Division of Research News
UNLV's Division of Research creates a campus environment that supports and promotes superior research, creative, and scholarly pursuits. This ensures that our students and faculty can recognize their full intellectual potential.
Current Research News
New Ph.D. graduate Taylor Gerson credits faculty for putting her on the path toward graduate research.
For IGI's community programs manager, the answer is always 'YES' when it comes to supporting career development in youth.
The mergers, measured one month apart in 2024 by LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration, advance scientific understanding of the nature of black hole formation and fundamental physics; offer evidence of "second-gen" black holes.
Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences professor brings expertise and cultural pride to UNLV’s new neuroimaging facility.
In new study, published in Astrophysical Journal Letters, collaboration of scientists detail recent observations explaining how planets form over time.
This latest initiative from the International Gaming Institute is setting the standard for ethical AI use in the industry.
Research In The News
The investigation found that top streamers paid by the crypto casino won big more often than others. Brett Abarbanel, the executive director of the International Gaming Institute at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, offered feedback on the methodology.
Last month, a U.S. Appeals Court in Boston provided relief to colleges and universities across the country that faced sudden grant funding cuts last year. Colleges like Northern Arizona University (NAU) and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) responded to the challenges differently, but the future of research remains uncertain for both institutions.
The real issue isn’t that younger adults don’t gamble. It’s that the decision model for how they choose entertainment has changed. Younger guests make choices differently, evaluate value differently and abandon experiences more quickly when something feels confusing, inconvenient or misaligned with how they spend their time.
Officials introduced a new tool at UNLV today that will help further medical research into Alzheimer's.
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.
The difference between online and physical slot machines is another factor influencing expectations. Online titles often feature higher RTP rates, typically ranging from 95 to 98 percent, compared with land-based games, which may sit closer to 90 or 92 percent. Supporting this, Nevada Gaming Revenues' Long-Term Trends, conducted by the Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 2025, notes that slot machine units on casino floors have dropped more than one-third since 2000 (as they are migrating to online platforms), but total win has climbed almost 70 percent.
