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International Gaming Institute News

The UNLV International Gaming Institute (IGI) is committed to providing cutting-edge insights to the global gaming industry. IGI provides research and programs to more than 50 jurisdictions across the globe—to leaders in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.

Current International Gaming Institute News

Campus landscape
Campus News |

Some of the hottest headlines featuring UNLV faculty, staff, and students.

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Business and Community |

Annual initiative invites CCSD elementary students to explore entertainment, science, and college life — all in one unforgettable day.

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Campus News |

UNLV community outreach programs offer practical learning opportunities for students while leveraging our resources to address societal needs.

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Campus News |

A collection of the top news headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

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People |

For IGI's community programs manager, the answer is always 'YES' when it comes to supporting career development in youth.

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Campus News |

A selection of top news headlines featuring UNLV faculty and students.

International Gaming Institute In The News

Bloomberg

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.

Global Gaming Business Magazine

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.

CDC Gaming

Dr. Mark Yoseloff, a gaming innovation icon with more than 60 patents who was the founding executive director of the Center for Gaming Innovation at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), has died at the age of 79.

CDC Gaming

Dr. Mark Yoseloff, a gaming innovation icon with more than 60 patents who was the founding executive director of the Center for Gaming Innovation at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), has died at the age of 79.

KHON News 2

Should we bring gambling to Hawaii? It’s a question that raises many more questions. And the working group looking into it is getting some answers from some of the best experts in the world. The Tourism and Gaming Working Group is meeting with two leaders on the gaming industry from the mecca of gambling – Las Vegas – about the good and bad gambling brings, and whether it should be legal in Hawaii.

KHON News 2

Should we bring gambling to Hawaii? It’s a question that raises many more questions. And the working group looking into it is getting some answers from some of the best experts in the world. The Tourism and Gaming Working Group is meeting with two leaders on the gaming industry from the mecca of gambling – Las Vegas – about the good and bad gambling brings, and whether it should be legal in Hawaii.

International Gaming Institute Experts

An expert in gambling and esports.
An expert in global gambling regulation, policy, legislation, licensing, compliance, and enforcement.
A global gaming expert specializing in online settings and AI applications, consumer protection, and payments modernization.
A longtime industry executive and leading international expert on responsible gaming. 
An expert on gaming and society, Bernhard has been featured on CNN, The Discovery Channel, the BBC, and The History Channel.

Recent International Gaming Institute Accomplishments

Tiange Xu (International Gaming Institute), Mehmet Erdem (Hospitality), Brett Abarbanel (International Gaming Institute; Hospitality), and Shane Kraus (Psychology) recently published a paper, "A Methodological Scoping Review for Video Analysis in Hospitality Research," in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights. This study reviewed 37…
Shane Kraus (Psychology), Tiange Xu (International Gaming Institute), and Andrea Dassopoulos (International Gaming Institute) have been awarded $312,239 from the Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission's Responsible Gaming Grant program for their project "The Causal Impact of Sports Betting Promotional Offers." The research will provide…
Mana Azizsoltani (Hospitality), Jared Bischoff (Hospitality), Ashok Singh (Hospitality), and Kasra Ghaharian (International Gaming Institute) published an open access article in the European Journal of Tourism, Hospitality and Recreation titled: "A systematic review of machine learning applications in hotel occupancy forecasting."
Director of Research Kasra Ghaharian (International Gaming Institute), along with co-authors Mana Azizsoltani (Ph.D. Hospitality, May 2024) and Piyush Puranik (Postdoctoral Scholar, International Gaming Institute), recently published a new original research article in the journal Public Health. The study, "Characterising online gamblers exceeding…
Tiange Xu (International Gaming Institute) published an op-ed titled, "I Study Gambling Addiction. I Still Got Hooked on Cryptocurrency." in The Brief Addiction Science Information Source (BASIS). The piece examines how personal experience with cryptocurrency trading revealed blind spots in understanding the risks and harms associated with…
Master's students Adrian Amezcua, Donavan Ross, and Ishan Balaji (Counselor Education, School Psychology, and Human Services) have received a $3,000 grant from the Nevada Problem Gambling Project at UNLV's International Gaming Institute for their project titled, "An Examination of Adults’ Exposure to Online Gambling and the Impact of…