In The News: International Gaming Institute

Las Vegas Review Journal

Several women’s leagues and athletes have driven the conversation and attention to their sport in recent months. With more attention on major events — the Women’s March Madness title game this spring set a viewership record of more than 9 million people — industry watchers and advocates hope to attract larger stages and increased betting attention.

Gambling Insider

Recently, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas International Gaming Institute used the information provided by Sightline Payments and published research on gambling addiction.

Nevada Independent

This set out to be a straight-forward rebuttal of the recent effort to introduce a hitherto don’t-think-about-it, constitutionally prohibited lottery into the Nevada gambling ecosystem. Honestly, I’m surprised it’s even up for debate since, in general, it’s a well-documented unsound, shady proposition that, historically, never delivers what it promises.

Nevada Independent

Several of Nevada’s largest publicly traded gaming companies are planning to invest billions of dollars into casino and resort developments throughout the U.S. and internationally. But Las Vegas, for now, is an afterthought.

Nevada Independent

More than five decades ago, Nevada gaming regulators considered any legalized gaming outside of the Silver State as a foreign business operation.

Las Vegas Review Journal

An international organization has formed a committee that will provide resources to gaming industry operators and regulators in support of responsible gaming.

Ggrasia

The International Gaming Standards Association (IGSA), a specialist technical advisor regarding electronic gaming machine technology and digital infrastructure for the casino and betting industries, has announced the creation of a Responsible Gaming Committee.

Focus Gaming News

The International Gaming Standards Association’s board has approved the committee’s creation.

PR Newswire

The International Gaming Standards Association (IGSA) announced today its Board of Directors unanimously approved the creation of a Responsible Gaming Committee (RGC). All Board members affirmed their intention to participate in and support the committee.

Gioco News

Sociologist Marta Soligo examines the link between cinema and tourism, applied to the case of Las Vegas, a city that 'lives' on casinos but which over the decades has also become a destination for lovers of sports and cultural events.

Bonus.com

University of Memphis doctoral candidate Tori Horn shocked an audience of gambling industry conference-goers with research showing that serious drinkers believe their drinking makes them better at gambling. She made the comments at the University of Nevada Las Vegas’s 18th International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking. The study found that drinkers think alcohol makes them more focused and skilled, leading to more wins.

Route Fifty

As more states legalize online gambling and sports betting and see revenues explode, they are turning to technology to monitor signs of addiction among users.