June 2009 Archives

This afternoon, Dr. Ole Bjerg of the Copenhagen Business School gave a talk at UNLV called "What's in a Game? The Co-Evolution of Poker and Capitalism.

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Xanadu exhibit updated

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One of our earlier exhibits, Paradise Misplaced: The Xanadu Hotel and Casino has been updated to bring it into conformity with the current design. 

This is the last of the exhibits to be updated, and the latest part of our ongoing revamp.


At the 14th International Conference on Gambling and Risk-Taking, Dr. Schwartz interviews Dr. Evans, who presented a paper on the risk intelligence of expert gamblers. When it comes to assessing risk, expert gamblers are far better than doctors, even good ones.  It's an interesting conversation about a fascinating field of research.

For more information, see his website: http://www.dylan.org.uk/.

At the 14th International Conference on Gambling and Risk-Taking, Dr. Schwartz interviews Dr. Walker, getting his perspective on the applicability of "social cost of gambling" studies, casinos and crime, his latest book, and more. It's a great interview with one of the most astute economists of gambling around.


#9: Douglas Walker