In The News: Center for Gaming Research

Vegas Seven

The IS-7 thunders over the rubble of a ruined cottage just as a T110E5 comes crashing through the trees. They simultaneously fire on the Spahpanzer Ru 251, which is rocked by explosions but manages to hang on. As the attackers reload, the Ru 251 wheels backward, searching for cover. But an SU-152 is waiting to deliver the kill shot. In a fiery blast, the Ru 251 ceases to exist.

Reason

Mark Cuban threw some serious shade at politicians who want to ban fantasy sports in a USA Today opinion piece published this week. The Dallas Mavericks owner and host of Shark Tank argued that the popular game of skill wasn’t going anywhere despite reports predicting the industry’s demise.

Associated Press

It's like "Guitar Hero" that pays you back, if you're any good.

At least, that's the pitch gambling regulators across the country are hearing as they consider whether to allow casinos to offer slot machines that mimic video and arcade games in an effort to attract younger gamblers.

Gambling Insider

It has been well documented that the sustainable success of Las Vegas over the past 20 years has been due to the rise of non-gaming revenues, which now account for 64% of the total. Indeed, even with recent declines, Macau’s gaming revenues are over six times those of Las Vegas, but their non-gaming revenue is under 10%.

Los Angeles Times

It's the one day when many Americans gladly take a gamble: Super Bowl Sunday.

As the Denver Broncos meet the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 this Sunday, millions of people will place some type of bet on the game even if they don't care about football.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

The Powerball jackpot stands at $1.5 billion and will likely go higher before Wednesday night's drawing, but if you're in Nevada, you'll have to go out of state to buy a ticket.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Tourism experts say Sunday night's Strip crash that killed an Arizona woman and injured 35 people won't have long-term repercussions on visitation, but may come up as transportation leaders consider making Las Vegas Boulevard safer for pedestrians.

KNPR News

The National Archives has issued a $129,600 grant from its National Historical Publications and Records Commission to UNLV's University Libraries Special Collections.

Think Progress

Since 2012, Marisela Olvera has folded the towels, tucked in the sheets, and vacuumed the floors of 62-story, gold-plated Trump International Hotel just off the Las Vegas Strip. But unlike the tens of thousands of hospitality workers just like her across the city, her boss is running for president.

Bloomberg Business

California’s latest water war is being waged at the edge of wine country against an Indian tribe planning a massive casino expansion as a group of landowners tries to stop them with a lawsuit from 1897.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Plaza Las Vegas CEO Jonathan Jossel often logs on to online message boards where downtown Las Vegas casino customers leave random comments about their experiences.

KNPR News

The tie between sports media and cultural memory is strong.