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#72721: Study Week Event/Urban Affairs in the Greenspun lobby. In attendance are, therapy dog named Bark-Andre Furry (kind of named after the goalie for the Vegas Golden Knights), students playing games, a KUNV DJ, caterer, and the dean of the college, Robert Ulmer, 2019 May 08

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Archival Collection
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
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Collection Number: PH-00388-05
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 01

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Bill Zender oral history interview

Identifier
OH-02727
Abstract

Oral history interview with Bill Zender conducted by David G. Schwartz on May 27, 2015 for the Table Games Management Oral History Project. Zender recalls his career dealing cards and working as a pit boss in Las Vegas, Nevada including time at casinos such as the El Cortez, Bally's, Desert Inn, and Aladdin. He also discusses working for the Nevada Gaming Control Board and the books he has written on how to deter cheating at card games.

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Dan Lubin oral history interview

Identifier
OH-02907
Abstract

Oral history interview with Dan Lubin conducted by David Schwartz on November 30, 2016 for the History of Gaming Oral History Project. In this interview, Lubin, the author of The Essentials of Casino Game Design: From the Cocktail Napkin to the Casino Floor discusses the process of creating successful casino games, the process involved in the game design, and technical and business considerations.

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#69005: Images of Claytee White, Director of the UNLV Oral History Research Center, and David Schwartz, UNLV Librarian and noted gaming author, appear on video boards and slot machines at The Mob Museum (National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement) February 22, 2013, 2013 February 22

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University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
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Collection Number: PH-00388-05
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 00

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Ihanktonwana and Hunkpatina Yanktonai, Dakota, and Lakota of Standing Rock (Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South Dakota): tribal-state gaming compacts; Ernst and Young LLP, "Economic Impact Analysis of the Prairie Knights Casino and Lodge, Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, North Dakota" report; fact sheet; and newspaper articles, approximately 1996-2000

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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 19

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William Boyd oral history interviews

Identifier
OH-00122
Abstract

Oral history interviews with William Boyd conducted by Claytee D. White on August 21, 2013 and September 25, 2013 for the UNLV Boyd Law School project, UNLV Gaming Law Journal. In these interviews, Boyd discusses his family's move to Las Vegas, Nevada when he was a child, his education and fifteen-year career as a lawyer, his introduction to the gaming industry in Las Vegas, and the evolution of the Boyd Gaming Group.

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#72294: Alumni Panel on Work/Life after College: Four Honors College Alumni - Leigh Anne Duncan (Ainsworth North America), Ricco Novero (Scientific Games), Sean Kau (Google), and Jason Chan (Rakuten, Inc.) - conduct an interactive panel discussion on finding personal and professional success, 2018 September 18

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Archival Collection
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
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Collection Number: PH-00388-05
Collection Name: University of Nevada, Las Vegas Creative Services Records (2010s)
Box/Folder: Digital File 01

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Transcript of interview with Dave Torres by David Schwartz, May 22, 2015

Date
2015-05-22
Description
Interviewed by David Schwartz. Dave Torres was born in San Pedro, California, in 1966. He moved to Las Vegas with his family when he was 14 or 15. Dave started his career in gaming as a dealer at the El Cortez. He moved to the Barbary Coast, then he moved to the Stardust where he became a manager. Dave had just become a pit boss when he moved to the Rio. Subjects: El Cortez; Barbary Coast; Stardust; Rio; Palms; M; Cosmopolitan

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