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Photograph of people gambling at the roulette table, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1934-1950

Date

1934 to 1950

Description

Men in historical dress and top hats stand around a roulette wheel gambling during the Helldorado Days festival.

Image

Dunes Hotel and Casino Records

Identifier

MS-00328

Abstract

The Dunes Hotel and Casino Records are comprised of administrative, publicity, and entertainment materials documenting the history of the Dunes Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada from the years 1954 to 1992. Included are correspondence, contracts, photographs, hotel budgets, and an early aerial photograph of the property. The material provides a significant amount of historical documentation of the hotel that was long known to tourists and residents as the "the Miracle in the Desert."

Archival Collection

Minnesota: Minnesota Planning, "High Stakes: Gambling in Minnesota 1992" report; Minnesota Planning, "Minnesota Gambling 1993" report; Minnesota State Lottery, "Gambling in Minnesota: Who? What? Where?" report; Hoenack, Stephen A. and Gary Renz, "Effects of Indian-Owned Casinos on Self-Generating Economic Development in Non-Urban Areas of Minnesota" report; and a journal article, 1992-1995

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00092
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 7

Archival Component

Silver Slipper Gambling Hall and Saloon

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00436
Collection Name: UNLV University Libraries Menu Collection
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Slide of the neon sign for the Crystal Palace Gambling Hall, Laughlin, Nevada, 1986

Date

1986

Description

A color image of the neon sign for the Crystal Palace Gambling Hall. Site Name: Crystal Palace Gambling Hall (Laughlin, Nev.)

Image

Postcard of gamblers in a casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, late 1950s-early1960s

Date

1956 to 1963

Description

Caption: "Gambling in Las Vegas." People gambling at roulette and blackjack tables in an unidentified casino. A "cigarette girl" with an Old Gold tray is seen at the center left (wearing turquoise capris).

Image

Interior view of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall: postcards, image 001

Description

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

Interior view of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall: postcards, image 002

Description

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

Interior view of the Golden Nugget Gambling Hall: postcards, image 003

Description

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

Steve Bourie Collection of Casino Brochures

Identifier

MS-01078

Abstract

The Steve Bourie Collection of Casino Brochures (approximately 1970-1992) contains brochures advertising casinos predominantly located in Nevada and throughout the United States that were featured in Steve Bourie's book, American Casino Guide. The collection includes brochures for dozens of casino hotels, riverboat casinos, off-reservation casinos, as well as some general tourism guides.

Archival Collection