What’s new on this site and with Dr. Schwartz.
One of the things that’s been keeping me from rolling out that slot hold survey is the jurisdictions section of the Center for Gaming Research website. During the podcast I did with Steve Bourie, I talked a bit about how the section was a work in progress. Since then, I’ve been trying to get it […]
If you’re curious, here’s another podcast interview that I’ve done in the past few weeks, with American Casino Guide: For the January podcast Steve interviews David Schwartz, Director of the Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. They discuss some of the materials contained in the Gaming Research collection, plus
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what's newYesterday while doing some unrelated research I found the Lewis Hotel Training Course, circa 1935, in the collections at UNLV. It seems to be a guide to working in hotels that explains the duties and obligations of every position. I’ve scanned in the first few pages of the “chambermaid” volume to give you an idea
On a sneak preview tour last week, I took a few photos of the carpet, with the promise that I’d hold them until the opening. Here’s what you’ll see if you look down in the Aria casino: I’ve also updated the carpet galleries to match the look of the rest of the site. Check out
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news about gambling, what's newI recently recorded an interview with the crew at the Gambling Tales podcast, and it is up. Here are the details: The Poker Hall of Fame episode: James “Wild Bill” Hickok, Dr. David Schwartz, and Hall of Fame chat. Gambling Tales Podcast Show 003. .Falstaff and Special K discuss the induction of Mike Sexton to
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what's newI don’t have much to post today–I’m just getting a few things taken care of before I head down to the Rock and Roll Las Vegas Marathon Expo to work the Las Vegas in Motion booth for a while. If you want to run the race but haven’t signed up yet, come on down! There’s
Concluding a really good run of podcasts in 2009, over at UNLV we’ve posted the Colloquium talk that Rob Bone, VP of Marketing for WMS Gaming, gave today. The UNLV alum talks about his career path, the behind-the-scenes of slot development and marketing, and the challenges ahead for slot manufacturers. Listen to the audio file
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news about gambling, what's newIf nothing else, today I learned that I’m not the only one with casino carpet as a wall decoration (three guesses about which carpet it is). I got an email from a gentleman whose father manufactured carpets during the 1950s and 1960s. He made this one for an unknown Las Vegas casino, and now it’s
It’s a happy day in my writing career. The Polish translation of Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling is out at last. For those of you who speak Polish, here’s the first bit of the prologue: Jak feniks z popio?ów By? 5 czerwca 1637 r. Puryta?scy osadnicy, przybyli niedawno ze starego kontynentu, posuwali si?
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what's new, writingAfter about a week’s delay I’ve finally gotten the 15th UNLV Gaming Podcast up, featuring Global Gaming Business publisher Roger Gros. It wasn’t easy–midway through Roger’s Gaming Research Colloquium talk, my recording device cut out. Luckily, I was able to sit down with Roger and ask him a few questions that reproduced, with a few
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what's newI’m still not where I want to be with the book review I’m working on, but here’s something I can share. I’m going to be moderating a panel at G2E about F&B as a marketing tool. Here is the info: Thursday, November 19, 2009: 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM Role: PANEL MODERATOR Creating Identity: Using
And not a moment too soon. We’ve acquired a major new collection that I’m in the process of…processing and we’ve got Roger Gros giving a Gaming Research Colloquium talk this Thursday. If you’re not curious about what kept me away for so long, you can jump down a few paragraphs for some City Center-related comedy.
I’m not going to be posting much over the next several days–I’ve got a project that will keep me away from the office for a while. You’ll undoubtedly learn more about it after I’m back in touch. I’ve got a book review and something else fun in the pipeline, so you may be hearing from
I’m pleased to be able to announce two major events coming up this fall at UNLV: October 15 Gaming Research Colloquium: Roger Gros, Publisher, Global Gaming Business Magazine “Information, Please: 25 Years of Covering the Gaming Industry 2 PM in Lied Library’s Extended Study Area First Floor View flyer (pdf) December 3 Gaming Research Colloquium:
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what's newSomeone emailed me this article, which is about 7 years old and is, of course, not rooted in truth, from the Onion: A gambling-addiction study by researchers at UNLVs Gaming Studies Research Center has “gotten way out of hand,” sources close to the project reported Monday. Gambling Addiction & Behavior “Just one more sample group,”
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what's newHey, I finally got around to posting the latest UNLV Gaming Podcast: 14-September 9, 2009 Derk Boss (DJ Boss and Associates) Casino surveillance expert Derk Boss gives the September 2009 Gaming Research Colloquium lecture and tackles many topics, including the latest developments in casino surveillance, how much it costs to corrupt a dealer, and how
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news about gambling, what's newI’ve got a new column out today in the Las Vegas Weekly. It’s an essay about why there’s such a stigma against Las Vegas visitors: Three outside opinions, one conclusion: Las Vegas is the shallow end of America’s gene pool. Could they have a point? After all, casinos offer negative-expectation games. Mathematically, it’s a certainty
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life in vegas, what's new, writingWe’ll be hosting the inaugural 2009-10 academic year Gaming Research Colloquium this Thursday as casino surveillance expert Derk Boss gives a talk: Gaming Research Colloquium Series: Derk Boss, DJ Boss and Associates “Behind the Camera: Current Trends in Casino Surveillance and Loss Prevention” Thursday, September 3, 2:00PM Extended Study Area, Lied Library View flyer (pdf)
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what's newFor those of you in Las Vegas, I’m (probably) going to be on KVVU-Fox 5 news at 5 this afternoon, commenting on a new Time magazine cover story about “Fabulous Less Vegas.” Basically, it’s yet another example of what Hal Rothman called “carpetbagger journalists” blowing through town and trying to pass off their insights as
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life in vegas, what's newEarlier this week over at gaming.unlv.edu we rolled out our latest project: the 2009 Las Vegas Casino/Hotel Impact Survey. It’s a new start for the center but also a return to the past. Let me explain… In 1980, accounting firm Laventhal and Horwath conducted a “Recession Impact Study” that polled executives at Las Vegas casinos
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