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From The Civil Law Doctrine To The Reasonable Use Theory And From The Frontier Thesis To Community Action: Flood Control In Las Vegas, Nevada, 1905-1976, James L Scholl
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Flood control has long been a major problem for southwestern boom towns, and Las Vegas was no exception. From its birth in 1905 until the mid 1970s, the "Civil Law Doctrine" was the legal concept used by courts and residents to settle disputes over drainage problems; This paper will argue that the court's decision to change the guiding legal principle from the Civil Law Doctrine to the Reasonable Use Rule in Nevada ended the frontier viewpoint of individualism and replaced it with a new spirit of communal action. The legal revolution, along with a series of events tied to the …
Probing Corruption: Elite Perceptions Of Sting Operations, John L Chaddic
Probing Corruption: Elite Perceptions Of Sting Operations, John L Chaddic
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This thesis examines whether a governmental elite consensus exists that the nature of public corruption in the Las Vegas Valley justifies the use of federal law enforcement undercover operations. Using the elite interviewing method, the writer obtained the perceptions of twenty-four sworn public officials from the cities of Henderson, Las Vegas and North Las Vegas regarding their views of public corruption and undercover operations. The writer contends that in accordance with social contract theoretical principles, federal undercover operations are justified if a consensus of seventy-five percent of the respondents agree to their use. The research demonstrated that ninety-six percent of …
A Comparative Study Of Management's Perception Of Front Desk Service Quality At Casino And Non-Casino Hotels, Howard Mark Levy
A Comparative Study Of Management's Perception Of Front Desk Service Quality At Casino And Non-Casino Hotels, Howard Mark Levy
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to compare casino to non-casino hotels of comparable size in Las Vegas, Nevada, to determine if differences exist in management's perception of the service quality being delivered by the front desk. The study tested the descriptive hypothesis that no differences existed in the delivery of service quality by the front desk of casino and non-casino hotels from management's perception; A descriptive-elemental study was utilized to collect information through a series of semi-structured interviews conducted with front desk management personnel. The information obtained from these interviews were categorized and compared to determine if there were …
Job Satisfaction Of Slot Department Shift Managers In Las Vegas Casinos, Gary A Waters
Job Satisfaction Of Slot Department Shift Managers In Las Vegas Casinos, Gary A Waters
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The problem statement for this thesis was as follows: Low job satisfaction exists among slot department shift managers in Las Vegas casinos. The objectives were to define job satisfaction of slot department shift managers, compare job level satisfaction of slot department shift managers among different Las Vegas casinos, and analyze how job satisfaction of slot department shift managers may be improved in Las Vegas casinos; It was hypothesized that job satisfaction levels of slot department shift managers would be the same among Las Vegas casinos. Using the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) Test, the null hypothesis was accepted except for one …
Estimation Of Leakage Between The Shallow And Principal Aquifers In The Las Vegas Valley Water District's Main Well Field, Las Vegas, Nevada, Alan Joseph Bernholtz
Estimation Of Leakage Between The Shallow And Principal Aquifers In The Las Vegas Valley Water District's Main Well Field, Las Vegas, Nevada, Alan Joseph Bernholtz
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Under natural conditions in Las Vegas Valley the shallow aquifer was recharged by upward leakage of ground water from the principal aquifer. Presently recharge to the shallow aquifer is infiltration from over-irrigation which poses a potential threat to the quality of the principal aquifer. To evaluate this contamination potential, water levels from monitoring wells in both aquifers were collected, a three dimensional finite difference ground-water flow model (MODFLOW) was developed to estimate volume and velocity of potential leakage, and water quality samples were collected; Water levels collected in the shallow aquifer show a dependency on potentiometric head in the principal …
Groundwater Contamination By Selenium, Nitrate, Coliform Bacteria, And Volatile Organic Compounds In The Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, Shallow Aquifer Zone, Arthur Neil Bashor
Groundwater Contamination By Selenium, Nitrate, Coliform Bacteria, And Volatile Organic Compounds In The Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, Shallow Aquifer Zone, Arthur Neil Bashor
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
A network of 27 shallow groundwater monitoring wells in the Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, was sampled for selenium, nitrate, coliform bacteria and 37 volatile organic compounds. A distinct pattern of elevated levels of selenium, nitrates, and chloroform was observed in the developed portions of the valley. Evidence suggests that the probable sources for these contaminants are linked to the practice of high water-use irrigation for turfgrass landscaping. Selenium was observed to be concentrated in the upper 50 cm of an undisturbed soil sample, but can be mobilized by the application of irrigation water to the naturally seleniferous soils and transported …
An Estimate Of The Impact That Mega-Resort Casino-Hotels Have On Existing Las Vegas Strip Casino/Hotels, Gregory Wayne Goussak
An Estimate Of The Impact That Mega-Resort Casino-Hotels Have On Existing Las Vegas Strip Casino/Hotels, Gregory Wayne Goussak
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
The objective of this research paper is to estimate the impact that new mega-resorts have on existing Las Vegas "strip" hotel/casinos; A multiple linear regression equation will be created to determine the impact that new Las Vegas mega-resort properties may have on the gross gaming revenue of existing Las Vegas "strip" casino/hotels; The results of this study found two primary impacts: (1) new mega-resorts did not change the growth rate of gross gaming revenue over an extended period of time and (2) new mega-resorts took a share of the gross gaming revenue resulting in a negative impact on existing Las …