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What’s new on this site and with Dr. Schwartz.

Roll the Bones Audiobook available

I am very excited to announce that the audio version of Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling is now available. For the second time, I collaborated with Eric Martin, who narrated and produced the audio version. The audio version has some unique content–an interview where Eric and I talk a little about the writing […]

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New Book Coming & You Can Help!

I have some exciting news to share: I have a new book coming out, and you can be a part of it. If you’re familiar with my work, you may have seen my articles about Atlantic City history in Casino Connection magazine. Each month (for about 8 years), I wrote about an aspect of that

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UNLVs High Roller | UNLV News Center

Thanks to the recent news that I’ve been named to the “40 under 40” list in Global Gaming Business, the UNLV News Center has posted an interview with me. Great questions: David Schwartz is the ultimate Vegas insider. On any given moment, he can talk about gaming trends locally and nationally, casino security, the history of

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Catch me tomorrow at the SNCCC meeting

Tomorrow night (2/12), at 7 PM, I’m speaking to the Southern Nevada Casino Collectibles Club. I’ll be talking about gambling history and maybe sharing some things from Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling. I’ve known many of the collectors through the years, and I’m always energized by their passion for gambling history. But the best

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I’m doing a Focus Roundtable

Even though I’m ostensibly on leave right now, I’m still doing a surprising amount of work-related stuff. I’ve signed up to do a Focus Roundtable on Online Gambling this Thusday. Here are the details: WHEN May 18, 2011 WHERE Toll-free Dial-In Number: (866) 951-1151 International Dial-In Number: (201) 590-2255 United Kingdom +44 08003581576 Conference #

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Birth of the Las Vegas Strip on C-SPAN

For those who missed the live broadcast this week, the Lectures in History show featuring me is now available via streaming video from C-SPAN: University of Nevada-Las Vegas history professor David Schwartz specializes in the history of gambling in America. In today’s class, Professor Schwartz—who is also the director of UNLV’s Center for Gaming Research—focuses

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On hiatus

Well, at least for a little while. Thanks to a much-anticipated arrival, I’m taking some family medical leave time off from my job at the Center for Gaming Research. I won’t be in the office for several weeks, though if you need to get a hold of me I will be checking email. I should

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March Gaming Colloquium announced

I can finally announce the specifics about this month’s Gaming Research Colloquium talk. Here’s the official announcement: Please join us on Thursday, March 24, at 12:15 PM, as March Gaming Research Fellow Benjamin Min Han delivers a Gaming Research Colloquium talk entitled “We’re Right Next Door’: Televisual Las Vegas in Cold War America.” Han, currently

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Darryl A. Smith podcast is up

It’s two podcasts in two days at the Center for Gaming Research–when it rains it pours, in a good way. Today, I posted the Gaming Research Colloquium talk given this afternoon by Darryl A. Smith: Darryl A. Smith, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Pomona College “’Dark with Excessive Bright’”: Gambling Tells and the Naming Taboo”

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RJ Rowley talk scheduled

Here’s the info for RJ Rowley’s Gaming Research Colloquium talk: January 25, 2011 12:15 PM RJ Rowley, Gaming Research Colloquium "Neon Beyond the Neon: The Geography of Locals Casinos" Rowley, an assistant professor of geography at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, will discuss his research into the origins of the locals casino phenomenon in Las Vegas.

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New Occasional Paper up

I’ve posted an occasional paper from a former fellow, Nicholas Tosney, over at gaming.unlv.edu. Here’s the summary: Paper 08: December 2010 Nicholas Tosney. “Gaming in Britain and America: Some Historical Comparisons” Abstract: This paper compares the development of gambling in Britain during the late 17th and 18th centuries with the emergence of gambling in Nevada

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I’m nominated for 2.25 Trippies

Well, three, actually, if you want to count the group nomination for the Vegas Gang Podcast. Since I’m one-quarter of the panel, I’ll give myself .25 of a nomination. And it’s not really me who’s nominated, but my work. This very website, www.dieiscast.com, is up for the always-competitive “Best Blog” award. The podcast I host

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My latest report: Casino employment

As you might have heard, unemployment’s been on the rise in Nevada. I figured it might be a good idea to take a look at the big trends behind the numbers. So I consulted the Nevada Gaming Abstract, a great source for data. With the help of my student employee, Tracy Liao, I was able

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