David G. Schwartz has been at the University of Nevada Las Vegas since 2001.

As Director of the Center for Gaming Research, he oversees the acquisiton of new materials for the Center and seeks to encourage its utilization by scholarly, media, government, and industrial researchers. He also created and maintains this website, gaming.unlv.edu.

Complemeting his work at UNLV, Schwartz is a writer, speaker, and consultant on gaming and related issues.

Born and raised in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Schwartz earned his bachelor's degree (a double major in anthropology and history) as well as his master's degree from the University of Pennsylvania before seeking his doctorate in US History from UCLA.

He became the youngest Ph.D. in recent memory from UCLA's history department, filing his dissertation and receiving his Ph.D. at the age of 26 in early 2000.  His dissertation, Suburban Xanadu, charted the evolution of the casino industry on the Las Vegas Strip from 1945-1978.  It is now a published book, the first of three currently available.

After completing his graduate studies, Schwartz worked in the surveillance department of an Atlantic City casino resort and taught casino history, communications, and hospitality courses as an adjunct professor, before coming to UNLV.

In addition to directing the Center, Schwartz teaches classes on the history of gambling and economic and social aspects of gambling.

Schwartz has written three books and numerous articles.

His books include Suburban Xanadu: The Casino Resort on the Las Vegas Strip and Beyond, Cutting the Wire: Gaming Prohibition and the Internet, and Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling.

He also writes regularly for Casino Connection and the Las Vegas Business Press.

For more information see:

Dr. Schwartz's full Curriculum Vitae

or

www.dieiscast.com: his personal website with daily commentary on current issues and information about Dr. Schwartz's creative and professional activities, including his speaking, executive seminars, and consulting work.