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…

Postdoctoral scholar Piyush Puranik and director of research Kasra Ghaharian (both International Gaming Institute) co-authored a recently published paper titled, "Length of continuous play sessions unrelated to problem gambling severity among regular electronic gaming machine players," in the journal International Gambling Studies. 

Brett Abarbanel (International Gaming Institute), Benjamin Burroughs (Journalism and Media Studies), and Mark Johnson from the University of Sydney have published an article titled, "A New History of Poker Spectatorship: Table Chat, Online Forums, Television Piracy, and Twitch" in the journal International Gambling Studies. Histories of poker…

Kasra Ghaharian (International Gaming Institute) has co-authored a newly published study in the Journal of Gambling Studies titled, "Across the Bettor-Verse: An Open Banking Perspective on Gambling in the United Kingdom." Co-authored with Jay Peterson (PhD Student, Hospitality), Mana Azizsoltani (recent PhD graduate, Hospitality), and Richard…

Tiange Xu (International Gaming Institute; Hospitality), Shane Kraus (Psychology), and colleagues recently published a paper, "A longitudinal investigation of sports betting legalization’s influence on problem gambling," in the Addictive Behaviors. This study tracked 112 American sports bettors over two years using a natural experimental design,…

Ph.D. student Samantha Wells (Learning and Technology) and Director of Research Kasra Ghaharian (International Gaming Institute) presented “Is it AI? Evaluating Chatbot Responses to Problem Gambling Questions” at the 2025 International Conference on Gambling Addiction and Responsible Gambling. Their presentation highlighted key findings from two…

Brett Abarbanel (International Gaming Institute; Hospitality) moderated a panel titled, "Game Integrity in Esports," at the International Association of Gaming Advisors annual Summit in Berlin, Germany. Joined by four experts from DACH countries, Abarbanel discussed the ways esports integrity is similar to sports integrity, and how its digital…