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Greetings everyone. I”m at the University of Macau right now, thanks to the benevolence of a few people, and I’ve got web access, which means a quick update. It was a very long, no frills plane ride. In the past my trans-Pacific flights have been on planes with TVs built into the seat and video […]
In Macau and Hong Kong Read More »
what's newI’m going to be posting sporadically at best for the next ten days or so, as I’m flying to Macau to attend a conference on gambling and the public welfare. I’ll try to post updates as I get web access, but as usual I have a vague idea at best of where I’ll be going
I’m back from my cross-country trek, the fruits of which are readily apparent. Already I have added an Atlantic City casino carpet gallery. I had a great time in Chicago. Here’s me with a horse: I think it says something that I go to a conference with dozens of historians and social scientists in one
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what's newI’m going to be at the Social Science History Association annual meeting in Chicago for the next few days, so don’t expect much in the way of posts. It’s my first time in Chicago so I’ll probably have some interesting impressions. If I’m lucky enough to get to a computer, I’ll be sure to share
If you’ve called the office, I’ve been out, and for good reason. I gave a guest lecture in Bill Eadington’s econ class up at University of Nevada Reno. It was a great opportunity to talk about some of my new research in world gambling history. I think that Roll the Bones will benefit from my
It seems that I’m on the road once more. Today, I’m checkling in from the Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino in San Diego County. I’m doing some preliminary oral history interviews down here. It’s fascinating stuff. There’s nothing better than being able to listen to people who have been in the gaming industry longer
I’m back from my conference on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and really buried by work. Still, I took the time to add some content on the right–let me know what you think. I’ve got to say that I really liked the Gulf Coast. I got a great idea for a novel that might be my
A very quick entry here, as I sit on the sixth floor of Bunche Hall on the UCLA Campus, my feet facing east (that’s funny for those of you who watch The Wire, otherwise, trust me, it’s funny). Due to a strange set of circumstances, I drove down here for the day, and am then
Back in LA for the day Read More »
what's newIt’s been a busy week. It looks like I’m a little closer to getting Uneasy Convictions signed. I’m now 28 pages into chapter 2 of Roll The Bones, and hope to have most of the chapter on paper by the end of the weekend. In other news, I did a TV shoot for Equator HD
The ecommerce times has a great recap of Antigua’s WTO case, which is the subject of my panel at G2E: The U.S. government decided recently to negotiate with, rather than litigate against, the Caribbean islands of Antigua and Barbuda (both referred to as Antigua) over the issue of online gaming. This decision came about after
Antigua update, Jay Cohen will speak Read More »
news about gambling, what's newFriday morning, Sept 24, I woke up at 4:30 to catch an early-morning flight to Los Angeles to be part of the online gaming summit sponsored by BetOnSports. Now, some people who I’ve showed the site to have responded with glassy-eyed polite silence, making me think it’s probably pretty crappy. Other people, when I tell
Nostlagia on the 405 Read More »
what's newI was a guest on KNPR 88.9 (Nevada’s Public Radio) this morning, in particular on State of Nevada, the daily public affairs show hosted by Gwen Castaldi. The subject was gaming expansion, and I think the panel gave a very good summary of where the industry is and will be going. You can read about
Hi there. I’m Dave, this is the Die is Cast weblog, and thanks for stopping by. Please add your comments as you see fit, and browse the rest of the site. People seem to love the casino carpet page. I’ve still got a few bugs to work out, so if you see something that looks
According to the Greymatter documentation, I can upload images directly to the blog. With blogger you could probably do this too, but I FTPed them manually. It looks like this works. Here’s the story behind the picture. Last week, I went out with some friends to a late night lounge event at Moorea Beach Club
Uploading an image…of what? Read More »
what's newWell, it looks like greymatter is installed. I’ve still got a lot of work to go in customizing it to my exacting specifications–well, making it look something like the rest of the site. “It’s a transitional thing right now…when it grows in, it’s going to look great.” While that’s apropos for the current state of
Getting there slowly Read More »
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