Frequently
Asked Questions
Black
Book
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Casino management executives
Consult the
Casino
Business Directory - North America (annual) located at the reference
desk in Special Collections or the
Nevada
Gaming Almanac (annual) in Special Collections stacks.
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Casino square footage
Consult the
Nevada
Gaming Almanac (annual) in Special Collections stacks.
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Casino vendors
Consult the
Casino
Business Directory - North America (annual) located at the reference
desk in Special Collections.
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Comprehensive
list of casinos in North America
Consult the
Nevada
Gaming Almanac (annual) in Special Collections stacks.
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Federal
gaming issues
Consult the
National
Gambling Impact Study Commission - Final Report (1999) in Special
Collections stacks or at
http://govinfo.library.unt.edu/ngisc/index.html
See also
Gambling
policy and the Role of the State: An Assessment of America's Gambling
Industry and the Rights and Responsibilities of State Governments;
final report of the Public Sector Gaming Study Commission (2000)
in Special Collections stacks
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Gaming
Equipment
Look in the Special
Collections pamphlet file under Gambling Equipment and check in
the Libraries' online catalog as well under the subject heading:
Gambling
- Equipment and Supplies
In addition to these sources, Bear Stearns puts out an annual issue
on gaming equipment trends that is located in the Special Collections
pamphlet file under
Gambling - Companies: General: Bear Stearns:
Gaming Equipment.
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Gaming
Markets - U.S.
To locate the
most up-to-date information on gaming markets in the U.S. - by state
- consult the
North American Gaming Almanac (annual) or the
Casino
& Gaming Business Market Research Handbook (annual), both of
which can be found at the reference desk in Special Collections.
Also see the Bear Stearns
Gaming Industry Intelligence Report (every two weeks) which profiles a different gaming market in each issue.
This is filed in the Special Collections pamphlet file under
Gambling
Companies: General: Bear Stearns: Intelligence Report.
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Gaming
Revenue of Individual States and the U.S. as a Whole
Consult the
North
American Gaming Almanac (annual) located at the reference desk
in Special Collections. This was previously known as the Global
Gaming Almanac, but as of 2000 it will only cover the North American
market. Previous issues are cataloged at
HD9999.G25
G46x.
Also look in the Special Collections pamphlet file under
Gambling:
U.S.: [state name]
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Gaming
Revenue in Las Vegas and Nevada
Consult the
Gaming
Revenue Report in Special Collections periodicals (shelved alphabetically),
which has quarterly and yearly summaries, or try the
Nevada
Gaming Abstract (annual) in Special Collections stacks, which
breaks out revenue information by district and by category of revenue
but does NOT contain revenue of individual casinos.
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Gaming
Revenue of Individual Gaming Companies
Locate revenue
of individual gaming companies by checking a company's Annual Reports filed either alphabetically by company name in the pamphlet
file, or cataloged in Special Collections stacks. Ask at the Special
Collections reference desk if you are unsure as to where an annual
report is located.
In addition, more detailed financial information can often be found
in the company's Form 10-K reports (filed with the SEC), filed alphabetically in the Special Collections pamphlet file.
The equity companies - Bear Stearns, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette,
Raymond James, and Solomon Smith Barney - all profile individual gaming
companies either annually or quarterly. These reports can be found
in the Special Collections pamphlet file under:
Gambling Companies:
Name of Company: Financial Reports. (i.e. Gambling Companies: Bear
Stearns: Financial Reports)
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Gaming
Revenue of Individual Casinos
Although it is
difficult to determine the revenue generated by individual casino
properties, a company's Form 10-K report often breaks down company
revenue by property. These are filed alphabetically in the Special
Collections pamphlet file.
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Gaming
History in Nevada
A good source
of history on the early gaming industry in Nevada can be found in
Robbins Cahill's oral history:
Recollections of Work in State Politics, Government, Taxation, Gaming
Control, Clark County Administration and the Nevada Resort Association in the Special Collections stacks.
Other resources on gaming history can be found at the following
subject headings:
Gambling
- Nevada - History
Gambling
- Nevada - Las Vegas - History
Historical documents regarding the history of gaming's development
in Nevada can also be found at the
Nevada
State Archives in Carson City. These documents include records
of the
Gaming
Commission from 1959-1994 and the records of the
Gaming
Control Board from 1955-1992.
