As part of its mission to promote gaming research on UNLV's campus and elsewhere, in 2007 the Center for Gaming Research began sponsoring a series of mid-day discussions and special events.

The Gaming Research Colloquium Series presents talks by visiting fellows, UNLV faculty members, and invited guests on a variety of gambling and Las Vegas topics.

Unless otherwise noted, all talks take place on a Thursday afternoon, between 12:15 and 1:15 p.m., in the Special Collections Reading Room in Lied Library.

For directions to Lied Library, click here.

If you have additional questions, please call Special Collections at 702 895 2234.

Please check back for our 2009-10 schedule soon.

June 25, 2009
Gaming Research Colloquium Series: Dr. Ole Bjerg, Copenhagen Business School
"What's in a Game? The Co-Evolution of Poker and Capitalism"
Thursday, June 25, 12:15 PM
Special Collections Reading Room
View flyer (pdf) | Listen to audio file (mp3)

April 30, 2009
Gaming Research Colloquium Series: Steve Cyr
Special Event with the subject of "Whale Hunt in the Desert"
Download flyer (pdf) | Download audio file (mp3)

April 22, 2009
Gaming Research Colloquium Series: Dr. Nicholas Tosney
"Commercialization, Crime, and Casinos: Legacies of 18th Century Gambling"
Download flyer (pdf) | Download audio file (mp3)

March 12, 2009
Gaming Research Colloquium Series: Jacob Avery
"The Social Worlds of Everyday Poker Players"
Download flyer (pdf) | Download audio file (mp3)

February 23, 2009
Gaming Research Colloquium Series: Bill Zender
Special Event with the author of "Casino-ology: The Art of Managing Casino Games"
Download flyer (pdf) | Download audio file (mp3)

January 29, 2009
Gaming Research Colloquium Series: Leslie Nino Fidance
"The Mob Never Ran Vegas"
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December 2, 2008
Gaming Research Colloquium Series: Cristina Turdean
"Betting on Computers: Digital Technologies and the Rise of the Gaming Industry in the U.S., 1960-2000"
Download flyer (pdf) | Download audio file (mp3)

October 23. 2008
Gaming Research Colloquium Series: Larry Gragg, Ph.D.
A Special Presentation for Nevada Archives Week 2008
"'There Were Few Solid Facts to Get in the Way':Popular Perceptions of Bugsy Siegel as Founding Father of Las Vegas" | Download flyer (pdf)

June 27, 2008
Gaming Research Colloquium Series: Matt Johnson
"Sex in the Marketplace: The Making of a Sexual Culture in Postwar Las Vegas" | Download flyer (pdf)

May 9, 2008
Gaming Research Colloquium Series: Stewart Ethier | Download flyer (pdf)

March 28
Gaming Research Colloquium Series: Jane Haigh | Download flyer (pdf)

March 21, 2008
Gaming Research Colloquium Series: Larry Gragg | Download flyer (pdf)

November 8, 2007
Steve Friess Reading
Author and journalist Steve Friess spoke about his new book, Gay Vegas: A Guide to the Other Side of Sin City.

June 22, 2007:
Burt Dragin Reading
Burt Dragin, a Laney College journalism professor, spoke about his gambling experiences, his father, and his memoir Six to Five Against: A Gambling Odyssey.