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Joker's Wild Casino Neon Survey document, August 20, 2017

Date

2017-08-20

Description

Information about the Joker's Wild Casino sign that sits at 920 N Boulder Hwy.
Site address: 920 N Boulder Hwy
Sign owner: Boyd Gaming
Sign details: Opened 1990 as Cattle Baron Casino, closed and reopened at Joker's Wild 1993.
Sign condition: 5 - well maintained sign
Sign form: Super Pylon, and on top of building.
Sign-specific description: Neon Jester's hat on top of the Pylon sign, with a casino sign below and a reader board below that. Large neon Jester's hat on top of the Building. "Jokers Wild Casino" wrapping part of the building also in neon.
Sign - type of display: Neon
Sign - media: Steel
Sign - non-neon treatments: Reader board and LED
Sign animation: Chase with light bulbs around outside of the cabinet that houses the property name.
Sign environment: On Boulder Highway in Henderson surrounded by empty lots and small residential areas.
Sign - date of installation: c. 1993
Sign - thematic influences: The property uses the joker playing card theme. This time is used with several other casino properties throughout the Las Vegas Valley.
Survey - research locations: Boyd Gaming website, assessor's website
Surveyor: Wyatt Currie-Diamond
Survey - date completed: 2017-08-20
Sign keywords: Pylon; Neon; Steel; Chasing; Reader board; Video screen; Porte-cochère

Text

Connecticut: letter requesting the National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC) to conduct hearings in Connecticut; American Casino Guide; Marilyn Charles v. Owen Charles court opinion; "The Connecticut Economy" report; and newspaper articles on gaming and non-gaming activities, 1995-1998, 2003, 2004

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
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Collection Number: MS-00092
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 12

Archival Component

Nendels Inn (Nendels Motor Inns Management and Supply Company Inc.), Reno, NV: Casino Control Corporation, "Nendels Inn, Reno: Preliminary Report of Feasibility of Gaming", 1985

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming
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Collection Number: MS-00658
Collection Name: Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 073 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Sample accounting finance department procedure manuals from Nevada Gaming Control Board, Stateline Nugget, Gold Dust West, and Sands Hotel and Casino, approximately 1980-1990

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming
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Collection Number: MS-00658
Collection Name: Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 101

Archival Component

Colorado gaming, Venture Bay info packet; Player's network tech and promotions, Gaming Tax presentation, Early Action Gaming papers, EWM patents (Triple Play, Kings Court), Action Gaming Inc patents, 2000s

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Stephen P. Grogan Papers
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Collection Number: MS-00867
Collection Name: Stephen P. Grogan Papers
Box/Folder: Box 27

Archival Component

UNLV Libraries Collection of Station Casinos Promotional Materials and Reports

Identifier

MS-00924

Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection of Station Casinos Promotional Materials and Reports includes annual reports, press kits, financial reports, newspaper clippings, publicity photographs and press releases for properties held by Station Casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada dating from 1989 to 2008.

Archival Collection

Clubs and casino ephemera, undated

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

William Thompson Collection on International Gaming
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Collection Number: MS-00284
Collection Name: William Thompson Collection on International Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 05

Archival Component

Casino Knokke photographs, undated

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

William Thompson Collection on International Gaming
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Collection Number: MS-00284
Collection Name: William Thompson Collection on International Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 07

Archival Component

Casino and tourism ephemera, undated

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

William Thompson Collection on International Gaming
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Collection Number: MS-00284
Collection Name: William Thompson Collection on International Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 14

Archival Component

Research notes on casinos, undated

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

William Thompson Collection on International Gaming
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00284
Collection Name: William Thompson Collection on International Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 17

Archival Component