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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 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.
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Upcoming Events December 8 March 14 April 5 April 12
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Past events 2011 September 15 Listen to the audio file (mp3) View flyer (pdf) March 24, 2011 Han, currently a graduate student in cinema studies at New York University, is looking at how television performances helped to shape perceptions of Las Vegas. Since World War II, Las Vegas has evolved into an entertainment capital of the world. While we often associate Las Vegas with gambling and casinos, many foreign ethnic talents arrived in the city to perform in hotels and nightclubs. These talented performers were instrumental in the development of televisual Las Vegas. This talk explores the migration of ethnic talent, and how such prominent Las Vegas entertainment business figures like Jack Entratter and Bill Willard envisioned transforming the city into a primary center of television production from the 1950s to 1970s. Listen to the audio file (mp3) View flyer (pdf) February 24, 2011 “'Dark with Excessive Bright'”: Gambling Tells and the Naming Taboo" Within sacred language the belief has existed that the personal name is an intrinsic part of oneself. As such, its revelation threatens exposure to powers that might undo its bearer. Smith considers the relation between the detection of tells in gambling and that of so-called true names. Strategies of concealment and detection that are basic to both tell-reading and true-naming are explored in relation to post-colonial theory's insights into using light in order to hide things. Listen to audio file (mp3) view flyer (pdf) January 25 RJ Rowley, Gaming Research Colloquium "Neon Beyond the Neon: The Geography of Locals Casinos" Rowley, an assistant professor of geography at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, will discuss his research into the origins of the locals casino phenomenon in Las Vegas. Locals casinos, which cater primarily to residents of the city rather than tourists, date from the 1970s and are a characteristic development of the local landscape. Rowley also links the expansion of the locals gaming market with the proliferation of casino gambling across the United States. View flyer (pdf) | Listen to audio file (mp3) View map: Las Vegas Casinos (pdf) View Map: Henderson/Green Valley Locals Casinos (pdf)
2010 November 18 The Naming of Gaming in Nevada This research project takes an interdisciplinary look at the naming of Nevada's gambling establishments in the latter half of the twentieth century. In this talk, Raento supports her qualitative data analysis with local, contemporary voices and visualization. 12:15 in Special Collections Reading Room, Third Floor, Lied Library View flyer (pdf) | Listen to audio file (mp3)
May 27 The Promise of Gangster Glamour In the 1950s and 60s, both Vegas and Sinatra linked the conspicuous display of excess with a promise that tourists could be participants—not just onlookers—in their glamorous realm. The city and the star, however, also had something else in common: both were allegedly underwritten by the mob. This paper/talk examines how Rat Pack performances and Vegas spaces offered access to “the good life” even as innuendos of gangsterism tacitly associated that lavish lifestyle with ethnic difference. 12:15 in Special Collections view flyer (pdf) | Listen to audio file (mp3)
April 27 Tribal Sovereignty and Worker Solidarity The impact of tribal casinos on job creation is well documented. However, the increasing employment of non-Indians in tribal casinos creates new cultural and political challenges. What unique workplace anxieties emerge in a tribal casino? How might new tribal labor regulations impinge on tribal self-determination? In this talk, I address these questions through a systematic examination of tribal casino trade publications. By analyzing the language (especially the symbols and metaphors) mobilized by industry insiders as they disseminate strategies to mitigate these challenges, I demonstrate how recent developments in tribal labor relations reflect broader shifts in the boundaries of tribal self-determination. view flyer (pdf) | Listen to audio file (mp3)
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2009 December 3, 2009 October 15, 2009 September 3, 2009 June 25, 2009 April 30, 2009 April 22, 2009 March 12, 2009 February 23, 2009 January 29, 2009 December 2, 2008 October 23. 2008
2008 June 27, 2008 May 9, 2008 March 28 March 21, 2008
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