s work as a gaming consultant from 1974 to 2012. The conference materials are primarily comprised of brochures, information packets, copies of presentations by Christiansen and other speakers, travel arrangements, registration information, and invitations. The newsletter and bulletins materials are comprised of newsletters and bulletins published by horse racing companies and interest groups, casinos and casino market research firms, and tourism research firms. The correspondence materials are primarily correspondence between Christiansen and other gaming researchers, casinos, state gaming control boards and other state agencies, gaming companies, banks and financial institutions, municipalities, and trade publications. The materials also include phone directories for Christiansen Capital Advisors.

Materials contain newspaper articles, publications, legislation and regulation, economic analyses, and reports on Native American gaming, especially related to Native American casinos and lotteries, from 1980 to 2011. The materials were compiled by Eugene Martin Christiansen and are primarily news reports about the state-level regulation of Native American gaming, Native American-owned casinos, and proposed casino projects funded by individual Native American nations.