In today’s age, buying stocks, betting on sports, or even wagering on current geopolitical indicators like inflation or elections can all be done by a click of a button on your phone. So what is the line between investing and gambling? And who’s responsible when risk is gamified: the user, the platform, or regulators? For answers to these questions, we’re joined by Christopher S. Jones, chair of the Department of Finance and Business Economics at USC, and Brett Abarbanel, Executive Director at the UNLV International Gaming Institute.

Gaming revenue in the United States rose by 7.2% to hit $18.96 billion in the third quarter of 2025, marking the best quarter of revenue since 2022, according to the American Gaming Association’s latest Gaming Industry Outlook.

The 19th International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking will convene on May 26-29, 2026 at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. Also referred to as the Eadington Conference because it was founded by the late Dr. Bill Eadington in 1974. Eadington was the founding academic in gaming research and host this first-of-its-kind gathering, which has reconvened every three years. Since Eadington’s passing in 2013, UNLV’s International Gaming Institute has produced the conference. Brett Abarbanel, now in her third year as executive director of the IGI, is excited about the possibilities for next year’s event.

Days after he was charged in one of the National Basketball Association’s biggest gambling scandals, a Mississippi man was back on social media, offering up betting advice to his tens of thousands of followers.

Kalshi, a prediction market platform, is facing legal challenges from several states, including Nevada, as it expands into the sports prediction market. The company, which has been operating since 2018, allows users 18 and older to purchase "event contracts" to predict the outcomes of sporting events, a practice some liken to sports betting.

Leaders from across Europe debated Gen Z engagement, online expansion, public health activism and cross-border enforcement at the Birmingham event.

Fourteen gaming industry experts have been tapped to advise UNLV’s International Gaming Institute in an initiative to further its mission of providing world-class research, education and innovation to the global gaming and gambling industry.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) International Gaming Institute (IGI) has confirmed the formation of an inaugural executive director’s advisory board. This board aims to further the institute’s mission to provide “world-class research, education, and innovation to the global gaming and gambling industry”. The board will provide strategic counsel to the IGI, foster connections and contribute insights and resources.