Research into gaming environments has shown that spatial layout and sensory cues influence how visitors move through entertainment spaces. A report from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas International Gaming Institute research archive explains how architecture, lighting, and spatial organization affect engagement patterns and movement across gaming floors.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Tourism is a major economic driver in Nevada, and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is pushing new bipartisan legislation aimed at giving the industry a stronger voice in international trade talks.

Between the Super Bowl, the Olympics, and March Madness, we’re heading into a busy time in the sports betting world. We explore the rise of prediction markets, the efforts to combat problem gambling, and recent scandals in the industry with our panel of experts.

Affordability has become a key concern for both tourists and locals in Las Vegas, as soft tourism numbers since the summer have prompted resort executives to address rising costs.

The true scope of problem gambling, however, is frustratingly difficult to quantify, largely because there is little funding for its treatment, research, and awareness efforts. The federal government dedicates virtually no resources to such work. Instead, responsibility falls to individual states, and what has emerged is a shoddy patchwork, one that is particularly stark in the state with the longest history of gambling: Nevada.

Santa Claus has long called the North Pole home. But let’s be honest — 24 hours of darkness and subfreezing winter temperatures aren’t the most conducive to making toys. His workforce, including the reindeer, are aging, and in an era of fast-moving technology and rapid shipping, the North Pole isn’t necessarily a transportation hub.

In today’s age, buying stocks, betting on sports, or even wagering on current geopolitical indicators like inflation or elections can all be done by a click of a button on your phone. So what is the line between investing and gambling? And who’s responsible when risk is gamified: the user, the platform, or regulators? For answers to these questions, we’re joined by Christopher S. Jones, chair of the Department of Finance and Business Economics at USC, and Brett Abarbanel, Executive Director at the UNLV International Gaming Institute.