Daniel Sahl

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Director, Center for Gaming Innovation

Expertise: Tourism, Gaming, Casinos, Slot Machines

Biography

Daniel Sahl is the associate director of UNLV's Center for Gaming Innovation.

Sahl is an expert on tourism, gaming, slot machines. He has published numerous papers at academic conferences and journals, and his most recent research examined the convergence of video game design with present-day slot machines and how these new games impact the player’s experience.

Sahl has worked with the Center for Gaming Innovation from its inception: first as a student in the class, then as the graduate assistant, and now as the associate director. To date, he has filed six gaming patent applications as either a sole inventor or a co-inventor.

Education

Ph.D., Sociology, UNLV

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Daniel Sahl In The News

With ¥1 Million Check, We Reveal the Secrets of Casinos

Mediastorm

What if you were given a 1 million yuan check with no topic restrictions, and the freedom to travel anywhere with your team and meet people from around the world, where would you go? This time, our director Val takes that million and steps into a place that already sounds a little off — the casinos of Las Vegas.

Former Shuffle Master CEO, UNLV educator Mark Yoseloff dies

CDC Gaming

Dr. Mark Yoseloff, a gaming innovation icon with more than 60 patents who was the founding executive director of the Center for Gaming Innovation at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), has died at the age of 79.

On Tilt

Harper's Magazine

The true scope of problem gambling, however, is frustratingly difficult to quantify, largely because there is little funding for its treatment, research, and awareness efforts. The federal government dedicates virtually no resources to such work. Instead, responsibility falls to individual states, and what has emerged is a shoddy patchwork, one that is particularly stark in the state with the longest history of gambling: Nevada.

How slot machine companies spin fresh takes on a time-tested concept

A new game has quite a journey ahead of it before it can even reach the manufacturing stage. The industry has almost entirely moved away from traditional coin-operated, reel and lever-based machines in favor of large touchscreen monitors and cashless betting, leading to a greater variety and complexity of offerings.