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Peter Bernhard oral history interview
Oral history interview with Peter Bernhard conducted by Claytee D. White on August 05, 2013 for the Boyer Early Las Vegas Oral History Project. In this interview, Bernhard discusses his personal history growing up in the Hyde Park neighborhood in Las Vegas, Nevada. He describes recreational activities in downtown Las Vegas, attending Western High School and raising money to construct their football stadium in th 1960s. Bernhard then talks about the gaming industry in Las Vegas and explains how one is put in the “Black Book” of persons banned from casinos. Lastly, he recalls his experiences in casino business in the 1980s, and his role as a board member for the Nevada Gaming Commission.
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Postcard of gambling painting by A. A. Lesrel, Baltimore (Md.), 1907
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Transcript of interview with Tony Grasso by Coleen Seifert, February 29 & March 1, 1980
On February 29, 1980, Coleen Seifert interviewed Tony Grasso (born 1926 in Brooklyn, New York) about his career in gaming. Grasso first provides details on his background and how he ended up moving to Las Vegas in 1951 before talking about his experience as a dealer in some of the early casinos. He also talks a little about the different roles and games that casino workers deal and how players are invited to visit casinos. The interview concludes with a discussion on gaming unions and Grasso’s future plans. On a date that soon followed the above date, Seifert also interviewed Doug Charles (born 1954 in Brooklyn, New York) about his career in the gaming industry. Charles also talks about his family background, his arrival to Las Vegas in 1957, and the early development of the various gaming properties in Las Vegas. He later goes into detail over some of his experiences as a dealer, his opinions on mob control over gaming, and some of the political and legal issues that have arisen in La
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Film transparency of boy scouts (some wearing blackface) playing at a Labor Day Parade in Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1930
Boy scouts playing at a Labor Day Parade in Las Vegas, Nevada circa 1930. It appears to be a racist game targeting a boy wearing blackface. The original image has been damaged.
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Transcript of interview with Roger Hurley Dudley by Beth McLaren, March 7, 1981
On March 7, 1981, Elisabeth McLaren interviewed blackjack dealer, Roger H. Dudley (born August 10th, 1940 in Las Vegas, Nevada) in his home. This interview covers Roger’s recollections on growing up in Las Vegas. During the interview they further discuss Roger’s childhood, his parents, grade school, World War II, the atomic testing, the Mesquite Club, the development of the Strip, rodeos, Howard Hughes, Paradise Valley and changes in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Postcard with illustration of dogs playing blackjack at the Dunes Casino, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1950s-1960s
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Anchor Gaming
Anchor Gaming is a unique gaming company that works as an operator and a creator of gaming machines and casinos. It was first included in Nevada in 1993 and it is a public company. This company participates in three main business components which include a slot machine in Nevada, some casinos in Colorado and Canada, and proprietary games. Anchor Gaming's CEO is Stanley E. Fulton and the headquarters are in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Photograph of the first annual Tom Sawyer day at the future site of the Boys' Club, North Las Vegas, Nevada, June 9, 1966
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Anchor Gaming
Anchor Gaming is a unique gaming company that works as an operator and a creator of gaming machines and casinos. It was first included in Nevada in 1993 and it is a public company. This company participates in three main business components which include a slot machine in Nevada, some casinos in Colorado and Canada, and proprietary games. Anchor Gaming's CEO is Stanley E. Fulton and the headquarters are in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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