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Brett Abarbanel has been named Executive Director for the UNLV International Gaming Institute (IGI). IGI is a non-profit academic center that offers research and educational programs for the global gaming industry.
![Brett Abarbanel headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/60_width/public/experts/highres/dl_D71207_011.jpg?itok=51g6lN_k)
While she was an undergraduate majoring in statistics at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, Brett Abarbanel was bankrolled in a poker game by a friend. She’d never played poker before, but the idea of applying ideas she’d learned in classes was intriguing.
![Brett Abarbanel headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/60_width/public/experts/highres/dl_D71207_011.jpg?itok=51g6lN_k)
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It’s one of the more famous scenes from Martin Scorsese’s movie “Casino,” when Robert DeNiro’s character Sam Rothstein lists the myriad layers of security that go into protecting the fictional Tangiers from cheaters. At the top of this food chain: the all-seeing surveillance cameras.
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It’s one of the more famous scenes from Martin Scorsese’s movie “Casino,” when Robert DeNiro’s character Sam Rothstein lists the myriad layers of security that go into protecting the fictional Tangiers from cheaters. At the top of this food chain: the all-seeing surveillance cameras.
![The Hill](/sites/default/files/styles/100_width_25_height/public/news_source/logo/thehill-logo-big.png?itok=yj0lskVf)
For most of the country, buying a lottery ticket is as simple as driving to the nearest convenience store or gas station. But for some, getting their hands on a Mega Millions or Powerball ticket requires a trip to another state entirely.
![David Schwartz headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/60_width/public/experts/highres/Schwartz_D68605_20.jpg?itok=OP_ST724)
Teachers are talking about a new artificial intelligence tool called ChatGPT — with dread about its potential to help students cheat, and with anticipation over how it might change education as we know it.
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Brett Abarbanel is named as executive director after nearly a decade with the institute
![Brett Abarbanel headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/60_width/public/experts/highres/dl_D71207_011.jpg?itok=51g6lN_k)
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An essay by historian Claytee White, a looping documentary produced by PBS Reno, and a display of structures that have been demolished or altered round out the exhibition, underlining the depth of Williams' mark on the Silver State. The Neon Museum, which has preserved La Concha’s lobby, has also partnered with the Nevada Museum of Art to offer educational events during the exhibit’s run.
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Text message exchanges between two of Nevada's Republican voters who signed fake election certificates declaring President Donald Trump the winner in 2020 reveal a roller coaster of emotions.
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