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Transcript of interview with Ed Walters by David G. Schwartz, April 20, 2015

Date

2015-04-20

Archival Collection

Description

Ed Walters was a pool and card hustler in New York City when he was in his 20s. He was asked by a major crime boss in 1959 to go to Las Vegas to find out if a card dealer was cheating. Ed did figure out he was cheating, so the crime boss got him a job learning the Western card games at the Fremont during the day and being a pit boss at the Sands at night. He worked at the Sands until 1967 and then at various other casinos until approximately 1981.

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Transcript of interview with Ron Saccavino by David Schwartz, June 17, 2015

Date

2015-06-17

Description

Interviewed by David Schwartz.Ron Saccavino was born in Connecticut and came to Las Vegas in 1970. The Las Vegas Club taught him to deal craps, and he went to work there. He was a casino manager for the Landmark, Lady Luck, Foxy's Firehouse, and the Paddlewheel. Ron also worked at the Riviera, Hacienda, Jackpot, Royal Inn, Dunes, and O'Shea's. He worked for the Teamsters unionizing dealers, started the Crescent School for Bartenders and Dealers, was the first to come up with the idea of having temporary dealers and had a temp employment agency, edited a newsletter for dealers titled The dealers news, and wrote a book titled Everything you want to know about Las Vegas dealers.

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Postcard of three men playing poker in a parlor, approximately 1900s-1980s

Date

1900 to 1989

Description

A postcard illustrating three men playing poker at a small table in a parlor room.

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Photograph of 7th World Series of Poker, Image 001

Date

1976

Description

Doyle Brunson, also known as "Texas Dolly," the bald man with dark-rimmed glasses seated at end of table, won $300,000 in this 7th World Series of Poker held at the Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas. The photo shows "Texas Dolly" and other players playing poker while a large crowd watches them the background. Site Name: Horseshoe Club (Las Vegas, Nev.)

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News coverage of Binion's Horseshoe appealing casino chips payment order: video

Date

1998-12-08

Archival Collection

Description

News coverage: Bob Stupak's attempt to cash $250,000 worth of casino chips from Binion's Horseshoe is appealed by the Horshoe, which suggests that Stupak's chips may be fake. Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Bob Stupak Professional Papers (MS-01016) -- Professional papers -- Audiovisual material -- Digitized audiovisual clips file.

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Arthur Gamlin & Co. Records

Identifier

MS-00162

Abstract

The Arthur Gamlin & Co. Records (1949-1950) consists of a sales price guide of Arthur Gamlin & Co., a gaming table manufacturer, which was located in Kansas City, Missouri. The price guide is dated 1949 and contains detailed price lists based on cloth costs, sizes and colors for table games such as blackjack, chemin de fer, craps, and faro. Also included are odds calculator sheets, photographs, and negatives of the various gaming table layouts available.

Archival Collection

Bob Stupak and Binion's Horseshoe $5,000 casino chip disagreement: video

Date

1999-05-19

Archival Collection

Description

Local news segmeant discusses dispute between Bob Stupak and Binion's Horseshoe over $5,000 casino chip; said to go to the Gaming Control Board and not the court system; Stupak claims Binion's refused to cash his chip . Original media VHS, color, aspect ratio 4 x 3, frame size 720 x 486. From the Bob Stupak Professional Papers (MS-01016) -- Professional papers -- Audiovisual material -- Digitized audiovisual clips file.

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Peter La Porta oral history interview

Identifier

OH-03276

Abstract

Oral history interview with Peter La Porta conducted by William Davy Weller Sr. February 28, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In the interview, La Porta discusses his birth at St. Rose Dominican Hospital in Henderson, Nevada and his office, the La Porta Insurance Agency in Las Vegas, Nevada. He also talks about his early memories of Henderson, gambling, celebrities in Las Vegas, and his religious preferences.

Archival Collection

Charles Alvin (Todd) Early Jr. oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00510

Abstract

Oral history interview with Charles Alvin (Todd) Early Jr. conducted by Brenda Sue Cody on March 25, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. During the interview, Early discusses mining, the building of Hoover (Boulder) Dam, and train travel being the central mode of transportation in the early days of the region. He also discusses the quick and easy divorce process and gambling as the main tourist attractions in Nevada.

Archival Collection

Agnes Gauger oral history interview

Identifier

OH-00661

Abstract

Oral history interview with Agnes Gauger conducted by Coleen Mancini on February 24, 1977 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Gauger discusses significant changes and growth in Southern Nevada, including gambling and other industries, family life and recreation, and the early atomic tests. Gauger also discusses housing in Las Vegas, Nevada, Howard Hughes, the McCarran Airport, medical facilities and education in Southern Nevada.

Archival Collection