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UNLV Gaming Podcast, Update

I’ve had a busy day at the Center for Gaming Research. First, I interviewed Rick Santoro, security consultant, and produced the interview into podcast form. The result was the 38 UNLV Gaming Podcast: Rick Santoro Santoro is a thirty-year verteran of casino security who has worked executive protection, conducted investigations, and managed security departments for […]

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Nevada (Average) Casinos, 2011

I just posted three new reports over at the Center for Gaming Research. Together, they provide a snapshot look at the revenues and expenses of casinos in three very different Nevada markets. Here they are: Average Big Las Vegas Strip Casino, 2011  A statistical summary of the average Las Vegas Strip casino (with annual gaming

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November Revenue Run-down

I had a busy morning yesterday. Every month, the day that the Nevada Gaming Control Board releases its monthly revenues numbers is a busy one. As usual, I prepared the historical summary for the month in question (November this time) and updated the rolling six-month summary. Here are the highlights and links. First, the monthly

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Nevada’s Online Poker Regulations & My Busy Day

I’ve had a busy day. Going over yesterday’s changes to Nevada’s gaming regulations that open the door for online poker, I thought that it would be neat if someone created a sort of Cliff Notes guide to them. Then I realized that I was probably that someone. Five pages later, I was done. Here’s the

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UNLV Gaming Podcast 37: Paul Steelman, Part II

I was lucky enough to record part two of my planned two-part UNLV Gaming Podcast interview with Paul Steelman. I’ve posted it to the site and iTunes. Here’s the description: 37-December 20, 2011 Paul Steelman In this December 20 interview, Sarno Award-winning casino architect Paul Steelman discusses several of his projects, Atlantic City’s Steel Pier,

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UNLV Gaming Podcast: Paul Steelman interview

I’m very excited to share the first part of a two-part interview with acclaimed casino architect Paul Steelman: 35-November 29, 2011 Paul Steelman In this November 8 interview, Sarno Award-winning casino architect Paul Steelman reflects on his career in the field and shares his thoughts on Atlantic City, Las Vegas, and several other casino jurisidictions.

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New paper at the CGR: Online sports betting

Busy week at the Center for Gaming Research. I just uploaded the latest in our Occasional Paper Series, a look at U.S. sports gambling businesses. Legal or not? Read the paper and find out: Paper 12: November 2011 Glenn Light, Karl Rutledge, and Quinton Singleton. “Betting on the U.S. Market: A Discussion of the Legality

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New podcast: Bill Eadington

This morning I had the great pleasure of having a nice conversation with a long-time friend, the University of Nevada Reno’s Dr. Bill Eadington. Luckily for all of us, I recorded it and released it a few hours later as the thirty-third UNLV Gaming Podcast: 33-November 2, 2011 William R. Eadington In this November 2,

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Occasional Paper 11: Nevada Licensing

After last week’s G2E-packed schedule, I’m glad to have a little time to post the Center for Gaming Research’s latest Occasional Paper: Paper 11: October 2011 Robert D. Faiss and Gregory R. Gemignani. “Nevada Gaming Licensing: Qualifications, Standards, and Procedures.” ABSTRACT: The process of acquiring a Nevada gaming license is long and consists of several

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UNLV Gaming Podcast 32: Me

As usual, I’m posting a link to the latest UNLV Gaming Podcast. But, for the first time, I’m the one who’s featured. After getting several requests for video or audio footage of the talks I give around down, I figured that this talk would be a good one to share. A few weeks ago my

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New CGR paper: “Nevada Gaming Statutes: Their Evolution and History”

One of the best things about my job at the Center for Gaming Research is that I get to read and share some great articles. A few weeks ago, I attended the i-Gaming workshop put on by Lionel Sawyer & Collins–you might have read about it (here’s a good Gaming Today piece). Reading through the

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Updated G2E panel info: Social media & ROI

Here’s the latest info on the panel I’ll be moderating at this year’s Global Gaming Expo–at the Sands Expo Center for the first time–about social media and ROI. I’d love to see a lot of people there. Personally, I think this lineup of speakers will make a great start to anyone’s conference day: Date: Wednesday

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UNLV Gaming Podcast 31 is up

I’ve got the first UNLV Gaming Podcast in about 6 months posted. It’s Kah-Wee Lee’s excellent Colloquium talk. Here are the details: 31-September 15, 2011 Kah-Wee Lee "Taming Vice: How Machines and Architecture Changed the Culture of Gambling" Lee is a doctoral candidate in the department of architecture at the University of California, Berkeley. His

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Updated 2004-2011 poker study up

While answering questions about the impact of the Black Friday indictments on Nevada poker, I thought I’d take a look at what impact previous interdiction attempts (the passage of UIGEA, the implementation of UIGEA) had on Nevada poker. So I compiled a month-by-month summary of Nevada’s poker results for the past seven years. Because I

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Six-month NV gaming analysis

Each month, there’s a lot of sound and fury about what the results released by the Gaming Control Board really mean. And each month, when asked what I thought, I used to look at the numbers, compare them with the previous year’s, and speak. Last year I decided to shift perspective a little by adding

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Feb. Nevada number comparison

I’ve got the Nevada gaming revenue comparison and analysis for February up. Here’s the executive summary: For Nevada’s gaming revenues, February 2011 had little to celebrate, though in some ways the numbers aren’t as dire as they seem at first glance. Comparatively, the Strip continues to outperform much of the state, but it is still

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RJ Rowley paper posted at CGR

I’ve got a new occasional paper up. This one is a print distillation of RJ Rowley’s excellent Colloquium talk: Rex J. Rowley. “Where the Locals Play: Neighborhood Casino Landscapes in Las Vegas” ABSTRACT: Neighborhood casinos—gaming properties that target a primarily local market—are an influential feature on the Las Vegas cultural landscape. Such institutions reveal a

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New UNLV podcast up: Benjamin Min Han

I’ve just posted the 30th UNLV Gaming Podcast–Benjamin Min Han’s excellent Gaming Research Colloquium talk that I recorded earlier today. Here’s the description: 30-March 24, 2011 Benjamin Min Han “We’re Right Next Door’: Televisual Las Vegas in Cold War America” Han, currently a graduate student in cinema studies at New York University, is looking at

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