GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: David Schwartz, Director, Center for Gaming Research, University of Nevada Las Vegas

By Sat, Sep 30, 2017

This week the GGB Podcast travels to the office of David Schwartz, the director for the Center for Gaming Research at UNLV to talk about the state of Las Vegas and cutting edge issues in the industry today.

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GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: David Schwartz, Director, Center for Gaming Research, University of Nevada Las Vegas

The Center for Gaming Research at UNLV is one of the most comprehensive academic research organizations covering the gaming industry. David Schwartz operates the center, but is also a renowned author. His Roll the Bones is the definitive history of gambling from the cave man to present day. Other books include Suburban Xanadu: The Casino Resort on the Las Vegas Strip and Beyond, Cutting the Wire: Gaming Prohibition and the Internet, and Grandissimo: The First Emperor of Las Vegas. Schwartz opines on the state of Las Vegas today, the cutting edge issues facing the industry such as eSports and skill games and talks about the importance of gaming research to the future of the industry. He spoke with GGB Publisher Roger Gros in his offices at UNLV in September.

Articles by Author: Roger Gros

Roger Gros is editor-at-large of Global Gaming Business, the industry’s leading gaming trade publication, and all its related publications. Prior to joining Global Gaming Business, Gros was president of Inlet Communications, an independent consulting firm. He was vice president of Casino Journal Publishing Group from 1984-2000, and held virtually every editorial title during his tenure. Gros was editor of Casino Journal, the National Gaming Summary and the Atlantic City Insider, and was the founding editor of Casino Player magazine. He was a co-founder of the American Gaming Summit and the Southern Gaming Summit conferences and trade shows.
Roger Gros is the author of the best-selling book, "How to Win at Casino Gambling" (Carlton Books, 1995), now in its fourth edition. Gros was named “Businessman of the Year” for 1998 by the Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Gaming Association in 2012 as part of the annual AGA Communications Awards.

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