The ability of a casino to use artificial intelligence (AI) and facial recognition to welcome patrons to property and welcome them with their favorite cocktail already exists, but operators, regulators, and customers are not ready to accept it yet.

Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company (NYSE: HPE), today announced that Black Fire Innovation TM, a collaboration between Caesars Entertainment and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), will deploy an Aruba infrastructure in its unique technology incubation hub designed to enable the next generation of retail, entertainment and hospitality experiences.

Mikayla Whitmore is a lifelong desert dweller. She was born and raised in Las Vegas. As a kid, she spent spring breaks getting dusty at her grandfather’s vermiculite claim near the ghost town of Gold Butte. Now in her early 30s and 10 years out of UNLV’s art department, she mines the desert’s mythology and symbology for all it’s worth.

UNLV cheerleaders and dance teams are bringing home some more hardware.

A shout-out to UNLV after they won two national titles over the weekend! Both the UNLV cheerleaders and the Rebel Girls won their competitions in Florida.

UNLV Cheer and the Rebel Girls are National Champions once again.

Las Vegas’ foreclosure rate was above the national average in 2019 but fell to its lowest point in years, a new report shows.

UNLV named Dr. Marc J. Kahn the new dean of the School of Medicine. Kahn is currently a senior associate dean at Tulane University School of Medicine and was selected following a national search for the position. He takes his post at UNLV on April 1.

Thirty-year-old construction worker Jesse Speights walked into the Reno DMV on Monday, not knowing if he was even registered to vote.