Jeff Kennedy interviews gaming industry professional John Brooks (b. 1937) at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. During the interview Brooks discusses gaming, education, the early above ground atomic blasts, Boulder Dam, and social and environmental changes in Nevada. Brooks also discusses the Old Ranch, economic changes, religion, politics, family life, the Navy, sports, the railroad, Fremont Street and the hotels on the Strip in Las Vegas.

A group of women standing outside of the Guild Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1950s. Site Name: Guild Theatre (Las Vegas, Nev.)

A group of women standing outside of the Guild Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1950s. Site Name: Guild Theatre (Las Vegas, Nev.)

Black and white negative of the interior of the Honors Lounge at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Site Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Street Address: 4505 South Maryland Parkway

Black and white negative of the interior of the Honors Lounge at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Site Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Street Address: 4505 South Maryland Parkway

Black and white negative of the interior of the Honors Lounge at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The painting on the wall is a print of Marc Chagall's "Der Blaue Zirkus." Site Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Street Address: 4505 South Maryland Parkway