Oral history interview with Stanley Goldstein conducted by Carol A. Semendoff on October 25, 1979 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. This interview covers Goldstein’s personal historical profile as a Las Vegas, Nevada resident. Also during this interview, Goldstein discusses the Strip, gambling, prostitution, and the history of the major casinos.
Oral history interview with Dick Sheridan conducted by Mike McGuire on March 18, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Sheridan discusses moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1945. Sheridan discusses the growth of the city as well as the development of multiple hotels and casinos. Sheridan also discusses gambling and the gaming industry.
Patricia Gaydosh interviews her neighbor Thelma C. Aiken, formerly Thelma C. Liggitt (b. 1899), at her home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Born in Osceola, Iowa, Aiken discusses moving to Henderson in 1942. Aiken also offers in-depth descriptions of housing, schools, early above ground atomic tests, gambling, and the closing down of the BMI Plant in Nevada.
Materials contain reports written by academics and consultants about gaming from 1950 to 2012 collected by Eugene Martin Christiansen. The reports generally pertain to gambling’s economic effects, legalization, taxation, and potential patrons. The reports cover such topics as economic feasibility of new gaming establishments, tax evasion and revenue, sports betting, horse and dog racing, social impacts of gambling, and problem gambling. The materials include reports from consulting firms such as Killingsworth Associates, De Seve Economics Associates, Abt Associates Inc., and Peat, Marwick, Mitchell, and Co.
Dorothy Bell Scans UNLV-Public Lands Institute. a the 3/31/60 Reg. meeting of the Gambling Peacemakers in the Silver Slipper ballroom. Handwritten on back: March 31, 1960, Reg. meeting of the Gambling Peacemakers in the Silver Slipper Ballroom. Rex Bell and Dale L. Swift
Oral history interview with Jackie Hyatte conducted by Cathy Jones on May 08, 1978 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. Hyatte discusses the social changes that the African American community went through in Las Vegas, Nevada; gambling, and casinos.
From the Roosevelt Fitzgerald Professional Papers (MS-01082) -- Drafts for the Las Vegas Sentinel Voice file. On contests that exclude major segments of population.