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Where do Nevada gaming revenues come from?

Well, son, when a mommy casino and a daddy casino love each other very much…oh, that’s not it. Basically, they come from gamblers, who graciously leave more than they take in bill validators and drop boxes in casinos across Nevada. But where exactly does most of this gambling take place? It seems obvious that a […]

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Nevada gaming year-to-date report is out

I response to a few questions, I put together some gaming revenue data and came up with Nevada Gaming Statistics: Year-to-Date Comparison, a look at how this year’s results stack up against last year’s. Found some interesting things. Statewide, in 2009 the January-August total revenue was $6,944,221,000. In 2010, it was $6,937,680,000. A decrease of

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New Occasional Paper at UNLV

Hey everyone, I’ve just posted a new occasional paper over at http://gaming.unlv.edu. It’s part of a bigger study of locals sports books by recent UNLV sociology Ph.D. Fred Krauss: Fred Krauss. “Taking the Points: The Socialization Process of a Sports Book Regular.” Patrons of a casino sports book use the environment for much more than

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Vegas casino Twitter adoption

I’ve been absent from blogging for a few days because of a few projects I’ve been working on. One of them is complete, and available for your perusal: the Casino Twitter Adoption study. Here’s the executive summary: Like other businesses, casinos have begun using the social network/information sharing service Twitter. The pattern of Twitter adoption

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New paper up @UNLV CGR

Since starting the Occasional Paper Series over at the Center for Gaming Research, I’ve really enjoyed the opportunity of getting to learn more about the topics that scholars choose to write about. So it’s a good day when I can announce that another one is ready for your reading pleasure: Paper 06: August 2010 Laura

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Nevada gaming revenue: What’s the deal?

It seems like every month when the Nevada revenue numbers come out someone has a different spin on why things are looking up, or not looking up. It got me thinking that, even though all of these numbers are publicly available, there’s no readily-available source for some of the key numbers. That’s a void I’ve

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Nevada’s Gaming Footprint

I’ve got a not-so-new and probably not very exciting report up over at gaming.unlv.edu. It contains an accurate count of the numbers of slot machines, table games, and card games (mostly poker) in Nevada since 1963: Nevada's Gaming Footprint, 1963-2009 (pdf) A breakdown of total licenses and numbers of games, tables, and slots from 1963

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New UNLV Podcast: Keith Whyte

From an interview recorded last week comes this week’s UNLV Gaming Podcast: This podcast features an interview with the Executive Director of the National Council on Problem Gambling recorded March 25, 2010 at the Nevada State Conference on Problem Gambling, held at the Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.. Whyte talks about how he become

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New podcast up–locals casinos and urban growth

We’ve got our latest podcast up over at UNLV’s Center for Gaming Research: the Colloquium talk by our March 2010 Gaming Fellow, Pascale Nedelec, ” Urban Dynamics in the Las Vegas Valley: Casinos and Sprawl.” Here’s her abstract of the talk: Las Vegas is well known for its urban sprawl. While the casino industry has

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Speaking of baccarat…

I’ve posted a new report at the Center for Gaming Research website: a statistical breakdown of the evolution of Nevada baccarat, 1992-2010. Here’s my description: This chart shows the trajectory of Nevada baccarat since 1992. The total baccarat win and number of tables grown over the past eighteen years, both in absolute terms and as

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2nd occasional paper published

It’s a great day at the Center for Gaming Research. The second in the Occasional Papers Series has been published. Here’s the info: Larry Gragg. “The Powerful Mythology Surrounding Bugsy Siegel,” Occasional Paper Series 2. Las Vegas: Center for Gaming Research, University Libraries, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2010. Abstract: Journalists, authors, filmmakers, and historians

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New Podcast: interview with Bill McBeath

The latest UNLV Gaming Podcast is up; it’s an interview with Aria Resort and Casino President and COO Bill McBeath. A Las Vegas native and UNLV alum, McBeath has had an interesting career, to say the least, and has worked for some of the biggest names in the business—Michael Gaughan, Steve Wynn, and Kirk Kerkorian.

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Occasional Papers Series

The Center for Gaming Research is rolling out a new feature: the Occasional Papers Series. Drawn mostly from research conducted by visiting fellows and UNLV students, this series is going to discuss research into gambling and related issues. The first paper is out: Seeking Value or Entertainment? The Evolution of Nevada Slot Hold, 1992-2009, and

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Penny slots most profitable in 09

I’ve been trying to answer the question, “Why are slot hold percentages generally increasing” and have come to the conclusion that player preference for high-hold, low-denom games is a major factor. Finishing up a paper on the question, I thought I’d share some raw data: Between 2000 and 2003, the Gaming Control Board didn’t list

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2010-11 gaming fellowships

Good news: we are able to offer the research felllowship program for the 2010-11 academic year. Here is the job announcement: The Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada Las Vegas http://gaming.unlv.edu invites graduate students and academic faculty to apply for month-long residency fellowships. Fellows will spend one month doing research at UNLV

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Two upcoming events at G2E

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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UNLV gaming in the Onion (old)

Someone 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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