CNBC’s Melissa Lee takes viewers on a journey to the intersection of online betting, trading and gaming – all of which surged in popularity and profits during the pandemic.

Joe Asher didn’t really expect to be back in the sports betting world so quickly.

At the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas the Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) announced that Sebastian Salat and Alan Feldman have been selected to receive the AGEM Memorial Awards honoring Jens Halle and Peter Mead, respectively.

Nevada has long been the home for innovation in the gaming industry.

UNLV is hoping to bring a slice of Silicon Valley to Southern Nevada with the opening of a new incubation hub.

UNLV is hoping to bring a slice of Silicon Valley to Southern Nevada with the opening of a new incubation hub.

Somewhere, Jim Murren is smiling.

At an office complex just east of the Las Vegas Strip, UNLV students are diligently working to bring new business ideas to life.

A new self-exclusion program, PlayPause from Conscious Gaming, would create a cross-jurisdictional database to keep gamblers who can’t play in one place from jumping to another.

Last Wednesday, the Entain Foundation announced that it will provide a founding grant for a new betting and gaming research initiative at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).

The Entain Foundation U.S. announced it will provide a founding grant to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for a pioneering betting and gaming research initiative.

The Entain Foundation US is to fund the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) for a pioneering betting and gaming research initiative which, for the first time in the States, combines scientific research with operational expertise to apply best practice in responsible gambling, policy, and health.