What’s new on this site and with Dr. Schwartz.
Here is a cool way for you to waste some more time at work: A Las Vegas version of the classic "Concentration" game with images of Las Vegas Casino Carpets. Uncover all of the blocks by matching the pictures of the Casino Carpets. Coolvegasmap – Las Vegas Picture Game – Casino Carpet Pictures. Have fun!
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what's newThe 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
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what's newIt’s not just me–there’s actually a selection committee involved. And there are definitely strings attached. But if you are a professor or graduate student who wants to do some research in the collections at UNLV, you might be interested in this: The Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada Las Vegas http://gaming.unlv.edu invites
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what's newThis is cool–a Tetris-like game that uses poker cards instead of blocks. It’s for the Xbox 360, and I’m posting about it here because the backgrounds were inspired by the carpet photos on this site: Drop cards to create the best poker hand you can in each row. Earn more points for better poker hands.
I heartily encourage you to check out the new podcast over at the Center for Gaming Research site–Leslie Nino Fidance’s talk, The Mob Never Ran Vegas. Fidance dissects the claim that, in days of yore, the mob “ran” Las Vegas, and explores the anti-organized crime efforts of Nevada regulators along the way. This is exactly
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what's newIf you’ve always wanted to know what I think the best romantic hangout in Las Vegas is, your modest dreams have come true. There’s a Q & A with me up on VEGASLINKS.BLOGSPOT.COM. In the “great minds think alike” vein, check out my answer to what I consider the best place to get my groove
I’m pleased to announce a new Gaming Research Colloquium event at UNLV: February 23, 2009 Gaming Research Colloquium Series: Bill Zender Special Event with the author of “Casino-ology: The Art of Managing Casino Games” Monday, February 23, 2:00 pm Extended Study Area, Lied Library Refreshments will be served and books will be available for purchase.
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what's newAs you can tell from the title, I’m back from the Winter Getaway and hard at work on several projects. I’m trying to line up an exciting author event in February and have several other gaming research irons in the fire. I’ve also gotten a new recording device and may post a mini-test podcast later
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what's newIf you can make it, we’re hosting a provocative talk at UNLV in two weeks. Here’s the info: January 29, 2009 Gaming Research Colloquium Series: Leslie Nino Fidance William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV “The Mob Never Ran Vegas” Thursday, January, 12:15 pm UNLV Special Collections Download flyer (pdf) Center for Gaming Research: Special
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what's newAt last I’ve gotten a chance to photograph the carpet at Encore. I didn’t make it into the mysterious sky casino (which was not on our opening tour), but I managed to get some shots of the high limit room. Neat stuff. Check it out on the Strip carpet gallery. I’ve also tweaked my background
I could do some official-sounding retrospective on the year in gaming, but that’s been done better elsewhere, by people with more time. Instead, I thought I’d take a moment to flip through my archives and pick out a few of my favorite posts from 2008. January Things you need to tell the GCB Best name
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what's newI’m doing a ton of work on the gaming.unlv.edu pages in preparation for even bigger changes early next year, which you can see on the main page. While I don’t have an iTunes channel yet, I’ve uploaded the audio of Cristina Turdean’s Colloquium talk. You can download it here: UNLV Center for Gaming Research: Podcasts.
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what's newWe’re having another event in our Gaming Research Colloquium Series at UNLV. Next Tuesday at 12:15 Christina Turdean, a grad student from the University of Delaware, is speaking about her research. The talk is called “Betting on Computers: Digital Technologies and the Rise of the Gaming Industry in the US, 1960-2000.” If you’re on the
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news about gambling, what's newThis Saturday I’m playing in a poker tournament with several other bloggers and notables. From Pokerlistings.com: The PokerListings Run-Good Challenge is back, and this time its personal As Hollywood has taught us over and over again, sequels never miss. With that in mind we present to you RGC2 v.2. … David G. Schwartz has been
There’s still time to register for the Winter Getaway, so I figured I let you know a little more about it. Here’s an excerpt from a Frommer’s article that gives you the flavor of the event: When one of Peter Murphy’s poems got “slaughtered” at a famous writer’s conference a few year’s back, he vowed
After a long and grueling slog, I’ve finally finished the Gaming Hall of Fame exhibit over at gaming.unlv.edu. That means that each of the 68 inductees has his/her (mostly his) own entry. Many of them have photos as well. What’s so great about the Hall of Fame? Read up: Induction into the Gaming Hall of
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what's newI’m going to be on Face to Face with Jon Ralston tonight, talking about the effects of the economic slowdown on outlying casino markets like Mesquite, Jean, and Primm. If you’re in the Las Vegas area, you can watch on Las Vegas One (channel 19) at 5:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m. and
I’ve managed to squeeze in some time to update the carpet gallery. I’ve got new shots of the Excalibur, Luxor, Monte Carlo, Palazzo, and tons more in the Strip gallery. I’ve also streamlined the downtown gallery and placed all non-Strip, non-downtown carpets in the Clark County gallery. Plus I’ve added a Hall of Fame with