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Oasis Casino craps gaming guide: postcard

Date
1976 (year approximate) to 2010 (year approximate)
Description
Oasis Casino, "Craps gaming guide."

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Julian Taber Collection on Gambling Addiction

Identifier
MS-00578
Abstract

The Julian Taber Collection on Gambling Addiction (1977-1988) includes papers, proposals, internal reports, memoranda, and newspaper articles chronicling the work of Julian Taber, an early specialist in the field of gambling addiction. The majority of the collection relates to Taber’s work and pilot programs at the Brecksville Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital in Brecksville, Ohio, with select materials pertaining to an alcohol dependency treatment program he coordinated at the VA hospital in Reno, Nevada.

Archival Collection

Charter Hospital of Las Vegas, Nevada Records on Problem Gambling

Identifier
MS-00320
Abstract

The Charter Hospital of Las Vegas, Nevada Records on Problem Gambling are comprised of various professional papers, reports, articles, and documents related to compulsive gambling and pathological gambling dating from 1968 to 1987. The focus of the records is compulsive gambling, therapy and treatments, and Gambler's Anonymous. Many of the papers included are copies of articles and conference papers about problem gaming.

Archival Collection

UNLV Libraries Collection on Tribal Gaming

Identifier
MS-00917
Abstract

The UNLV Libraries Collection on Tribal Gaming (approximately 1980-2005) contains newspaper clippings, website printouts, government reports, and brochures about tribal gaming policies and regulations across the United States, particularly in Nevada, New York, and Minnesota.

Archival Collection

Gaming research files, 1950 to 1987

Level of Description
Series
Scope and Contents

The gaming research files (1950-1987) contain newspaper clippings, correspondence, brochures, bulletins, articles, and chapters for one of Clark's books on gaming. There are also note cards of gambling terms used in the casino industry, gambling guides, and information on a lexicon of gaming and gambling.

Archival Collection
Thomas Clark Professional Papers
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00307
Collection Name: Thomas Clark Professional Papers
Box/Folder: N/A

Archival Component

Marcum, Jess and Rowan, Henry. How many games in town? the pros and cons of legalized gambling, Public Interest v.36, 1974

Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
To request this item in person:
Collection Number: MS-00626
Collection Name: UNLV Libraries Collection of Articles on Gaming and Las Vegas, Nevada Topics
Box/Folder: Box 04

Archival Component

Postcard of gambling painting by A. A. Lesrel, Baltimore (Md.), 1907

Date
1907
Description
A postcard illustrating a group of men playing poker with the caption, "A Game of Cards by A. A. Lesrel in the Collection of Haussner's Restaurant, famous for fine food and fine art". A map with directions to Haussner's Restaurant is on back.

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Sahara Hotel craps gaming guide: postcard

Date
1952 (year approximate) to 2000 (year approximate)
Description
Craps Gaming Guide - advertising the Hotel Sahara, Las Vegas.

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International Association of Gaming Attorneys Collection

Identifier
MS-00250
Abstract

The International Association of Gaming Attorneys (IAGA) collection is comprised of materials collected from various corporations and casinos in Nevada and New Jersey, ranging from 1977 to 1986. There are a wide array of documents including: gaming license applications from corporations in Nevada and New Jersey, copies of casino control acts from New Jersey, gaming publications, gaming-conference proceedings, gaming commission reports, newsletters and correspondence of the National Association of Gaming Attorneys (NAGA).

Archival Collection

Photograph of Gambling Club, 1910-1920

Date
1910 to 1920
Description
Men posing around a table at a gambling club. Standing 4th from the left is John Wesley Horden.

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