I’ve had a busy day at the Center for Gaming Research. First, I interviewed Rick Santoro, security consultant, and produced the interview into podcast form. The result was the 38 UNLV Gaming Podcast: Rick Santoro Santoro is a thirty-year verteran of casino security who has worked executive protection, conducted investigations, and managed security departments for […]
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Center for Gaming ResearchI just posted three new reports over at the Center for Gaming Research. Together, they provide a snapshot look at the revenues and expenses of casinos in three very different Nevada markets. Here they are: Average Big Las Vegas Strip Casino, 2011 A statistical summary of the average Las Vegas Strip casino (with annual gaming
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Center for Gaming ResearchI was lucky enough to record part two of my planned two-part UNLV Gaming Podcast interview with Paul Steelman. I’ve posted it to the site and iTunes. Here’s the description: 37-December 20, 2011 Paul Steelman In this December 20 interview, Sarno Award-winning casino architect Paul Steelman discusses several of his projects, Atlantic City’s Steel Pier,
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Center for Gaming ResearchAfter last week’s G2E-packed schedule, I’m glad to have a little time to post the Center for Gaming Research’s latest Occasional Paper: Paper 11: October 2011 Robert D. Faiss and Gregory R. Gemignani. “Nevada Gaming Licensing: Qualifications, Standards, and Procedures.” ABSTRACT: The process of acquiring a Nevada gaming license is long and consists of several
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Center for Gaming ResearchOne of the best things about my job at the Center for Gaming Research is that I get to read and share some great articles. A few weeks ago, I attended the i-Gaming workshop put on by Lionel Sawyer & Collins–you might have read about it (here’s a good Gaming Today piece). Reading through the
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Center for Gaming ResearchI’ve got the first UNLV Gaming Podcast in about 6 months posted. It’s Kah-Wee Lee’s excellent Colloquium talk. Here are the details: 31-September 15, 2011 Kah-Wee Lee "Taming Vice: How Machines and Architecture Changed the Culture of Gambling" Lee is a doctoral candidate in the department of architecture at the University of California, Berkeley. His
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Center for Gaming ResearchWhile answering questions about the impact of the Black Friday indictments on Nevada poker, I thought I’d take a look at what impact previous interdiction attempts (the passage of UIGEA, the implementation of UIGEA) had on Nevada poker. So I compiled a month-by-month summary of Nevada’s poker results for the past seven years. Because I
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Center for Gaming Research, news about gambling, Two Way Hard ThreeEach month, there’s a lot of sound and fury about what the results released by the Gaming Control Board really mean. And each month, when asked what I thought, I used to look at the numbers, compare them with the previous year’s, and speak. Last year I decided to shift perspective a little by adding
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Center for Gaming Research, news about gamblingI’ve got the Nevada gaming revenue comparison and analysis for February up. Here’s the executive summary: For Nevada’s gaming revenues, February 2011 had little to celebrate, though in some ways the numbers aren’t as dire as they seem at first glance. Comparatively, the Strip continues to outperform much of the state, but it is still
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Center for Gaming Research, news about gamblingI’ve got a new occasional paper up. This one is a print distillation of RJ Rowley’s excellent Colloquium talk: Rex J. Rowley. “Where the Locals Play: Neighborhood Casino Landscapes in Las Vegas” ABSTRACT: Neighborhood casinos—gaming properties that target a primarily local market—are an influential feature on the Las Vegas cultural landscape. Such institutions reveal a
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Center for Gaming ResearchI’ve just posted the 30th UNLV Gaming Podcast–Benjamin Min Han’s excellent Gaming Research Colloquium talk that I recorded earlier today. Here’s the description: 30-March 24, 2011 Benjamin Min Han “We’re Right Next Door’: Televisual Las Vegas in Cold War America” Han, currently a graduate student in cinema studies at New York University, is looking at
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Center for Gaming ResearchI 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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life in vegas, what's newWith some time to really work today, I finished several updates and created a new report that should help put 2010 in perspective. Here’s the rundown: 1. I updated and retitled the analysis of monthly and quarterly revenue changes 2007-2010: Nevada Gaming: Charting the Recession Analysis of Total Gaming Win, Statewide and Las Vegas Strip,
The Gaming Control Board released the December 2010 Gaming Revenue Report today, and I’ve gotten my historical comparison/analysis up. Here’s the executive summary, but you should really click through to see all of the numbers: As in November, December saw a decline from the previous year’s results, but there were bright spots. Statewide and in
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news about gamblingI’m pretty excited about the upcoming Gaming Research Colloquium talk that we’re hosting at UNLV: Please join us at 12:15 PM, Thursday, Feb. 24, as February Gaming Research Fellow Darryl A. Smith delivers a Gaming Research Colloquium talk titled “’Dark with Excessive Bright:’ Gambling Tells and the Gaming Taboo.” Smith, an assistant professor of religious
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gambling & cultureToday I was fortunate to hear one of the best Gaming Colloquium talks we’ve had in a while: RJ Rowley talking about locals casinos in Las Vegas. Here’s the info you need: 26-January 25, 2011 RJ Rowley, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Platteville “Neon Beyond the Neon: The Geography of Locals Casinos” In this talk, Rowley
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news about gamblingMy latest report is up over at the Center for Gaming Research. It’s a look at why Big Six is such a great game–for the house: Big Six is a minor casino game, but one that has high visibility on most casinos floors. Positioned where it is easily accessible by casual and novice gamblers, the
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atlantic city, news about gamblingHere’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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what's newI’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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what's newAs 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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