Articles Featuring David G. Schwartz

Profile: David G. Schwartz
UNLV's High Roller
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People | November 25, 2013

David Schwartz, director of the UNLV Center for Gaming Research, was recently named among the top 40 emerging gaming leaders by Global Gaming Business Magazine.

5 Big Myths About Gaming
Oldest book on gaming in the UNLV Libraries collection
Research | April 2, 2013

UNLV's Center for Gaming Research dispels some of the more enduring misconceptions about gambling.

UNLV Center for Gaming Research Announces 2012-2013 Fellows
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Research | October 15, 2012

Six scholars have been selected to complete residencies at UNLV Special Collections as part of its Gaming Research Fellows Program for the 2012-2013 academic year. More than two dozen fellowships have been awarded since the program began in 2007.

Gambling’s Ancient Origins
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Research | November 1, 2009

A new book by the director of the UNLV Center for Gaming Research takes the reader through gambling’s historic timeline, from the earliest origins of using bones for dice up to the development of the high-tech resort casinos of today.