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Gaming
license information
A keyword search
in the Library's online catalog using the words "gaming licenses"
will provide many useful resources. Also try looking in the Special
Collections pamphlet file. In addtion, Special Collections has City
Hall Minute Books going back to 1911 that list gaming licenses granted.
Ask for these at the reference desk.
The Tax and License Division of the Gaming Control Board in Carson
City may also be able to provide additional information. Their website is located at
http://gaming.state.nv.us/.
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Historical
statistics
These can be found
in many different places. A good place to start is
Historical
perspective of Southern Nevada: 1970-1991 in the Special Collections
stacks.
Other historical gaming revenue statistics (going back to 1955)
can be found in back issues of the
Nevada
Gaming Abstracts, in the
Nevada
Gaming Commission Quarterly Reports, and in
Gaming Revenue
Analysis (filed alphabetically in the periodicals section). These can all be found in the Special Collections stacks.
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Hotel
Occupancy Trends
Consult the Bear
Stearns
Gaming Industry Intelligence Report in the Special
Collections pamphlet file, or the Las Vegas Convention and Visitor's
Authority
Executive Summary that comes out monthly and is
filed alphabetically in the Special Collections pamphlet file.
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Individual
casino profiles
Try the
Casino
Business Directory (annual), which lists over 630 casinos in
North America with the property's correct name, address, phone and
fax numbers. Each listing also includes the number of slots, games,
hotel rooms, restaurants, casino and convention square footage,
and number of parking spaces. Available at the Special Collections
reference desk.
The
Nevada
Gaming Almanac (annual) in Special Collections stacks includes
the same information as listed above, but focuses solely on Nevada. It
also provides detailed summary pages for specific geographic locations
in Nevada such as the LV Strip, Downtown Las Vegas, Reno-Sparks,
and Laughlin.
Note: There is also a
Colorado
Gaming Almanac that provides the same type of information for
Colorado, Mississippi, and a few other up and coming gaming states.
Ask for this at the Special Collections reference desk.
Special Collections also has Promotional and Publicity files on
most of the major Las Vegas casinos. Do a keyword search on the
casino you are researching in the Libraries' online catalog.
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International
gaming information
Look in the
Casino
& Gaming Business Market Research Handbook (annual) located
in the Special Collections stacks. There is also a copy at the Special
Collections reference desk.
A comprehensive list of international casinos and their contact
information can be found in the
International
Casino Guide.
Other information on international gaming can be found in the Special
Collections pamphlet files.
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Las Vegas
marketing trends
Consult two publications
produced by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority:
Marketing
Bulletin (quarterly) and
Marketing Plan (annual). Both
of these are shelved alphabetically (under LVCVA) in Special Collections
periodicals.
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Las Vegas
quality of life studies
Consult
Las
Vegas Metropolitan Area Project: Studies of Selected Quality of
Life Issues for essays on issues such as schools, air quality,
water, city planning, and the criminal justice system. Found in Special Collections stacks.
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Las Vegas
resident statistics
Consult the [LVCVA]
Clark County Resident's Survey (every two years -- shelved
in Special Collections Periodicals alphabetically in LVCVA section) or
the
Las
Vegas Perspective (yearly)
Note: Reference and GOV PUBS also have copies ofthis report.
We do not have the most current issue yet (it is still IN PROCESS) but GOV PUBS does.
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Las Vegas
resident statistics (minorities)
Consult
We,
the Southern Nevadans in the Special Collections stacks. There
is also a 1995 edition.
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Las Vegas
visitor and tourism statistics
Consult the [LVCVA]
Marketing Bulletin (quarterly) (shelved in Special Collections
Periodicals alphabetically in the LVCVA section) or the
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Website.
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List of
excluded persons
Selected hard
copy versions of the list from 1983 onwards can be found in Special
Collections stacks at
KFN985.A56
48. Current versions of the list are also available in the UNLV
Law Library and in Government Documents.
The list can also be found online at:
http://gaming.state.nv.us/
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Number
of Hotel Rooms, Restaurants, Convention sq. ft., and Parking Spaces
in Individual Casinos
Consult the
Nevada
Gaming Almanac (annual) in Special Collections stacks.
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Number
and Mix of Slots, Tables, etc., in Individual Casinos and Ratios
Consult the Nevada
Gaming Almanac (annual) in Special Collections stacks.
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