The UNLV Libraries Collection of Scientific Games Holding Corporation Financial Reports and Press Materials contains financial reports, equity research reports, Securities Exchange Commission Form 10-K, Securities Exchange Commission Form 10-Q, prospectus, press kits, and press releases from Scientific Games Holding Corporation, an instant lottery ticket manufacturer based in Alpharetta, Georgia. The records date from 1993 to 2006.
The sociocultural subject files contain materials collected by Dr. Spilde about sociocultural issues related to Native Americans, Native American gaming, and gaming in the United States. Materials date from 1980 to 2007, with the bulk of materials dating from 1994 to 2005. Materials include socioeconomic impact studies and reports; annual reports; periodicals; memos; correspondence; notes; video recordings of televised programs; conference materials; promotional materials; booklets, pamphlets, and packets; journal articles; law review articles and legal briefs; and newspaper articles. The materials concern a variety of topics such as compulsive gambling, Native American health, environmental policy, the social cost of casino gaming, criminal activities, card counting, Native American culture, and the social impacts of gaming in the United States.
Archival Collection
Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
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On March 13, 1981, Dana Jamerson interviewed Harold McKay (b. July 27th, 1903 in Dresden, Kansas) about his life as a teacher in Las Vegas, Nevada. McKay speaks about his education, his move from Chicago, Illinois to Las Vegas and how he began his career in education. McKay focuses on how and why he founded the Teacher’s Credit Union, his time working in administration and his business school, as well as the problems related to segregation and integration in the educational system. Lastly, he talks about the growth of the gaming and entertainment industry in Las Vegas, and his volunteer work with the Senior Citizen Center.
The UNLV Libraries Collection of Casino Promotional and Publicity Material (1966-2004) consists of clothing, promotional souvenirs, and gambling ephemera from various hotels and casinos throughout Las Vegas, Nevada. These items include hats, shirts, mugs, ash trays, drinking glasses, menus, buckets, keychains, keno supplies, and playing cards. The hotels include Caesar's Palace, Flamingo Hotel, Imperial Palace, Palace Station, Showboat, Castaways, Stardust, El Rancho, Sam's Town, Circus Circus, and Four Queens, in addition to others throughout Las Vegas.