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A new program designed by the UNLV Tourist Safety Institute is helping Nevada Highway State Patrol employees focus on their social and emotional wellness. Law enforcement officers are learning skills in mindfulness, emotional regulation, attention control, and maintaining effective interpersonal relationships. The goal is to help them improve their health, operational performance, and abilities to manage challenging situations as first responders.
A new program designed by the UNLV Tourist Safety Institute is helping Nevada Highway State Patrol employees focus on their social and emotional wellness. Law enforcement officers are learning skills in mindfulness, emotional regulation, attention control, and maintaining effective interpersonal relationships. The goal is to help them improve their health, operational performance, and abilities to manage challenging situations as first responders.
A new program designed by the UNLV Tourist Safety Institute is helping Nevada Highway State Patrol employees focus on their social and emotional wellness. Law enforcement officers are learning skills in mindfulness, emotional regulation, attention control, and maintaining effective interpersonal relationships. The goal is to help them improve their health, operational performance, and abilities to manage challenging situations as first responders.
Clay Heximer remembers eating pizza and jelly beans at the Boulevard Mall 40 years ago. The Vineyard “had a buffet that had, like, pizza and jelly beans,” said Heximer of the now-defunct Italian restaurant. “It was just the coolest thing.” Heximer’s family moved from Alhambra, a suburb of Los Angeles, to downtown Henderson in 1984. When they visited the mall it was a whole-day affair.
Clay Heximer remembers eating pizza and jelly beans at the Boulevard Mall 40 years ago. The Vineyard “had a buffet that had, like, pizza and jelly beans,” said Heximer of the now-defunct Italian restaurant. “It was just the coolest thing.” Heximer’s family moved from Alhambra, a suburb of Los Angeles, to downtown Henderson in 1984. When they visited the mall it was a whole-day affair.
Today, Playtech and the ҳ| 鶹ýӳ (UNLV) announced a multiyear collaboration focused on leveraging technology to create a more sustainable gambling environment. This collaboration will see Playtech and UNLV’s International Gaming Institute (IGI) working together on various topics of mutual interest/shared interest, drawing on the extensive experience of both organisations.
Today, Playtech and the ҳ| 鶹ýӳ (UNLV) announced a multiyear collaboration focused on leveraging technology to create a more sustainable gambling environment. This collaboration will see Playtech and UNLV’s International Gaming Institute (IGI) working together on various topics of mutual interest/shared interest, drawing on the extensive experience of both organisations.
Established in 1994, UNLV IGI provides research-based solutions, cutting-edge insights and executive education to the global gaming and gambling industry. Initially, the key areas of focus of this collaboration will be the use of AI and machine learning to promote and support safer and more responsible gambling. Playtech has committed funding to an IGI project that explores how AI can be used to train chatbots to encourage safer gambling behaviours among sports bettors. Additionally, Playtech has supported an internship in the inaugural Gaming Manufacturing Internship Program at IGI’s Center for Gaming Innovation.