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Photograph of Irvin Cobb, Las Vegas, circa 1930-1940s
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John Hardie Moss Jr. oral history interview
Oral history interview with John Hardie Moss Jr. conducted by Phyllis Sherwin on February 22, 1981 for the Ralph Roske Oral History Project on Early Las Vegas. In this interview, Moss discusses his career as a world-class poker player and professional gambler in Las Vegas, Nevada. Moss describes the intricacies of poker and gambling, gambling for high-stakes, and cheating in the gambling world.
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Photograph of Dunes Hotel interior, Las Vegas, circa 1950s
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John D. Dombrink Gaming Research Files
The John D. Dombrink Gaming Research Files (approximately 1951-1990) contain the research files of John D. Dombrink in preparation for his book The Last Resort: Success and Failure in Campaigns for Casinos, published in 1991. The collection consists of newspaper clippings, journal articles, and public reports on a variety of topics and issues related to gaming in the United States, including organized crime, commercial gaming, and regulatory practices and issues. The collection also contains manuscript drafts for The Last Resort: Success and Failure in Campaigns for Casinos with handwritten revisions and comments by Dombrink, as well as correspondence about the book’s potential publication and promotion.
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Massachusetts: Wôpanâak of Aquinnah (Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head [Aquinnah]): tribal-state gaming compact; Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development (HPAIED), "Public Policy Analysis of Indian Gaming in Massachusetts" report; Wampanoag chairperson Beverly Wright's testimony to National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC); promotional brochure; Massachusetts House of Representatives Bill Number 5518; Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), "A Native American Gaming Resort Will Benefit Massachusetts" report; newspaper articles; and press releases, approximately 1995-2002
Collection Name: Katherine A. Spilde Papers on Native American Gaming
Box/Folder: Box 15
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John Ponticello Papers
The John Ponticello Papers are comprised of materials related to Ponticello's experiences in Las Vegas, Nevada between 1956 and 1971 with an emphasis on his Research Gambling Game Project, which he conducted and published between 1968 and 1971. The collection includes materials regarding gaming licenses and applications, research agreements, descriptions of the project, and publications about the research project. Also included are materials from Ponticello's experiences in Las Vegas such as business cards, county work cards, and souvenir photographs.
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Transcript of interview with Marguerite Goldstein by Carol A. Semendoff, February 25, 1979
On February 25 1979, collector, Carol A. Semendoff interviewed cashier, Marguerite Goldstein, (born on May 1925 in Oberlin, Kansas) in the library at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. This interview covers early Las Vegas, from 1950 to 1979. Also included during this interview is discussion on local dignitaries, the growth of Las Vegas, gambling as the major industry in Las Vegas, Strip hotels, and housing developments.
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Transcript of interview with Irving Kirshbaum by Cheryl Rogers, February 23, 1979
Interview with Irving Kirshbaum by Cheryl Rogers on February 23, 1979. In this interview, Kirshbaum discusses the Riviera Hotel where he began working in 1955. He also talks about the landscape of the Las Vegas Strip in the 1950s, and the state of gambling, comps, customer service, and dealer training. The interviewer asks about the treatment of minorities at the Riviera, and in Las Vegas generally, and the effect of corporate ownership on casinos.
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John Lester Luckman Gambler's Book Club Collection
John Lester Luckman (1924-1987) was the founder of Gambler’s Book Club, a Las Vegas, Nevada-based publishing house for books about gambling. The collection contains photocopied manuscripts for three books published by the Gambler’s Book Club, written and edited by Ken Uston and Roger Rapoport, John Montgomery, and John K. Hutchens. Copies of all three books are available in UNLV Special Collections stacks.
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