In The News: Division of Research
Sightline Payments recently released data to the University of Nevada Las Vegas International Gaming Institute (UNLV IGI) that identifies various clusters of payments behavior. The data will help understand how payments behavior can support responsible gambling efforts.
A recent study used data by global transaction processor Sightline Payments to examine the spending habits of gambling addicts
Tapping into data from Sightline Payments, the University of Nevada Las Vegas has revealed that roughly 12% of US gaming consumers demonstrate payment habits that expose them to experiencing gambling harm.
The research examined payment habits and their link to responsible gambling.
A new study from the UNLV International Gaming Institute analyzed customer payment data to help identify potential problem gambling behavior.
New research by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas International Gaming Institute (IGI) suggests that identifying patterns of behaviour when people pay for gaming services can eventually support responsible gambling efforts, as it might help detect at-risk players. The study was conducted based on data provided by various payment technology and software providers.
The potential rise in problem gambling in the United States is undeniably a popular subject of discussion—and rightfully so. Today, legal mobile gaming products are available to consumers in 24 states, reaching almost 60% of the US population. This Problem Gambling Awareness Month, we’d like to highlight a new stream of gamblers’ behavioral data that could help inform operators, regulators, and advocates about ways that payment transactions can be used to help identify potential gambling-related harms.

Kristen Averyt has joined the White House's Council on Environmental Quality as director for drought and Western resilience, Daniel Lippman reports. She most recently was senior climate adviser for former Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak and is a research professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Kristen Averyt is now director for drought and Western resilience at the White House’s Council on Environmental Quality. She most recently was senior climate adviser for Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak and is a research professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Gaming Society and International Gaming Institute (IGI) at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) have partnered to research women’s sports and females engaging in sports betting
Gaming Society and International Gaming Institute (IGI) at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) have partnered to research women’s sports and females engaging in sports betting
Gaming Society has partnered with the International Gaming Institute (IGI), a nonprofit academic center at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, to support betting’s relationship with women’s sports and provide betting education.