The UNLV Libraries Collection of Grand Casinos, Inc. Promotional Materials and Reports includes annual reports, financial reports, newspaper and magazine clippings, press kits, press releases, and promotional materials for Grand Casinos, Inc. properties in Mississippi, Louisiana, Minnesota, and Nevada, dating from 1992-2002.
The casino series (1979-1983) contains documents pertaining to events run by the Frontier casino including a blackjack tournament, the Jack Straus Poker Championship, the Miss Casino Bikini Contest, and various golf tournaments.
Archival Collection
Frontier Hotel and Casino Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00297 Collection Name: Frontier Hotel and Casino Collection Box/Folder: N/A
The National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC) files document NGISC’s efforts to survey gambling in the United States dating from approximately 1980 to 2002, with the bulk of materials dating from 1997 to 1999. Spilde worked on a subcommittee of the commission that researched the impacts of Native American gaming and non-Native American gaming on Native American and non-Native American communities. The materials include NGISC testimonies; agendas; memos from NGISC, the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA), and the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC); correspondence from corporations and private communities regarding their support of Native American gaming; socioeconomic reports; journal articles; and newspaper articles. The socioeconomic reports investigate a number of topics such as state lotteries, Native American gaming, and advertising.
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: N/A
From Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367). The inscription on the back of the postcard reads, "Monte-Carlo. Le Casino. Salle Touzet (Trente et quarante)." Which translates to, "Monte-Carlo. The Casino. Touzet Room (Thirties and forties)."