ESPN collaborates with UNLV's International Gaming Institute (IGI) for responsible sports betting research.

The famous fountains at the Bellagio won’t be very visible this week amid the roar of Formula One racing on the Las Vegas Strip, and gondoliers won’t be serenading tourists at the Venetian resort.

The famous fountains at the Bellagio won’t be very visible this week amid the roar of Formula One racing on the Las Vegas Strip, and gondoliers won’t be serenading tourists at the Venetian resort.

The famous fountains at the Bellagio won’t be very visible this week amid the roar of Formula One racing on the Las Vegas Strip, and gondoliers won’t be serenading tourists at the Venetian resort.

'Pioneering' grant announced one day before ESPN BET sportsbook launch

The university announced that ESPN is donating $200,000 to launch the collaboration for the program, with the goal of studying the rapidly evolving sports wagering landscape and its intersection with the media.

UNLV’s International Center for Gaming Regulation named Megan Basson as its executive director. The center, which is part of the school’s International Gaming Institute and UNLV’s Boyd School of Law, is dedicated to the study of gaming industry regulatory matters.

At $1.4 billion, the Powerball jackpot on the line Saturday night is the world’s fifth-largest lottery prize, due to higher interest rates, long odds, fewer ticket sales per drawing and, of course, luck.

At $1.4 billion, the Powerball jackpot on the line Saturday night is the world’s fifth-largest lottery prize, due to higher interest rates, long odds, fewer ticket sales per drawing and, of course, luck.

Casino executive: “It’s good not to have people getting themselves into trouble because when they're in trouble, they're not good customers.”

Casino executive: “It’s good not to have people getting themselves into trouble because when they're in trouble, they're not good customers.”

MGM Resorts (NYSE:MGM) International's operations across the country were disrupted last week due to a cyberattack that began with a social engineering breach of the company's IT help desk, according to a cybersecurity executive familiar with the matter. The incident is the latest in a series of high-profile security breaches that have hit Las Vegas casinos in recent months.