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Compulsive Gambling, 1996

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Arnie and Sheila Wexler Professional Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00579
Collection Name: Arnie and Sheila Wexler Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

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Photograph of a Las Vegas gambling scene, 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

Gambling in an early Las Vegas casino, probably the Frontier Club. Compare the bare interior with modern casino interiors.
Site Name: Fremont Hotel and Casino
Address: 200 East Fremont Street

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Charter Hospital of Las Vegas, Nevada Records on Problem Gambling

Identifier

MS-00320

Abstract

The Charter Hospital of Las Vegas, Nevada Records on Problem Gambling are comprised of various professional papers, reports, articles, and documents related to compulsive gambling and pathological gambling dating from 1968 to 1987. The focus of the records is compulsive gambling, therapy and treatments, and Gambler's Anonymous. Many of the papers included are copies of articles and conference papers about problem gaming.

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Collins, Peter, "Gambling and Problem Gambling in South Africa: A Comparative Report", 2009

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File

Archival Collection

Peter Collins Papers on International Gaming
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Collection Number: MS-00785
Collection Name: Peter Collins Papers on International Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 08

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Wiebe, Jamie, et al, "Gambling and Problem Gambling in Ontario, 2005", 2005

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Peter Collins Papers on International Gaming
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Collection Number: MS-00785
Collection Name: Peter Collins Papers on International Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 08

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Volberg, Rachel A. and Randall M. Stuefen, "A Study of Gambling Participation and Problem Gambling", 1994

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File

Archival Collection

Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00561
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: Box 092

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"The Role of Government in Commercial Gambling" for the National Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking, 1985

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File

Archival Collection

Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00561
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: Box 050

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Risk Analysis of Gambling: Study of the Nature and Extent of Gambling in the Netherlands, 1993 October

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File

Archival Collection

William R. Eadington Professional Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00646
Collection Name: William R. Eadington Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Box 01

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Photograph of women gambling, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1934-1950

Date

1934 to 1950

Description

Women sit at a table gambling during the Helldorado Days festival.

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Postcard of gun fight gambling scene, 1954

Date

1954

Description

A postcard illustrating a gambling scene where someone is cheating. The caption reads, "When a pair of sixes beats aces: Surprised in the act of padding his hand with aces fed to him by the town roust-about, the crooked gambler looks into the muzzles of a pair of six guns". The depiction is from an original oil painting by Ernest Reedstrom.

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