Paradise of Spectacle: Imagining and Re-presenting Casino Resorts as Spaces of Luxury and Leisure in the Twentieth Century

Authors

Robert Miller, University of Kansas Main CampusFollow

Document Type

Podcast

Publication Date

3-21-2014

Publisher

UNLV Center for Gaming Research

Abstract

In this 3/21/14 Gaming Research Colloquium talk, Miller (Assistant Instructor and PhD Candidate in History, University of Kansas) examines how Las Vegas, Monte Carlo, Havana, and Macau each created spatial imaginaries that helped to anchor the cities as destinations centered around gambling. Each locale shares cosmopolitanism, luxury, and spectacle, allowing them to draw on a large cross-section of the public.

Keywords

Casinos; China--Macau; Cosmopolitanism; Cuba--Havana; Gambling; Local history; Luxury; Monaco--Monte-Carlo; Nevada--Las Vegas; Tourism

Disciplines

Gaming and Casino Operations Management | Tourism and Travel

File Format

mp3

File Size

57.509 KB

Run Time

01:01:18

Language

English

Comments

mp3 Audio file size: 56.2 megabytes

Repository Citation

Miller, R. (2014). Paradise of Spectacle: Imagining and Re-presenting Casino Resorts as Spaces of Luxury and Leisure in the Twentieth Century.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/gaming_podcasts/57