The UNLV Gaming podcast continues to get high-level media attention, including an article in the latest Rebel Yell:
UNLV’s Center for Gaming Research is bringing its unique Gaming Research Colloquium Series into the Web and the rest of the world by featuring each lecture as a downloadable podcast.
“It’s a chance for people who can’t make it to the talks,” said David Schwartz, director of the Center for Gaming Research. Schwartz created the center’s Web site and the podcast series and intends for the series to continue on a monthly basis.
“It brings the series to a broader audience,” he said, explaining that the series is listed on the iTunes Music Store and has been promoted through online postings.
The talks, typically hosted at the Lied Library, tackle a series of topics regarding the gaming industry and Las Vegas. The lectures have been held since June 2007 but the podcast has featured two talks as episodes so far: “Betting on Computers: Digital Technologies and the Rise of the Gaming Industry in the U.S.” and “The Mob Never Ran Vegas.”
Here’s a reminder–the next Colloquium talk will be on Monday, at 2PM, when Bill Zender talks about his latest book, Casino-ology. If you’re in Las Vegas, you should definitely attend…if not, you’ll have to wait a few days for the podcast.