Search the Special Collections and Archives Portal
Search Results
Ron Saccavino oral history interview
Oral history interview with Ron Saccavino conducted by David Schwartz on June 17, 2015 for the Table Games Management Oral History Project. In this interview, Saccavino recalls his career working as a casino manager in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Landmark, Lady Luck, Foxy's Firehouse, and the Paddlewheel. Ron also discusses his work at the Riviera, Hacienda, Jackpot, Royal Inn, Dunes, and O'Shea's.
Archival Collection
First entry into the National Preparatory School booklet; Admission to Professional Schools booklet; Casinos in Austria pamphlet; Instructions on Games booklet; "World travel at the expense of casinos" postcard addressed to University of Nevada, Special Collections; New Offers booklet; roulette system booklet; advertisements from Resorts International and "The Very Respectful Address" card with room rates for the Hotel Ritz in Madrid, Spain, 1970 to 1993
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Gaming Artifacts and Ephemera
Box/Folder: Box 13
Archival Component
Jimmy Wike oral history interview
Oral history interview with Jimmy Wike conducted by David Schwartz on June 02, 2015 for the Table Games Management Oral History Project. Wike discusses his career as a card dealer and pit manager at casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada including the Las Vegas Club, Fremont Hotel and Casino, Stardust, MGM Grand, Landmark, Bally’s, Hilton, and Caesars Palace. Wike then recalls stories of card dealing in the 1970s.
Archival Collection
Washington: Sinixt (Arrow Lakes Band), Chelan, Nimíipuu (Nez Perce), Palus, P'squosa (Wenatchi), Nesilextcl'n (Sanpoil), .tskowa'xtsEnux (Sinkiuse-Columbia), Entiat, Methow, Syilx (Okanagan), Nespelem, and Colvilles of the Colville Reservation (Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation): GVA Marquette Advisors, "Economic Benefits of Indian Gaming, Nespelem, Washington" report, annual reports, materials from "Tribal Economic Development Summit: Washington Tribes in Action" meeting, 1998, 2001-2003
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 5
Archival Component
Washington: newspaper articles on various topics including the Lower Chehalis and Willapa Chinook of Shoalwater Bay (Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe); Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe; Lhaq'temish (Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation); qʷidiččaʔa·tx̌iq (Makah Indian Tribe); Chaláat (Hoh Indian Tribe); Dkhw'Duw'Absh (Duwamish) and Upper Spuyaləpabš (Upper Puyallup) of Central Puget Sound (Muckleshoot Indian Tribe); fishing rights; and gaming; and a memo, 1998-2000, 2003, 2005
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 17
Archival Component
Elliott Schecter oral history interview
Oral history interview with Elliott Schecter conducted by David Schwartz on May 27, 2015 for the Table Games Management Oral History Project. In this interview, Schecter discusses his career as a card dealer at various casinos, including Seminole Hollywood, Downstream Casino Resort, Snoqualmie Casino, Reno Hilton, and the Palms in Las Vegas. Schecter also discusses card dealing in cruise ships, including Discovery cruises, the Palm Beach Princess, and the Palm Beach Kennel Club.
Archival Collection
Tony Wuehle Collection
The Tony Wuehle Collection documents the activities of freelance writer, college president, and poker expert Edwin "Tony" Wuehle of Michigan and Las Vegas, Nevada, between the years of 1950 to 2007. The collection consists of copies of Wuehle's regular columns, newsletters, and special articles as they were published in various journals and newspapers, especially those related to poker, the International Home and Private Poker Player's Association (IH3PA), education administration, and religious concerns.
Archival Collection
David G. Malcolm Papers
The David G. Malcolm Papers (1942-1971) contains information on Basic Magnesium, Incorporated (BMI), Nevada Gaming laws and regulations, and a motor home organization titled Vegas Vagabonds. Included are correspondence, original papers for the purchase of land for BMI, newspaper clippings, BMI newsletters, statistical data from the Chamber of Commerce, and miscellaneous gaming information.
Archival Collection
Photograph of people playing cards, early 1980s
Image
Chris Tonemah oral history interview
Oral history interview with Chris Tonemah conducted by David Schwartz on June 08, 2015 for the Table Games Management Oral History Project. In this interview, Tonemah discusses her upbringing in Flagstaff, Arizona and attending dealing school in Las Vegas, Nevada. She remembers the switch to corporation ownership of Las Vegas casino properties, auditioning to deal at the MGM Grand, and the increase of women dealers during the 1980s. Tonemeh describes the MGM Grand fire and becoming a dealer at Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino. Lastly, Tonemeh discusses the opening of The Venetian, transitioning to the roll of pit boss, and changes she has experienced in card dealing.
Archival Collection