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Transcript of interview with Michael DeJong by David G. Schwartz, July 6, 2016
Date
2016-07-06
Archival Collection
Description
Mike DeJong grew up in Michigan and moved to Las Vegas in 1990 at the age of 21. DeJong attended and graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and entered the casino industry as a pit clerk at The Mirage. He also worked as a floor representative for Club Mirage, the casino’s players club, before going into the MAP program which allowed him to learn about and transition into supervisory roles. DeJong became an assistant shift manager at The Mirage and eventually became shift manager at that property until moving to Bellagio as it was opening to become a slot manager in 1998. DeJong then became director of slot operations at Bellagio and in 2005 went to the New York-New York property as director of slot operations and marketing, which eventually led him into the position of vice president of casino operations and marketing. DeJong currently works at Wynn Las Vegas as vice president of slot operations and marketing. In his interview, DeJong discusses the different aspects of his various positions in Las Vegas Strip casinos, and he talks about the qualities of both good and bad slot managers, specifically in terms of making decisions and interacting with customers. He also describes his philosophy on what makes a good slot floor and how target clientele is considered. DeJong also talks about the transition from coins to ticketing in slot machines and his experience witnessing both resistance and the realization of benefits from that change. He also discusses how the casino industry has changed overall and what he believes the future of the slot floor will look like in ten years. DeJong finalizes the interview by talking about his personal gambling experiences and also by providing advice to young people who want to go into the slot industry.
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Tent structure, labeled "Waldorf-Astoria, not New York, but Goldfield, Nevada": postcard, approximately 1900-1910
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Item
Archival Collection
C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada
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Collection Number: PH-00350
Collection Name: C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 04
Collection Name: C. A. Earle Rinker Photograph Collection of Goldfield, Nevada
Box/Folder: Folder 04
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New York State Racing and Wagering Board annual reports, 1989-1990, 1992-1993, 1998
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File
Archival Collection
Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00561
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: Box 167
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: Box 167
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New York: Oneida Nation of New York: journal article on Supreme Court lawsuit over land claims, memo about hosting United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. meeting, and Turning Stone Resort Casino brochure, 1999, undated
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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 16
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 16
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Photograph of a crowd surrounding the Lockheed 14 aircraft at Le Bourget Airfield, France, July 1938
Date
1938-07
Archival Collection
Description
The black and white view of a crowd of people surrounding the Lockheed 14 aircraft at the Le Bourget Airfield in France. Text printed on accompanying strip of paper: "Howard Hughes' Lockheed surrounded by a great crowd at Le Bourget Field, Paris, as his crew disembarked after their flight from New York. July 1938."
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#69793: UNLV Libraries employees pose for portraits July 8, 2014 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2014 July 08
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File
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
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Collection Number: PH-00388-05
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Howard Hughes is appointed Aeronautic Adviser to the 1939 New York World's Fair by Grover Whalen, 1938
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Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
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Collection Number: PH-00373
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 10
Collection Name: Howard Hughes Public Relations Photograph Collection
Box/Folder: Folder 10
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Photograph of rodeo festivities in Las Vegas, Nevada, July 4, 1910
Date
1910-07-04
Archival Collection
Description
Description included with photograph: "1910 - July 4th front up freight house; Rodeo Arizona Club in background.' [Building at left: Las Vegas Land and Water Co.]" The Las Vegas Drug Store is seen in the center of the photo.
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ICRP (International Commission on Radiological Protection) 1981. Limits for Intakes of Radionuclides by Workers. Volume 6, No. 2/3 of Annals of the ICRP. Sowby, F.D., ed. ICRP Publication 30 Part 3. Including Addendum to Parts 1 and 2. New York, New York: Pergamon Press, 1981
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File
Archival Collection
Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
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Collection Number: MS-00603
Collection Name: Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 38
Collection Name: Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Yucca Mountain, Nevada
Box/Folder: Box 38
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Telegram from W. H. Comstock to A.S. Halsted and C. P. Smith, July 10, 1922
Date
1922-07-22
Archival Collection
Description
Telegram from W. H. Comstock to A.S. Halsted and C. P. Smith, July 10, 1922
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