In The News: International Gaming Institute

Fourteen gaming industry experts have been tapped to advise UNLV’s International Gaming Institute in an initiative to further its mission of providing world-class research, education and innovation to the global gaming and gambling industry.
UNLV’s International Gaming Institute (IGI) has announced the formation of an inaugural Executive Director’s Advisory Board, a strategic initiative designed to further its mission to provide world-class research, education, and innovation to the global gaming and gambling industry.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) International Gaming Institute (IGI) has confirmed the formation of an inaugural executive director’s advisory board. This board aims to further the institute’s mission to provide “world-class research, education, and innovation to the global gaming and gambling industry”. The board will provide strategic counsel to the IGI, foster connections and contribute insights and resources.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) International Gaming Institute (IGI) has formed its first-ever advisory board, which the institute’s leader says.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)’s International Gaming Institute (IGI) has officially unveiled its first-ever Executive Directors’ Advisory Board which will provide strategic counsel for IGI, foster connections and contribute insights and resources.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ International Gaming Institute on Monday formed the inaugural Executive Director’s Advisory Board to provide world-class research, education, and innovation to the global gaming and gambling industry.
Kasra Ghaharian, IGI Director of Research, and Simo Dragicevic , research at AiR Hub, discuss AI in the gaming industry, highlighting the need for trust and benchmarking. They introduce Air Hub, a research hub focused on AI ethics and governance in gaming. Key projects include a state of AI in gaming report, consumer protection measures, and developing benchmarks for AI algorithms, particularly in responsible gambling.

What happens in Vegas will be staying more with the IRS from now on. That’s because of an obscure provision to reduce the tax deduction for gambling losses, which Congress recently approved in President Donald Trump’s top priority second-term legislative package. The provision is projected to raise $1 billion for the government over the next decade.
As GPT-powered chatbots become a go-to tool for quick answers and emotional support, a growing number of problem gamblers are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) instead of therapists or helplines. But a new study from AiR Hub warns that these large language models (LLMs) may be providing misleading, and potentially harmful advice, on gambling addiction.

From legalizing medical cannabis sales in 2013 to recently opening cannabis consumption lounges, Nevada has been an early adopter of cannabis regulation. As a national and international leader in gaming, Nevada may be uniquely situated to lead the charge in integrating these two commercial activities.

From legalizing medical cannabis sales in 2013 to recently opening cannabis consumption lounges, Nevada has been an early adopter of cannabis regulation. As a national and international leader in gaming, Nevada may be uniquely situated to lead the charge in integrating these two commercial activities.

With artificial intelligence now embedded in what seems to be everything, researchers are beginning to question how its speed and precision might influence human behavior.