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Photograph of dealer and casino owner in Town Hall Casino, Tonopah (Nev.), 1950-1959

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Table dealer, Marie Del Papra, and Town Hall Casino owner, George Boscovich, stand next to the roulette table. Black chips are stacked across the table, while white chips are off to the side. Site Name: Town Hall Casino

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The Golden Nugget Gambling Hall in Las Vegas, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367)

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Lalli, Sergio. Nevada Casinos Enjoy Big Year as Gambling Hits New Heights, Hotel and Motel Management 203(15), 1988 October 17

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00626
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 06

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Friedman, Joseph, Simon Hakim and J. Weinblatt. Casino Gambling as a "growth pole" strategy and its effect on crime, Journal of Regional Science 29(4), 1989 November

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00626
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 16

Archival Component

Popkin, James and others. America's gambling fever: how casinos empty your wallet, U.S. News and World Report 116(14), 1994 March

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00626
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 18

Archival Component

Poolside gambling at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada: postcard

Date

1940 (year approximate) to 1990 (year approximate)

Description

From Harvey's Hotel and Casino Postcard Collection (PH-00367)

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Postcard of men in hats gambling and playing faro, approximately 1900s-1980s

Date

1900 to 1989

Description

A postcard illustrating a gambling scene in with the caption, "'Playing Faro' In the Early 80's at Tombstone, Arizona".

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Ruthe Scott Photographs of Las Vegas, Nevada Hotels and Casinos

Identifier

PH-00220

Abstract

The Ruthe Scott Photographs of Las Vegas, Nevada Hotels and Casinos contain color and black-and-white negatives and transparencies of Las Vegas hotels and casinos from 1960 to 1986. The collection includes the Sahara Hotel, Castaways Hotel and Casino, the Desert Inn Hotel, the Dunes Hotel, the Riviera Hotel, the Sands Hotel, the Silver Slipper Gambling Hall, Tally Ho Grounds, the Thunderbird Hotel, and the Hotel Flamingo. The collection also includes people gambling in Las Vegas casinos and two transparencies of Nevada politician Phil Tobin, who sponsored the bill to legalize gambling in 1931.

Archival Collection

Photograph of the men at the Apache Casino, Las Vegas, circa 1930s-1940s

Date

1932 to 1949

Archival Collection

Description

Black and white image of men gambling inside the Apache Casino.

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Photograph of people in Western dress gambling, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1934-1950

Date

1934 to 1950

Description

Men and women in historical costumes gamble during the Helldorado Days festival.

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