Preliminary sketch of the proposed Xanadu Hotel and Casino gambling area. Drawn in pencil on torn sheets of tracing paper. The Xanadu was to be located where the Excalibur Hotel and Casino currently sits, but it was never built. Site Name: Xanadu Hotel and Casino Address: 3850 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV
The National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) files document NIGA’s efforts to protect Native American rights through policy-making and the regulation of Native American gaming enterprises. The materials date from 1993 to 2014, with the bulk of materials dating from 1997 to 2001. Materials include research and publications, materials about the Enzi Amendment, and materials about gaming classifications collected by Katherine Spilde while she worked for NIGA. Also included are reports, directories, memos, correspondence, press releases, congressional records, testimonies, interviews, notes, journal articles, photographs, video recordings of NIGA hearings, promotional materials, and newspaper articles.
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Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
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First floor (casino level) master plan for the Xanadu Hotel and Casino. Revised in Jaunuary, 1976. Printed on mylar. The Xanadu was to be located where the Excalibur Hotel and Casino currently sits, but it was never built. Berton Charles Severson, architect; Brian Walter Webb, architect. Site Name: Xanadu Hotel and Casino Address: 3850 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV