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Harvey's Lake Tahoe Hotel and Casino Collection
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Abstract
Collection is comprised of materials, dating roughly 1830-1995, from Harvey's Lake Tahoe Hotel and Casino Resort and the associated Harvey J. Fuller notes on casinos in Nevada. The bulk of the collection consists of paper inventories, Fuller's original notes, casino marketing materials, and casino and gambling merchandise. Also included are a number of artifacts and nineteenth and early twentieth century gambling machines.
Archival Collection
Invitation to the presentation of the Dictionary of Gambling and Gaming by Thomas Clark, approximately 1960 to 1975
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Thomas Clark Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Box 02
Archival Component
John D. Dombrink Gaming Research Files
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The John D. Dombrink Gaming Research Files (approximately 1951-1990) contain the research files of John D. Dombrink in preparation for his book The Last Resort: Success and Failure in Campaigns for Casinos, published in 1991. The collection consists of newspaper clippings, journal articles, and public reports on a variety of topics and issues related to gaming in the United States, including organized crime, commercial gaming, and regulatory practices and issues. The collection also contains manuscript drafts for The Last Resort: Success and Failure in Campaigns for Casinos with handwritten revisions and comments by Dombrink, as well as correspondence about the book’s potential publication and promotion.
Archival Collection
Photograph of men playing card games in a Fremont Street casino (Las Vegas), circa 1930
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Archival Collection
Description
Early casino interior showing men playing cards. Notice the ashtrays on the floor and the general cleanliness of the room. Stamp on back of photo: "Not for Reproduction, Positively no release, Vegas Studio & Camera Supply, Las Vegas, Nevada, Glenn A. Davis, Photographer"
Site Name: Fremont Hotel and Casino
Address: 200 East Fremont Street
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University of Nevada, Reno Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming information packets and correspondence, 1996
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: Box 156
Archival Component
Gemini Research and Angus Reid Group, "Social Gaming and Problem Gambling in British Columbia", 1994
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Eugene Martin Christiansen Papers
Box/Folder: Box 078
Archival Component
Albanese, Jay S., "Casino Gambling and White Collar Crime: An Examination of the Empirical Evidence" report, 1999
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 76
Archival Component
UK, "Representations to the Casino Advisory Panel in Relation to Blackpool Council's Bid to Host the Sole Regional Casino Under the Gambling Act 2005", 2005
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Peter Collins Papers on International Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 23
Archival Component
On the Inside, "Gambling Games: Beating the House," The Discovery Channel, 2005
Level of Description
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Scott Rayer Collection of Television Programs about Las Vegas, Nevada
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
Archival Component
UNLV Libraries Collection of Gaming Research Files
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The UNLV Libraries Collection of Gaming Research Files is a collection of materials that date between approximately 1900 and 2019. The collection mainly consists of materials relating to conferences and expositions, gaming research files, and gaming technology and equipment catalogs. The conference and exposition materials include registration books, pamphlets, and printouts. The gaming research contains annual reports from different casinos and universities, as well as newspaper clippings and website printouts. The subject files are organized by state or international location, and contain clippings, printouts, and pamphlets related to different aspects of gaming. Gaming technology companies, software, and equipment catalogs are also found within the collection. The collection also contains DVDs, tapes, and several books on gaming practices as well as newspaper clippings, brochures, and documents related to problem gambling.
Archival Collection