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Architectural drawing of the Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), basement reflected ceiling, area F, 1985

Date
1985
Description

Partial basement reflected ceiling plans for the construction of the Showboat Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City from 1985. Drawn by PK. Includes revision dates and key plan. Parchment copy.
Site Name: Showboat Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

Latest Drawing Revision: 1985-04-15

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Architectural drawing of the Holiday Inn and Holiday Casino (Las Vegas), plot plan, August 4, 1969

Date
1969-08-04
Description

Plot plan of the proposed Holiday Inn and Holiday Casino in Las Vegas. Includes comparitive quantitities and revision date. Original medium: paper ozalid. The property became Harrah's Las Vegas in 1992.
Site Name: Holiday Casino
Address: 3475 Las Vegas Boulevard South

Latest Drawing Revision: 1969-09-18

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Photographs of Mermaids Casino signs, Las Vegas (Nev.), June 24, 2016

Date
2016-06-24
2016-09-09
Description
The now permanently closed Mermaids Casino sits at 32 Fremont Street at the Fremont Street Experience. Information about the sign is available in the Southern Nevada Neon Survery Data Sheet.
Site address: 32 Fremont St
Sign owner: Derek and Greg Stevens
Sign details: Shutdown in 2016, opened briefly June 28th, 2017 for 8 hours to abide by gambling license law, was torn down shortly after. 2.76 acre lot, originally built in 1949.
Sign condition: Signage was removed from building during deconstruction
Sign form: Decorated shed
Sign-specific description: Covering all the sides of the Mermaids facing Fremont street, gives the feel of New Orleans during Mardi Gras with its bright vibrant colors, drums, maracas, and other items. Skeleton neon was used to accentuate features of the sign like details in the drums, outlining the word "Mermaids", and a good portion of the sign was internally lit as well. Giant TV screen hung in the middle at the corner of the building, giant Sun shaped pinata thing above the TV screen adding more to the theme.
Sign - type of display: Neon, LED screen
Sign - media: Steel and fiberglass
Sign - non-neon treatments: LED screen
Sign animation: Animated with an LED TV screen and some neon would flash on and off
Sign environment: Downtown on Fremont Street, part of the Experience. Surrounded by other casinos and gift stores.
Sign - date of installation: c. 1999
Sign - date of redesign/move: Torn down Summer 2017
Sign - thematic influences: Southern party themed, Mardi Gras.
Sign - artistic significance: American South and Mardi Gras.
Survey - research locations: Vital Vegas, Assessor's website
Surveyor: Danny Jacobs
Survey - date completed: 2017-09-09
Sign keywords: Neon; Steel; Fiberglass; Flashing; Video screen; Sculptural

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Architectural drawing of the Playboy Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City), north and west elevations, April 5, 1979

Date
1979-04-05
Description

North and west elevations for the construction of the Playboy Hotel and Casino. Includes revision dates. Original material: mylar. Drawn by: R.R.L. and Jerry C. Job Captain: Bobby C.
Site Name: Playboy Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
Address: Florida Ave & Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ

Latest Drawing Revision: 1980-06-16

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List of member nations, and incomplete list of Native American casinos, 1998, 2000

Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00092
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 43

Archival Component

Memos and newspaper articles about the attempts to ban ATMs in casinos, 1999, 2000

Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00092
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 76

Archival Component

Cohn and Wolfe, "A Report on America's Casino Gaming Industry" report, 1999 February

Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00092
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 57

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Meister, Alan, "Casino City's Indian Gaming Industry Report", 2005-2008

Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00092
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 57

Archival Component

West Virginia: newspaper articles on video poker, lotteries, and casinos, 1995, 2000

Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00092
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 16

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Mirage Hotel and Casino policies and procedures manual and correspondence regarding the manual, 1990

Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
Las Vegas, Nevada Strip Hotel Labor Relations Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00659
Collection Name: Las Vegas, Nevada Strip Hotel Labor Relations Collection
Box/Folder: Box 04

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