Learning about the operational side of the casino industry today goes beyond how to deal cards or having an understanding of how slot game math works. Gaming—and the hospitality infrastructure that frames it—is big business, and more institutions of higher learning are recognizing this.

New high-tech shuffling machines will hit the market in 2018, offering a table-game platform that promises to increase productivity, reduce card costs, and attain never-before-realized levels of game protection.

1. Chances are if you were online last night you saw the new Hey Reb! UNLV has a new logo for the first time in 11 years. The logo was unveiled yesterday, but social media was especially unforgiving. The harsh reviews are popping up on Twitter, and people are asking, “What is it?” But UNLV president Len Jessup says the new spirit logo is modern and strong.

UNLV’s first spirit logo overhaul in 11 years was met by harsh reviews within minutes of its unveiling Wednesday. Social media was especially unforgiving as some struggled to understand the new look.

UNLV revealed a new logo for its teams on Thursday, giving the Rebels look a sleek makeover:

UNLV athletics has undergone a lot of change in the past year or so — a new AD, a revamped basketball program, a new football stadium deal — and on Wednesday, the university continued the revamping process by unveiling a new logo.

The University of Nevada Las-Vegas has a new 'spirit mark,” you might call it a school logo. Out with the old and in with the new. 8 News Now asked why the new logo is called a 'mark' while 99% of the public calls it a logo. About every decade or so the school revealed a new logo and Wednesday school officials revealed the latest edition.

As unveiled Wednesday, the image below is the new logo for UNLV’s Athletics Department. In partnership with design firm Adrenalin, the university released what they call a “refreshed spirit mark” that captures both the evolution of its athletics brand and the pride the university has in its dynamic community.

The UNLV Rebels have a new look.