Dr. David G. Schwartz directs the Center for Gaming Research and teaches history at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He earned his B.A. and M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and his Ph.D. (U.S. History) from UCLA.

An Atlantic City native and former casino employee, Schwartz has written books about the development of casinos (Suburban Xanadu), the Wire Act (Cutting the Wire), gambling history (Roll the Bones), Las Vegas casino builder Jay Sarno (Grandissimo), and Atlantic City (Boardwalk Playground). He has also edited collections of essays and oral histories.

Schwartz has taught courses in colleges of Liberal Arts, Hospitality, Business, and Honors across three universities; topics include United States history, casino history, Las Vegas, and creative non-fiction. He has served on several groups, including the Nevada Gaming Policy Committee, the Museum of Gambling History’s Board of Advisors, the CDC Gaming Reports Advisory Board, and the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement (Mob Museum) advisory board, and has reviewed manuscripts for several presses and journals.

He is currently a contributor to Forbes.com, and has been writing about Las Vegas, casinos, and gaming since 2002 for a variety of outlets.