What’s new on this site and with Dr. Schwartz.
I recently recorded an interview with Dr. Alvin Augustus Jones, whose radio show is billed as “”Where World Leaders And Thinkers Come To Chat.” It was one of my best interviews yet–Dr. Jones asked some excellent questions that not only let me talk about the book, but made me think about gambling, history, and politics […]
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what's newIf you’ve been a regular reader, you should know that my latest book Roll the Bones came out last month. It’s a comprehensive history for the general reader (in other words, not a “dry” (boring) academic monograph). It’s been getting some nice press–check out the Reviews page to see thumbs-up reviews from everyone from the
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what's new, writingIf you don’t see any posts for the next few days, I am probably sitting in a jury box in the Clark County Regional Justice Center. Yes, it’s my turn to do my civic duty–I need to call tonight to see if I report tomorrow. I think they should just have us spin a wheel
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life in vegas, what's newYou have hopefully noticed that I’ve made a few changes on the site, mostly cosmetic stuff, in my continuing mission to find a formula that is readable without being bland. The changes include a new page background (hit refresh if you still have the old one) and moving the random image to the sidebar (just
I did a quick interview with Jeff Gillen on Las Vegas One’s News One at night last night, which went really well, at least according to people who saw it and let me know about it. So the buildup to the international launch of Roll the Bones continues. I also sent this bulletin out on
Here’s today’s Roll the Bones update: the long-anticipated East Coast book launch event has finally been announced: WHAT: Official East Coast launch event, Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling WHEN: Sunday, October 22, 2 pm WHERE: Foxwoods Resort Casino WHO: Author David G. Schwartz will be reading from his book, answering questions, and signing
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what's new, writingSince I’m one of the 56% of Internet users who take pictures with a digital camera, I’ve decided to jazz up my professional speaking information page. Click the link to see how: Professional speaking by David G. Schwartz Basically, what I’ve done is distilled the mountains of material I have about gambling history into five
I didn’t post any updates last week because I had several projects to work on here and because I was in the process of switching hosts. Depending on when you read this, you should be getting the new version of the site (which looks much like the old one), hosted by Vegas Media Group. A
Well, it’s a few days old, but you can still read it in the Las Vegas Business Press. Here’s a tease: It’s often said that college athletes get the star treatment because they are, well, stars. When 100,000 people pack a stadium to hear a talk on Joyce’s use of light and dark imagery in
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gambling & culture, what's newI’m late in posting today because I spent much of the morning doing a stint on KNPR’s State of Nevada–check the link for the details–and recording a few commentaries that will air at a later date. One of them is an elaboration (no, it’s definitely not a rehash) of my thoughts on spelling bee betting,
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what's new, writingI’ve updated the pages for Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling to reflect the impending publication date, October 5, 2006, and added tons of information about the book, including an annotated table of contents. You can already pre-order on amazon.com, and I’ll add links to other online booksellers as they become available. In other
I woke up pretty early this morning, so I took some time to put together the NINTH (I can’t believe it) page of the carpet gallery. Since I’m in Lake Tahoe at the International Conference on Gambling and Risk-Taking, it’s no surprise that this gallery has images from Tahoe. Die is Cast casino carpet gallery
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what's newThanks to Roger Gros of Global Gaming Business, I got to attend the opening of the MontBleu last night. Here’s a press release talking about it: MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa in Lake Tahoe celebrated its official debut on May 24, with the help of Howie Mandel, comedian and host of NBC’s hit game show
I just finished presenting my paper “The Revolutionary Ridotto” at the International Conference on Gambling and Risk-Taking, and I’ve got a little time to post an update. The conference is going very well–as always, I’m learning a great deal, and I’m sure everyone else is as well. For the carpet-curious, a late-night expedition last night
Next week I’ll be at the 13th International Conference on Gambling and Risk-Taking, at Lake Tahoe, Nevada. This will hopefully be a lucky 13. It looks to be a great conference, with very interesting sessions that I’m looking forward to seeing. I’ll be keeping busy, presenting a paper, co-leading a session on gambling research, and
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what's newLast night and today I’ve been deluged with comment spam. As a result, if you don’t already have a comment posted, your comment will only be posted after I approve it. If you have already commented, you can see your comments instantaneously. Over at gaming.unlv.edu, I’ve got my hands full. The relaunch isn’t exactly going
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what's newBetween working on Roll the Bones, writing four articles a month, and doing all sorts of other peer review things (plus living in Las Vegas), I’ve really had my fill of gambling. So yesterday I decided a little vacation of sorts was in order. Of course, I’m not about to quit my job (which I
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what's newI got an email from Professor Rohan Miller of the University of Sydney asking for my help in publicizing a study he is doing on Internet gaming. Here’s how you can help advance our knowledge about this growing phenomenon: If you have ever contemplated making or have made any financial transactions over the Internet, your
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what's newAs I promised on Friday, the Las Vegas Business Press ran an article today about the immiment demise of a Strip mainstray. Check out Strip Tease to learn more. Don’t expect too many posts from me this week–I’m heading to the East Coast to do some research and meet with my editor at Gotham Books.
If you like, you can listen to me being interviewed by Dave Berns on KNPR’s State of Nevada. Just click the link and listen away. Doing the interview was a lot of fun.