Materials contain management and operational control procedure manuals, reports, and gaming compacts (1986-2009) from various Native American nations collected by Gary W. Royer. The subseries includes reports and manuals for operations at the Tulalip Resort Casino operated by the Tulalip Tribes of Washington. Also included are legislation, reports, and newspaper articles about the legalization and regulation of Native American gaming at the US federal level.
Archival Component
The Benjamin F. Smith Papers, dated from 1960 to 1969, contains a photocopy of a typed manuscript written by Benjamin F. Smith titled "Lady Luck and I." The manuscript details Smith's life, and focuses mainly on his time in Las Vegas, Nevada and his gambling strategies. The manuscript also contains gambling plays, figures, and charts. The collection also contains photocopied newspaper clippings and a brief biography of Smith written by Larry Evans.
Archival Collection
The Albert E. Wile Papers (1941-1973) contain the papers of Albert Wile, who served as a police captain in Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1940s. Wile oversaw the city jail; his papers include correspondence from and about inmates and inventories and records of the Las Vegas City Jail. It also includes personal correspondence of Wile and some newspaper clippings about law enforcement in Las Vegas and North Las Vegas, Nevada.
Archival Collection