A new book detailing the career of Shannon Bybee, professor and executive director of UNLV's International Gaming Institute, was published this month by Pearson Custom Publishing.
The book, "Shannon Bybee: Evidence of a Serendipitous Career in Gaming," includes a collection of articles, speeches, and presentations written by Bybee during his 33-year career in the gaming industry.
Arranged in six sections, the book covers a wide variety of topics, from the history of the gaming industry to the management and regulatory practices of casino operations to the issue of problem gambling. Also included in the book are examples of Bybee's commitment to civic participation as well as an overview of education and employment prospects for future gaming executives.
"This book contains a diverse sample of the work Dr. Bybee has shared with his many colleagues and students during his long career," said Dina Marie Zemke, a Ph.D student in UNLV's William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration and editor of the book. "Each selection contains powerful information that every gaming practitioner, regulator, and student can use."
"Shannon Bybee has made many contributions to the industry and education throughout his career," said Stuart H. Mann, dean of UNLV's hotel college. " We are pleased to be able to play a small role in seeing that his written contributions are being made available in a compact format so that students and others can profit from them in the years to come."
Bybee currently serves as the executive director of UNLV's International Gaming Institute and is also a visiting professor at the William S. Boyd School of Law.
Prior to his appointment at UNLV in August 1994, Bybee worked for more than 20 years in the private sector, serving as president and chief operating officer of United Gaming Inc. (now Alliance Gaming Corp.); chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the Claridge Casino Hotel, Atlantic City; senior vice president of Golden Nugget, Inc. (now Mirage Resorts, Inc.); and president of Golden Nugget Atlantic City Corp., which operated the Golden Nugget Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. He also served on the Nevada Gaming Control Board for more than four years and has practiced law in the state of Nevada, with a specialty in gaming regulatory issues.
The book, which was supported in part by a grant from the Ace Denken Company of Tokyo, Japan, can be purchased for $55 at UNLV's International Gaming Institute, located at the corner of Flamingo Road and Swenson Street, or by calling 895-3903.
