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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 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.
Santa Claus has long called the North Pole home. But let’s be honest — 24 hours of darkness and subfreezing winter temperatures aren’t the most conducive to making toys. His workforce, including the reindeer, are aging, and in an era of fast-moving technology and rapid shipping, the North Pole isn’t necessarily a transportation hub.
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.
A huge source of income for Nevada is tourism and hospitality, focused mainly on casinos and hotels. A UNLV study has found that around 15% of Nevada’s residents have a problem with gambling. These residents are described as far more likely to suffer negative consequences due to their gambling compulsion.
Despite the gaming's near-omnipresence in our city (airports, grocery stores, and every corner bar), surprisingly little is known about the gambling habits of locals. That's changed with the release of a landmark study just released at UNLV that looked into the rates of problem gambling in Nevada — spoiler: it's a lot higher here than it is nationwide. Co-host Dayvid Figler talks with the study's author, Andrea Dassopoulos, about the study's surprising findings, who is at highest risk (it's not who you think), and what can be done.
