{ thoughts on a world of chance from David G. Schwartz }

Gallery

This is the new gateway to the image galleries. For the old-school gallery portal, go here. I haven’t decided whether to keep the non-carpet galleries in the new site, so this page now features the carpet most heavily–after all, it’s what most people come to see.

About casino carpet

casino carpet
This exhibit is more than just pictures of casino floor coverings, though that in and of itself is somehow epic. No, I’ve tried to work on the epistemology of casino carpeting, as well.

So if you dare, read this developing essay about casino carpet: the quest and the conundrum.

Casino Carpet Gallery

las vegas strip
Gallery 1: Las Vegas Strip

downtown
Gallery 2: Downtown Las Vegas & Boulder Highway

mississippi
Gallery 3: Mississippi Gulf Coast

reno
Gallery 4: Reno/Sparks

atlantic city
Gallery 5: Atlantic City

clark county
Gallery 6: Clark County, Nevada

indian casinos
Gallery 7: Indian casinos

riverboat
Gallery 8: Riverboat casinos

tahoe
Gallery 9: Lake Tahoe/Carson City

The Stardust Deconstructed

This isn’t carpet, but it’s casino. Well, what was left of a casino just before they imploded it.

See the Stardust Deconstructed

If you like casino carpet, you’ll love Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling.

Roll the Bones

the die is cast

is the online home of David G. Schwartz, who writes extensively about Las Vegas, gambling, and history. He's the Director of the Center for Gaming Research at UNLV and has a Ph.D. in United States history from UCLA. He's also taught a range of subjects, running the gamut from hospitality security to gambling history to writing creative non-fiction.

You can learn more about him on the about page.