Guide to the Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming
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Guide to the Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming This finding aid was created by Hannah Robinson, Hana Gutierrez, and Sarah Jones. This copy was published on August 04, 2021. Persistent URL for this finding aid: http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1rp4b © 2021 The Regents of the University of Nevada. All rights reserved. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. Box 457010 4505 S. Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-7010 [email protected] Guide to the Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming Table of Contents Summary Information ..................................................................................................................................... 3 Biographical Note ............................................................................................................................................ 4 Scope and Contents Note ................................................................................................................................ 4 Arrangement .................................................................................................................................................... 5 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................. 5 Names and Subjects ........................................................................................................................................ 6 Collection Inventory ........................................................................................................................................ 6 Legislative and regulatory files .................................................................................................................... 6 Gaming management and operational control files ................................................................................... 26 Casino, racetrack, sports betting, and hospitality industry facilities and corporations files .................... 26 Native American gaming management and operational control files ..................................................... 53 Casino Control Corporation publications and reports ............................................................................. 56 Management and operational control research files ................................................................................ 58 Gaming industry vendor files ..................................................................................................................... 62 Gaming research files ................................................................................................................................. 73 Subject files .............................................................................................................................................. 74 Publications .............................................................................................................................................. 79 Newspaper clippings ................................................................................................................................ 85 Gaming industry conference and seminar files ....................................................................................... 87 University of Nevada, Las Vegas International Gaming Institute files ................................................... 89 - Page 2 - Guide to the Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming Summary Information Repository: University of Nevada, Las Vegas. University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives. Creator: Royer, Gary W. Title: Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming ID: MS-00658 Date [inclusive]: 1950 to 2009 Date [bulk]: 1970 to 1995 Physical Description: 155.83 Cubic Feet (217 boxes, 2 flat files) Physical Description: 131.11 Linear Feet Physical Location: Some materials are stored in the Lied Automated Storage and Retrieval Unit (LASR). Advanced notice may be required to access these materials. Abstract: The Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming (dating from 1950 to 2009, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1970 to 1995) contains research files, legal files, reports, and manuals about gaming written and collected by Gary W. Royer. The collection includes research and regulatory files collected by Royer while he worked at the Nevada Gaming Control Board. These files primarily document the legislation and regulation of gaming in Nevada, but include information on other states in the US and some international locations. Regulatory files include statutes, codes, regulations, revenue reports, Nevada Gaming Control Board and Nevada Gaming Commission meeting minutes, and tribal-state gaming compacts. Also included are research files about casino, racetrack, and sports betting facilities that include data on organizations, monthly revenue reports, occupancy rates, management and operational control manuals, annual reports, policy and procedure manuals, and profile sheets collected for consulting purposes in Royer's role as President of Casino Control Corporation (CCC), a private gaming consulting firm. Also included are subject and research files, vendor advertisements, catalogs, and reports; gaming industry publications; conference materials; audit guides; and a comprehensive collection of newspaper articles that document the US gaming industry in the second half of the twentieth century. Preferred Citation Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming, 1950-2009. MS-00658. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. - Page 3- Guide to the Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming ^ Return to Table of Contents Biographical Note Gary W. Royer (1945-) is a Reno, Nevada based Certified Public Accountant (CPA) who served as an auditing agent, supervisor of internal control for the Nevada Gaming Control Board, and President of the Casino Control Corporation. In the 1970s and 1980s, Royer worked with the Nevada Gaming Control Board as an auditing agent and in a supervisory position within the Audit Division. In the late 1970s Royer founded Casino Control Corporation (CCC), a management consulting firm that focused on researching and creating management and internal control procedures for the gaming industry, particularly in Nevada and New Jersey. CCC provided management services to casinos, manufacturers, distributors, regulatory agencies, and attorneys involved in the gaming industry both in the United States and abroad. Throughout his career, Royer collected and created research files about gaming law, gaming regulation, Native American gaming, financial data, and other topics related to gaming. Flagg, Tom. "IGT Gift Funds Gaming Library." UNLV Media Relations, May 17, 1995. https:// www.unlv.edu/news/release/igt-gift-funds-gaming-library. ^ Return to Table of Contents Scope and Contents Note The Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming (dating from 1950 to 2009, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1970 to 1995) contains research files, legal files, reports, and manuals about gaming written and collected by Gary W. Royer. The collection includes research and regulatory files collected by Royer while he worked at the Nevada Gaming Control Board. These files primarily document the legislation and regulation of gaming in Nevada, but include information on other states in the US and some international locations. Regulatory files include statutes, codes, regulations, revenue reports, Nevada Gaming Control Board and Nevada Gaming Commission meeting minutes, and tribal-state gaming compacts. Also included are research files about casino, racetrack, and sports betting facilities that include data on organizations, monthly revenue reports, occupancy rates, management and operational control manuals, annual reports, policy and procedure manuals, and profile sheets collected for consulting purposes in Royer's role as President of Casino Control Corporation (CCC), a private gaming consulting firm. Also included are subject and research files, vendor advertisements, catalogs, and reports; gaming industry publications; conference materials; audit guides; and a comprehensive collection of newspaper articles that document the US gaming industry in the second half of the twentieth century. ^ Return to Table of Contents - Page 4- Guide to the Gary W. Royer Collection on Gaming Arrangement The collection is organized into four series: Series I. Legislative and regulatory files, 1950-2009; Series II. Gaming management and operational control files, 1965-2009; Series III. Gaming industry vendor files, 1974-2000; Series IV. Gaming research files, 1960-2008. ^ Return to Table of Contents Administrative Information Access Note Collection is open for research. Where use copies do not exist, production of use copies is required before access will be granted; this may delay research requests. Advanced notice is required. Publication Rights Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish. Acquisition Note In 1995, materials were transferred to UNLV Special Collections by the International Game Technology (IGT) Gaming Resource Center, a division of the UNLV International Gaming Institute (IGI) which is part of the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration. Disposition of Materials Parts of this collection have been removed from