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Ham, Artemus W., Jr., 1920-1991
Artemus W. Ham Jr. was born in 1920 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Artemus W. Ham Sr. and his wife Atla Mereness Ham. He was the oldest of three children born to the couple. Ham Jr. attended the University of Nevada, Reno and Stanford University for his bachelor's degree. He then went on to earn his law degree at Hastings College of Law in San Francisco, California.
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Macias, Pablo, 1965-
Pablo Macias was born in Carlin, Nevada, a small town 20 miles west of Elko, where the local population of Latinos was small. He has lived in Las Vegas since 1990.
He is the youngest of nine children born to Sofia and Tomas Macias, who met and married while living in Utah. Tomas was born in the United States and worked as a railroad laborer. Sofia was Mexican born and found work as a maid to help provide for their family.
Person
Aganon, Maila, 1975-
Born and raised in the Philippines, Maila Aganon emigrated with her parents in 1992, after she completed her first semester of college. She describes as "typical" her youth as the youngest child (with brothers 5 and 7 years older) of a teacher who worked in another village and a father who worked out of the country. Although independent, she was part of a tightly knit village. The household spoke three languages: her mother's dialect, her father's dialect, and Tagalog.
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Gaming industry vendor files, 1967-2000
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Scope and Contents
Materials contain brochures, booklets, informational packets, catalogs, company profiles, video recordings, machine motherboard schematics, operator manuals, and advertisements (1967-2000) produced by casino industry vendors and collected by Gary W. Royer. The materials are primarily comprised of data about gaming suppliers, manufacturers, and distributors that include company profiles, categorization of business type, notes, and records of owners and key employees.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming
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Letter and envelope from John M. Bunker, Bunkerville, Nevada to Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada
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Description
From the Syphus-Bunker Papers (MS-00169). The folder contains an original handwritten letter, an envelope, a typed transcription of the same letter, and a copy of original letter attached.
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Reports prepared by Christiansen/Cummings Associates and Christiansen Capital Advisors, 1987 to 2013
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Materials contain reports written by researchers at Eugene Martin Christiansen's firm Christiansen Capital Advisors (CCA), and its predecessor, Christiansen/Cummings Associates, from 1987 to 2013. The reports examine the economic impacts of gambling, including the feasibility of building new gaming establishments, analyses of pari-mutuel wagering and simulcasting, the effects of state and federal legislation, financial stability of existing casinos, and economic projects for proposed casino and racetrack properties. Materials also include the CCA newsletter “Insight.”
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Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
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