Media guide

This page is a guide to Center For Gaming Research online resources that are of particular help to members of the media.

These include media cheat sheets, links to interesting parts of the site, and contact info for academic experts.

Media cheat sheets

In an effort to help provide media professionals with pertinent information about the industry, CGR director David G. Schwartz, noticing that certain questions come up a great deal, has prepared several "cheat sheets" with quick, easy bits of information.

• 2007 Nevada statewide gaming revenue breakdown

• 2006 Nevada statewide gaming revenue breakdown

• 2005 Nevada statewide gaming revenue breakdown

• 2004 Nevada statewide gaming revenue breakdown

• Four stages of casino evolution

• Slot win per day, state-by-state and occasionally property-by-property

• States with gambling, quick guide (coming soon)

To get updates on CGR information resources and news, email Dr. Schwartz and get placed on the Center's mailing list. To suggest future cheat sheets, etc, please do the same.

Center for Gaming Research online resources

These are a few sections of the website that might be of particular interest to those who work in--or cover--the gaming industry.

Gaming Abstract
More detailed numbers than found in the cheat sheets above. Today, it has historical info for Nevada. Tomorrow (with continued development) it will have full historical numbers for every state with commercial casinos.

State gaming revenues
Links to state regulatory and revenue information online--a great place to start looking for stats.

Reading Room
Keep up-to-date on new articles. They are mostly academic in focus, but may have relevance for your work.

Subject Guides
Detailed information on some topics, simple lists of links for others.

A Centennial Celebration of Gaming in Las Vegas
An exhibit that chronicles 100 years of gaming in Las Vegas--pictures and captions.

World Series of Poker Retrospective
Need historical info on the WSOP? Check here.

Gaming Collection
Need to do some real research? Come here.

Academic Experts

Note: Some of these experts are from UNLV, some are not. And, with the exception of Dr. Schwartz, none of them work "for" the Center, though they all share the goal of broadening academic knowledge about gaming.

David G. Schwartz
Director of the Center for Gaming Research (UNLV)
Gambling history, casino history, Internet gaming, casino security/surveillance, globalization, current issues
email: dgs@unlv.nevada.edu
phone: (702) 895-2242
NOTE: Dr. Schwartz is on leave until early July 2008. He is still checking email, so try him there first.
http://www.dieiscast.com

Bill Eadington
Director of the Institute for Gambling and Commercial Gaming, University of Nevada Reno Economic impacts, casino operations, regulations, legalization, public policy
email: eading@unr.nevada.edu
phone: (775) 784-1442

Robert Hannum
Associate Professor, University of Denver
Casino math, probabilities
Email: rhannum@du.edu
Phone: (303) 871-2115

Michael Green
Professor, History, Community College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas history/Nevada history
email: greenm1@nevada.edu
phone: (702) 453-6652

Bo Bernhard
Director, Gaming Research (UNLV Harrah Hotel College)
Problem/pathological gambling
email: bo.bernhard@unlv.edu
phone: (702) 895--2395

Patricia Becker
Executive Director, UNLV International Gaming Institute
Gaming Law
email: patricia.becker@unlv.edu
phone: (702) 895-3308

I. Nelson Rose
Professor, Whittier Law School
Gambling and the Law
email: rose@sprintmail.com
link to webpage