Materials contain manuals, statistics, reports, publications, research files, pamphlets, and newspaper articles created and collected by Gary W. Royer as a Nevada Gaming Control Board auditing agent, gaming consultant, and researcher (1965-2009). The series is primarily comprised of research files about various gaming facilities, mainly in Nevada, that include management and operational control procedure manuals, reports, and statistics. Also included are files about Native American gaming that include management and operational control procedure manuals, reports, and gaming compacts. The series also contains publications and reports created by Royer’s company, Casino Control Corporation (CCC). The series also includes manuals and reports about various aspects of casino management and operational control including accounting, auditing, lottery, automatic data processing, keno, and slots.
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Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming
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On February 21, 1979, Dan Buress interviewed Bernice Johnson (born September 13, 1919 in Los Angeles, California) in her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two discuss Mrs. Johnson’s personal history and her reasons for moving to Las Vegas. Johnson describes moving between Southern California and Las Vegas while her husband worked for the railroad company. The interview concludes with Johnson recalling her memories of the Von Tobel family and the rapid population growth in Las Vegas after the construction of the Nevada Test Site.