Topic: gaming

Illustration of several people playing video games
Business and Community | April 3, 2017

Esports is moving from huddles around a computer to becoming the next big spectator sport — and resorts are betting that it’ll bring Millennials into casinos.

A woman crossing her arms in front of a slot machine
Business and Community | April 3, 2017

The relationship between resorts, eSports and the Gaming Control Board is still being fleshed out. UNLV researchers are right there to examine these emerging paradigms.

Iglesias
Research | January 24, 2017

Eadington Lecture looks at how the rise of public relations helped push the casino industry out of its past and into a new era of legitimacy.

gamblers at a casino
Arts and Culture | August 11, 2016

German historian explores how Las Vegas achieved what cities around the world have not: true distinction as a gaming destination.

Bill Eadington and Bo Bernhard
People | June 22, 2016

UNLV International Gaming Institute head Bo Bernhard named Satre Chair in Gaming Studies at University of Nevada, Reno, advancing a collaborative effort between the two institutions.

Hotel guests gamble at the slots
Research | April 20, 2016

How the old papers of an esteemed accountant and the memories of a casino legend chart the shift in the casino model.

Andre Wilsenach
Campus News | March 4, 2016

International gaming control chief tapped to lead new initiative, which will offer first-of-its-kind research and education programs for gaming regulators worldwide.

rendering of Hospitality Hall
Business and Community | January 14, 2016

UNLV’s William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration is poised to reach $30 million fundraising goal for new academic building as groundbreaking nears.