News: Center for Gaming Innovation
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With two dozen patents under their belts, Gaming Innovation students are grabbing the attention of casino game developers and showing the world what Vegas does best.
A yearlong collection of UNLV faculty making the news for their discoveries and contributions to the community.
A collection of news stories highlighting UNLV’s commitment to community, health care, and research.
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Native Aruban Aron Kock found inspiration to come to the UNLV Center for Gaming Innovation in a pile of mango leaves.
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A collection of stories highlighting UNLV students and faculty who made the news in 2018.
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Unique program boosts student entrepreneurship in the gaming technology industry.
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In an only-in-Las Vegas program, UNLV students are constructing the future of casino games.
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UNLV class brings student-developed ideas to the market at the Global Gaming Expo trade show.
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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.
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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.
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UNLV supercomputer helps gaming innovation students do the math and make the pitch for a new fantasy sports game.
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Three ways UNLV's supercomputer has lived up to its promise and propelled research and economic development.