THE QUARTERLY RECORD · ISSUE 01
How the casino became a modern institution
Four centuries of law, architecture and technology transformed the controlled gaming room into a global resort industry. Westavine documents that change through places, buildings and objects.
01 · GEOGRAPHIES
Five places that changed the industry
Different laws and urban economies produced distinct casino forms.
02 · MATERIAL HISTORY
The systems behind the spectacle
Slot machine evolution
Mechanical reels to monitored digital cabinets.
02Rules and formats
How roulette, baccarat and blackjack acquired standard forms.
03Architecture & interiors
From axial salons to adaptable resort floors.
04Hospitality
Service, accommodation and the integrated stay.
05Surveillance
From pit supervision to layered control rooms.
06Technology
Accounting, access and networked operations.
ARCHIVE FILE 07
What happens when a casino disappears?
The Sands, Dunes and Stardust were not simply closed businesses. Their demolition records a development model in which valuable land and changing resort scale repeatedly erased the recent past.
Enter the demolition archiveEDITORIAL METHOD
Evidence before mythology
Westavine distinguishes documented dates from promotional legend. Entries are organised around primary institutions, recognised historical studies and the surviving record of buildings and objects.
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