UNLV and the University of Sydney plan to collaborate on interactive gambling research including the study of addiction, Gov. Brian Sandoval announced on Monday in a memorandum of understanding between the two universities.

On the first day of a trade tour of Australia, Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval helped UNLV sign an agreement with the University of Sydney to cooperate in gaming research.

Gov. Brian Sandoval is leading a research collaboration between the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the University of Sydney to share gaming research.

The headline read, Why eSports Is The Next Big Thing In Marketing. The source: Forbes Magazine. The article was by Baldwin Cunningham from February of this year.

Bo Bernhard, the executive director of the International Gaming Institute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, was named to the Philip G. Satre chair in gaming studies at the University of Nevada, Reno.

Bo Bernhard, executive director of UNLV’s International Gaming Institute, has been named the Philip G. Satre Chair in Gaming Studies at both UNLV and the University of Nevada, Reno.

A top UNLV gambling academic has been named to a chair position at UNR in a move aimed at fostering greater collaboration between the historic collegiate rivals.

Bo Bernhard, the executive director of the International Gaming Institute at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, was recently named to the Philip G. Satre Chair in Gaming Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno. This appointment means both Nevada universities will work together to collaboratively offer the world's most sought-out gaming studies programs.

Organized by the UNLV’s International Gaming Institute, the Gambling & Risk Taking conference, takes place on June 6-10 at the Mirage Resort & Casino. Clarion’s Ewa Bakun will participate in the events as a moderator during the Online Gaming session of the 16th edition of the conference.

Jan Jones Blackhurst stood in a large ballroom at the Mirage on Wednesday and showed an image that she said illustrated a critical issue for the casino industry.

The casino industry has evolved a lot since the Mirage’s transformational debut in 1989, but resorts still have room to grow to keep up with today’s customers.

It’s not a casino that makes a resort successful, but the nongaming amenities and the people running the property, casino industry leader Steve Wynn told more than 600 people gathered in Las Vegas for a major gaming conference.