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"World Series of Poker (Nov. 87 Master)" , Translor Films, 1988 April 25
Collection Name: Binion's Horseshoe Casino Records on Poker
Box/Folder: Box 8, Digital File 00
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"WSOP Texas Hold'em Championship", by the Video Company (3-minute runtime) followed by unrelated chidren's talent show, 1988
Collection Name: Binion's Horseshoe Casino Records on Poker
Box/Folder: Box 8, Digital File 00
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"21st Annual World Series of Poker", Translor Films, 1990 June 26
Collection Name: Binion's Horseshoe Casino Records on Poker
Box/Folder: Box 8, Digital File 00
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"World Series of Poker: Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous", KVVU TV 5, provided by Off-Air Recording Service, 1986 February 02
Collection Name: Binion's Horseshoe Casino Records on Poker
Box/Folder: Box 8, Digital File 00
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2010 Addition, 1954-1992
The 2010 addition series (1954-1992) contains scrapbooks, employee photographs, general records, and an aerial photograph of the Dunes Hotel taken in the late 1950s.
Collection Name: Dunes Hotel and Casino Records
Box/Folder: N/A
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Wike, Jimmy, 1948-
Jimmy Wike's family moved to Las Vegas in 1958 when he was nine years old. He graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a bachelor's degree in psychology. Jimmy started as a dealer at the Las Vegas Club and was also a dealer at the Fremont Hotel and Casino, at the Stardust, and at the MGM Grand that later became Bally's. He was a supervisor at Bally's and also taught in a dealers' school while he worked there, he became a pit manager, and ended up a vice president. Jimmy also worked in management at the Hilton and at Casesars Palace.
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Funkhouser, Cindy, 1958-
Cindy Funkhouser was born July 29, 1958 and grew up in Iowa and Nebraska. Funkhouser moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1982. When not working as a cocktail waitress at the Four Queens Hotel and Casino—where she was employed for 14 years—she pursued her interest in vintage items as a part-time business. She opened an antique store business, Funk House, in 2001. She is one of the forces behind the development of First Friday and Downtown’s arts movement that is deeply rooted in the John S. Park Neighborhood’s sense of community.
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Stearns, Sam
Sam Stearns was an owner-operator of several casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada. In 1935 he bought the Meadows Club on Boulder Highway with his brother Dave Stearns and Larry Potter. By 1941, the Stearns brothers also operated the Northern Club in downtown Las Vegas, which Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel invested $18,000 in.
Gragg, Larry D. Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel: The Gangster, the Flamingo, and the Making of Modern Las Vegas. Santa Barbara: Praeger, 2015.
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Dazzio, Russell
Dazzio was born in Pueblo, Colorado and his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in the early 1950s. He became one of the first students at the Hotel College at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)-- then Nevada Southern-- in 1968 after he graduated from Western High School. He worked with Stardust Hotel and Casino executives while in his early 20s. Dazzio was a hotel operator for ITT Sheraton and was the founding partner for R&R Global Hospitality, a third-party management firm.
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Duncan, Katherine
Katherine Duncan was born in Ratio, Arkansas. Her parents, who were sharecroppers, and her 11 brothers and sister migrated to Boston in the winter of 1969. She moved to Las Vegas on July 7th, 1977 and started working at the MGM Grand Hotel. She also worked with the Nevada Motion Picture Services, at her own travel agency, and at the Riviera Resort and Casino. She started a black heritage tour of Las Vegas.
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