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Gaming and gambling
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Scott Rayer Collection of Television Programs about Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: N/A
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Photograph of Gambling Club, 1910-1920
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Rena Nora Papers on Gambling Addiction
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The Rena Nora Papers on Gambling Addiction (1978-2009) consist of the personal correspondence, research notes, and publications of psychiatrist Rena Nora. In addition to positions in New Jersey and New York, Dr. Nora was the Chief of Psychiatric Services at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she focused on issues of compulsive gambling. The papers also house several compact disks which contain presentations that Dr. Nora gave at various conferences on problem gambling in the United States.
Archival Collection
Photograph of gambling tables, Goldfield (Nev.), 1926
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Las Vegas Gambling Surveillance Collection
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The Las Vegas Gambling Surveillance Collection (approximately 1990-2007) contains materials presumably from the office of Daniel Schreffler who worked as a surveillance officer for Boyd Gaming Corporation, including the Stardust Casino, during the early to mid-2000s. Materials include print outs and digital versions of CCTV images, Stardust Casino surveillance reports, and alert reports related to gambling and gaming cheaters in Las Vegas, Nevada from gaming investigative services such as Griffin Investigations, SIN Report, and Biometrica Systems. Materials also include Daniel Schreffler's email correspondence and employee related paperwork and documentation from the Stardust Casino.
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Julian Taber Collection on Gambling Addiction
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The Julian Taber Collection on Gambling Addiction (1977-1988) includes papers, proposals, internal reports, memoranda, and newspaper articles chronicling the work of Julian Taber, an early specialist in the field of gambling addiction. The majority of the collection relates to Taber’s work and pilot programs at the Brecksville Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital in Brecksville, Ohio, with select materials pertaining to an alcohol dependency treatment program he coordinated at the VA hospital in Reno, Nevada.
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Telegram from Labor leaders protesting gambling bill, March 1, 1927
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US, Volberg, Rachel A., "Gambling and Problem Gambling in Iowa", 1995
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Peter Collins Papers on International Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 12
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Volberg, Rachel A., "Gambling Involvement and Problem Gambling in Montana", 1992
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Archival Collection
Collection Name: Peter Collins Papers on International Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 09
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Hollywood Gambling Movie Poster Collection
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The Hollywood Gambling Movie Poster Collection (1934-1997) contains film posters, lobby cards, and photographic prints that feature gambling, casinos, or Las Vegas, Nevada. The posters were collected by Steve Lott, CEO of the Boxing Hall of Fame, and include four different sizes including one-sheet posters, three-sheet posters, lobby cards, and 8" x 10" film stills. The majority of the posters feature films produced from the 1940s to the 1960s including
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