In The News: Office of Economic Development

Las Vegas Review Journal

Bo Bernhard wants people to know fun is big business now.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Bo Bernhard wants people to know fun is big business now.

Yogonet

Boyd Gaming has unveiled its Q3 2023 earnings report, reaching $903.2 million in revenue during the period. The company has also surpassed the $877.3 million earned during the same quarter in 2022.

Biz New Orleans

Advantage Capital, an impact investing firm, has announced a $4 million investment in Goodwrx, a Las Vegas-based company providing a tech-enabled platform that pairs hospitality workers with employers looking to supplement their existing workforce.  

Business Wire

To facilitate the investment, the Nevada Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) helped connect Advantage Capital and Goodwrx.

Las Vegas Review Journal

The immersive art-entertainment district, which first opened in January 2020, has everything from art installations and zip lining to an arcade and virtual golf, all housed within a retrofuturistic, neon-styled warehouse complex.

The Macau Post Daily

The programme was delivered by responsible gaming expert Prof. Bo J. Bernhard, vice president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ (UNLV) Office of Economic Development, sharing insights on responsible gaming knowledge and his experience from the US.

Macau Times

More than 60 Sands China team members completed the eighth Responsible Gaming Ambassador advanced training course at The Venetian® Macao on September 19 and 20. The project aims to enhance team members’ awareness of responsible gaming and respond to the Macau SAR government’s responsible gaming promotion campaign with the theme of “Proactively seek help and win the future”.

Nevada Independent

Boyd Gaming is leasing space at UNLV’s Black Fire Innovation building, which will allow the casino company to move its own innovation lab into an educational research setting.

YOGONET

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and Boyd Gaming have finalized a lease and partnership agreement to establish the Boyd Innovation Lab within UNLV's Black Fire Innovation building, located at the UNLV Harry Reid Research and Technology Park.

Gambling Insider

In a strategic collaboration, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and Boyd Gaming have solidified a lease and partnership agreement to establish the Boyd Innovation Lab within UNLV's Black Fire Innovation Building, located at the UNLV Harry Reid Research and Technology Park.

Gambling News

The new activation presents an opportunity for UNLV's students to turn their ideas into real technology, products and businesses