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Photograph of a floating craps table in the Sands Hotel swimming pool, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1950s

Date

1950 to 1959

Description

Gamblers playing in the swimming pool at a floating craps table at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Sands Hotel "A Place In The Sun" marquee is seen from the pool.

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Photograph of card tables and chairs at the Stardust, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1974

Date

1973 to 1975

Description

Inside the Stardust Hotel and Casino, there are several card tables and chairs present in the room. On the far wall, there are intricate gold wall-hangings of different card suit shapes. The carpet underneath the tables has a reddish diamond pattern. This color photograph was taken prior to the renovation of the hotel in the mid 1970s. Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Street Address: 3000 South Las Vegas Boulevard

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Photograph of hotel guests standing inside Stardust, Las Vegas (Nev.), circa 1974

Date

1973 to 1975

Description

Two hotel guests in the casino area of the Stardust Hotel stand with their backs to the change counter on the right. The men are looking at something to the left that is out of view. Employees stand behind the change counter but their faces and bodies are blurred. The color photograph was taken before the casino was renovated in the mid 1970s. Site Name: Stardust Resort and Casino Street Address: 3000 South Las Vegas Boulevard

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Robert Ambrose oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02845

Abstract

Oral history interview with Robert Ambrose conducted by David G. Schwartz on September 28, 2016 for the Slot Operations Oral History Project. Ambrose discusses the various positions he held at Tropicana Atlantic City and some of the mentors he has had throughout his career. He then provides his opinions on the technical changes of slot operations, the use of free play, and eSports.

Archival Collection

Steve Keener oral history interview

Identifier

OH-02854

Abstract

Oral history interview with Steve Keener conducted by David G. Schwartz on October 07, 2016 for the Slot Operations Oral History Project. Keener discusses his background in the slot positions at Tropicana Hotel, in Atlantic City and the Dover Down Hotel in Delaware. Keener also discusses the expansion of video over stepper, server-based gaming, and the increase in riverboat gaming. He also mentions the role of free play, skill-based, and 3D gaming being introduced into slot machines.

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection of Hollywood Park Inc. Financial Reports and Press Materials

Identifier

MS-00683

Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection of Hollywood Park Inc. Financial Reports and Press Materials contains annual reports, financial reports, and press materials from Hollywood Park Incorporated, a gaming and sports entertainment company in Inglewood, California, dating from 1992 to 1999.

Archival Collection

Press releases, meeting agendas, photocopies of newspaper clippings, and other assorted documents, 1977-1985

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Julian Taber Collection on Gambling Addiction
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00578
Collection Name: Julian Taber Collection on Gambling Addiction
Box/Folder: Box 02 (Restrictions apply)

Archival Component

Casino gaming test printout, game strategies and procedures for Super Fun 21 and poker, approximately 1990 to 1999

Level of Description

File

Archival Collection

Las Vegas Gambling Surveillance Collection
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00437
Collection Name: Las Vegas Gambling Surveillance Collection
Box/Folder: Box 01

Archival Component