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AGA Fireside Chat—
Michael Fischer, speaker and Howard Herz, moderator
The Bank Club
AGA Fireside Chat
May 25, 2022
1:00 – 2:30pm Fireside Chat
Program title: The Bank Club
Join us for our AGA Fireside Chat with Michael Fischer, who will talk about … Serving as Moderator for the evening is Howard W. Herz, American Gaming Archives (AGA) Curator for the Nevada Historical Society.
Speaker Bio:
Michael Fischer
Moderator Bio:
Howard W Herz is a native of Reno Nevada and attended Reno schools through high school. After attending the University of Nevada for two years he transferred to Stanford University and graduated with a degree in civil engineering in 1969. Throughout his teenage years he worked for Harvey’s Resort Hotel in the summers and managed Harvey’s coin collections. In 1967 Harvey’s began collecting gambling chips. This collection stimulated Howard’s interest in the history of gambling in Nevada and later the history of gambling throughout the United States.
In the late 1990s Howard was able to visit several gambling manufacturing companies in the Chicago area. When these companies closed, Howard was able to preserve many of their records that now constitute the basis for the American Gaming Archives at the Nevada Historical Society. Howard’s interest in gambling history continues to this day as he catalogs the Society’s substantial gambling records and artifacts. Of special interest are the records and artifacts of what the industry termed to be “special work” – cheating devices and methods.
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04/15/2023 13:00:0004/15/2023 14:30:00America/Los_AngelesAGA Fireside ChatAGA Fireside Chat— Michael Fischer, speaker and Howard Herz, moderator The Bank Club AGA Fireside Chat May 25, 2022 1:00 – 2:30pm Fireside Chat [caption id="attachment_6899" align="alignleft" width="300"] Roulette wheel at the Bank Club, 1940's. NHS-WA-8156[/caption]
Program title: The Bank Club
Join us for our AGA Fireside Chat with Michael Fischer, who will talk about ... Serving as Moderator for the evening is Howard W. Herz, American Gaming Archives (AGA) Curator for the Nevada Historical Society.
Speaker Bio:
Michael Fischer
[caption id="attachment_6898" align="alignright" width="153"] Michael Fischer[/caption]
Moderator Bio:
Howard W Herz is a native of Reno Nevada and attended Reno schools through high school. After attending the University of Nevada for two years he transferred to Stanford University and graduated with a degree in civil engineering in 1969. Throughout his teenage years he worked for Harvey's Resort Hotel in the summers and managed Harvey's coin collections. In 1967 Harvey's began collecting gambling chips. This collection stimulated Howard's interest in the history of gambling in Nevada and later the history of gambling throughout the United States.
[caption id="attachment_6897" align="alignleft" width="120"] Howard Herz[/caption]
In the late 1990s Howard was able to visit several gambling manufacturing companies in the Chicago area. When these companies closed, Howard was able to preserve many of their records that now constitute the basis for the American Gaming Archives at the Nevada Historical Society. Howard's interest in gambling history continues to this day as he catalogs the Society’s substantial gambling records and artifacts. Of special interest are the records and artifacts of what the industry termed to be “special work” – cheating devices and methods.Reno, NV| Event Starts | Event Ends |
| 04/15/2023 | 04/15/2023 |
| All Day Event | |
| 1:00pm | 2:30pm |
