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New UNLV Gaming Podcast: Derk Boss

Hey, 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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Reminder: Derk Boss at UNLV this Thursday

We’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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The 2009 Recession Impact Study is underway

Earlier 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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UNLV gaming talk later this month

Just in time for the World Series of Poker, we’re having a very special Gaming Research Colloquium Series talk at UNLV: June 25, 2009 Gaming Research Colloquium Series: Dr. Ole Bjerg, Copenhagen Business School "Whats in a Game? The Co-Evolution of Poker and Capitalism" Thursday, June 25, 12:15 PM Special Collections Reading Room View flyer

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New podcast up

I was lucky enough to get three good interviews with people who spoke at the 14th International Conference on Gambling and Risk-Taking last week, and I’ve uploaded the first of them: a twelve-minute chat with Dr. Douglas Walker, who spoke on how the social costs of gambling are used and abused and casino crime. You

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I’m giving money away again

It’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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The world according to gaming research

This is fun: a story from KLAS about online gaming has made the rounds of the internet, and somehow, after being run through a translation program a few times, wound up on what appears to a link farm for online gaming sites. I’m posting it in its entirety, not because of the content, but because

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UNLV Gaming podcasts are imminent!

I’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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