Note on Art
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Title
Note on Art
Subject
A personal note from LeRoy Neiman on gambling.
Description
This note from LeRoy Neiman provides brief histories and descriptions for a variety of standard gambling “table games. Neiman made a collection of works—paintings, drawings, prints, and posters—engaging gambling as well as site specific pieces for a number of casinos in Las Vegas. The note was made most likely in preparation for the artist’s memoir, All Told.
Creator
LeRoy Neiman
Source
LeRoy Neiman Foundation
Publisher
LeRoy Neiman Foundation
Date
c. 1990-2011
Contributor
LeRoy Neiman
Rights
Property of the LeRoy Neiman Foundation; please consult the organization's archivist for further details.
Relation
Notes, LN_Notes_1875, LN_Notes_2314, LN_Notes_1593, LN_Notes_909, LN_Notes_1012, LN_Notes_1021_01; LN_Notes_1021_02, LN_Notes_2214_01; LN_Notes_2214_02, LN_Notes_1594, LN_Notes_986_01; LN_Notes_986_02, LN_Notes_819_01; LN_Notes_819_02, LN_Notes_2302, LN_Notes_1776_01; LN_Notes_1776_02; LN_Notes_1776_03; LN_Notes_1776_04; LN_Notes_1776_05, LN_Notes_1764_01; LN_Notes_1764_02; LN_Notes_1764_03; LN_Notes_1764_04
Format
Image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Document
Identifier
LN_Notes_1595
Coverage
New York (N.Y.) New York
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
TABLE GAMES
Baccarat BACCARAT
1959 opening first Baccarat table in Nevada at Sands – all men at the Table
Undoubtedly in the important and get the biggest paly of any banking card games.
Baccarat or Baccarat – Chemin de Fer gamblers wager 1.5 Billion yearly.
Chemin de Fer called “Shimmy” in Americans
Baccarat and Chemin de Fer are French varrations of the Italian game Baccara
Introduced as a private gambling game to the French nobility during 1490 reign of Charles VIII
Baccarat, under name of Baccara introduced to America 1912 in NYC sawdust joints (Big Thompson on Houston St.)
STARDUST Hotel, Vegas introduced Shimmin in 1958 1st legalized game in the country Las Vegas style Baccarat in similar to Baccarat found in Monte Carlo Deauville and San Reno plus a few Cuban trimmings
Chemin de Fer is played exactly the same as Baccarat, with the exception the casinos operators take no risk, since players bet against each other
During the early 40s Simmy was a gambling rage in Americas
Baccarat BACCARAT
1959 opening first Baccarat table in Nevada at Sands – all men at the Table
Undoubtedly in the important and get the biggest paly of any banking card games.
Baccarat or Baccarat – Chemin de Fer gamblers wager 1.5 Billion yearly.
Chemin de Fer called “Shimmy” in Americans
Baccarat and Chemin de Fer are French varrations of the Italian game Baccara
Introduced as a private gambling game to the French nobility during 1490 reign of Charles VIII
Baccarat, under name of Baccara introduced to America 1912 in NYC sawdust joints (Big Thompson on Houston St.)
STARDUST Hotel, Vegas introduced Shimmin in 1958 1st legalized game in the country Las Vegas style Baccarat in similar to Baccarat found in Monte Carlo Deauville and San Reno plus a few Cuban trimmings
Chemin de Fer is played exactly the same as Baccarat, with the exception the casinos operators take no risk, since players bet against each other
During the early 40s Simmy was a gambling rage in Americas
Original Format
Permanent marker on paper.
Files
Collection
Citation
LeRoy Neiman, “Note on Art,” LeRoy Neiman Foundation, accessed April 19, 2024, https://leroyneimanfoundation.omeka.net/items/show/142.