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A Gambling Bibliography, 1972

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File

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Stephen Powell Bibliography of Gaming Books Held by UNLV
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Collection Number: MS-00060
Collection Name: Stephen Powell Bibliography of Gaming Books Held by UNLV
Box/Folder: Box SH-004

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Nebraska: Mdewakanton and Wahpekute Eastern Dakota (Santee Sioux Nation): National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC) report; fact sheets on LR 289 CA, gaming, and environmental issues; essays on Santee cultural and gaming history; and a flier, 1998-1999

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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 20

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Prohibition of gambling games, including "El Imperial" and "Loterias" and imposition of fines on violators, signed by José María de Tornel y Mendívil, Mexico, 1829 January 05

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Item

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UNLV Libraries Collection of Spanish Broadsides
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Collection Number: MS-01096
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Spanish Broadsides
Box/Folder: Oversized Box SH-081 (Restrictions apply)

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Photograph of people playing Faro game at Golden Nugget, circa 1930s

Date

1930 to 1939

Archival Collection

Description

Golden Nugget Faro game. Photograph includes Moe Sedway, Sundown Will and Glen Frazier. Physical object has additional identification.

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Hollywood Gambling Movie Poster Collection

Identifier

MS-01079

Abstract

The Hollywood Gambling Movie Poster Collection (1934-1997) contains film posters, lobby cards, and photographic prints that feature gambling, casinos, or Las Vegas, Nevada. The posters were collected by Steve Lott, CEO of the Boxing Hall of Fame, and include four different sizes including one-sheet posters, three-sheet posters, lobby cards, and 8" x 10" film stills. The majority of the posters feature films produced from the 1940s to the 1960s including Casablanca, Flame of Barbary Coast, Mississippi Gambler, and Frontier Gambler.

Archival Collection

Arizona: legal brief on the economic and social impacts of Native American gaming and National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC) testimony by Gary A. Husk, 1998-2001

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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 25

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Bylaws, financial statements, and memos from New Jersey and Nebraska state councils on problem gaming; and amended bylaws and financial records of the National Council on Problem Gambling, 2003

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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 49

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Unidentified persons gambling at a craps table: photographic print

Date

1969 to 1970

Description

From the UNLV Libraries Single Item Accession Photograph Collection (PH-00171)

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Collection of Transcripts and Journal Articles about Gambling

Identifier

MS-00730

Abstract

Collection contains transcripts from various American television news programs and journal articles about gambling from 1987 to 1992. The topics are broad and include various forms of gambling, problem gambling, and gaming venues.

Archival Collection

Postcard of gambling painting by A. A. Lesrel, Baltimore (Md.), 1907

Date

1907

Description

A postcard illustrating a group of men playing poker with the caption, "A Game of Cards by A. A. Lesrel in the Collection of Haussner's Restaurant, famous for fine food and fine art". A map with directions to Haussner's Restaurant is on back.

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