Materials include conference brochures, conference schedules, conference presentations and summaries, newsletters and bulletins, and correspondence related to Eugene Martin Christiansen’s work as a gaming consultant from 1974 to 2012. The conference materials are primarily comprised of brochures, information packets, copies of presentations by Christiansen and other speakers, travel arrangements, registration information, and invitations. The newsletter and bulletins materials are comprised of newsletters and bulletins published by horse racing companies and interest groups, casinos and casino market research firms, and tourism research firms. The correspondence materials are primarily correspondence between Christiansen and other gaming researchers, casinos, state gaming control boards and other state agencies, gaming companies, banks and financial institutions, municipalities, and trade publications. The materials also include phone directories for Christiansen Capital Advisors.

Materials contain newspaper articles, publications, legislation and regulation, economic analyses, and reports on Native American gaming, especially related to Native American casinos and lotteries, from 1980 to 2011. The materials were compiled by Eugene Martin Christiansen and are primarily news reports about the state-level regulation of Native American gaming, Native American-owned casinos, and proposed casino projects funded by individual Native American nations.