For the last few years, skill-based gaming seems to have been about the only topic anyone in the gaming industry is discussing; so-called “skill” games dominate trade show exhibition halls and bustling conference rooms. They’re the talk of industry execs eager to appease a new generation of gamers and create new streams of revenue.

Harold Moret learned to play dominoes from his grandfather. The last memory he has of them together is playing the game on a food tray at his grandfather’s hospital bed.

We can only hope their self-esteem wore protective helmets and body armor. Now, now — with that said, we don’t mean to be Negative Nellies, OK? After all, this was a fun and funny Shark Tank-style competition in the heart of the Strip, lending a business confab a glamorous sheen.

A recent UNLV graduate celebrated in a suit accented with domino pins as the first people put chips down to play Casino Dominoes at the Plaza Hotel & Casino.

There's a lot of work to be done and decisions to be made, starting with whether states will legalize the practice.

Casinos may soon get access to new technology to fight back against the technique known as “edge sorting.”

rittney Martino, a student at UNLV spent her time in a Gambling Innovation class developing a new type of card shoe that could make edge sorting impossible. She has now been granted a patent for her invention. The UNLV class has also produced a prototype model.

<em>Casino Journal</em> is pleased to announce the results of its Top 20 Most Innovative Gaming Technology Products Awards for 2017. There were 21 winners in this year’s contest due to a tie for the 20th highest score.

The conference’s casino track will include 3 days of content

Students at UNLV's Center for Gaming Innovation have big plans to shake up the casino world.

When AI developer called OpenAI – co-founded and chaired by Elon Musk – announced in mid-August that its bot had managed to beat some of the world’s best players in head-to-head match-ups, it sent shockwaves through the esports community.

Can casinos gamble on millennials and get it right?

For Daniel Sahl, of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’s (UNLV) Gaming Innovations, it’s possible, but only if casino floors are willing to change to appeal to the younger generation.