Oral History Interview With Si Redd

A notch or other opening in an airplane’s wings that allows for a flow of air over them during flight. Also, a time slot allocated for an aircraft to land or take off as authorized by an airport or air-traffic control.

Hirsch’s papers reveal that in the 1950s and 1960s table games were a central feature of casino operators’ business models, while slots were marginalized and viewed with derision. This changed largely due to the efforts of William “Si” Redd, who turned the slot machine industry into one of gaming’s most important engines of financial growth. His pioneering work can be viewed in a new oral history interview conducted by the UNLV Oral History Research Center.

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