In The News: Department of Marketing and International Business
In September, the American Gaming Association (AGA) announced a new way to measure whether a responsible gaming (RG) campaign is working, and how well. Launched during Responsible Gaming Education Month, the Responsible Gaming Intervention Effectiveness Scale (RG-IES) aims to ensure RG messages speak to their intended audience.
Regulating the Game, a leading global conference on gambling law and regulation, has announced Dr. Marla Royne Stafford as the first Conference Chair for its 2025 edition, to be held in Sydney from March 10 to 13, 2025.
Leading gambling law and regulation conference Regulating the Game, to be held from 10 to 13 March 2025 in Sydney, has announced Dr Marla Royne Stafford as its first Conference Chair for the event. Chairing a day of the conference provides an opportunity for industry professionals and regulators to offer unique insights and perspectives, steward the conversation to highlight critical points and stimulate an exchange of ideas and discussions.
Dr Marla Royne Stafford, Professor of Marketing in the Lee Business School at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, has been announced as the first Conference Chair for the 2025 edition of Regulating the Game in Sydney.
For many operators, responsible gaming requires a commitment to let wagerers know it is best to gamble within their means. But the focus on responsible gaming comes to the fore in September during Responsible Education Gaming Month.
Do you know the difference between problem gambling and responsible gambling? The former type of betting is, well, problematic, while the latter is its antidote. Nevertheless, new research by Dr. Jonathan Ross Gilbert, an assistant professor of marketing at Hampton University, and UNLV marketing professor Dr. Marla Royne Stafford found that people often confuse the two “clearly different” terms.
Do you know the difference between problem gambling and responsible gambling? The former type of betting is, well, problematic, while the latter is its antidote. Nevertheless, new research by Dr. Jonathan Ross Gilbert, an assistant professor of marketing at Hampton University, and UNLV marketing professor Dr. Marla Royne Stafford found that people often confuse the two “clearly different” terms.
For many influencers who make content as a career, chasing down followers and sponsorships takes precedent over painting a nuanced picture of a destination. They need to keep up appearances – and promote their brand – even at the expense of a destination’s quality of life.
Shopkeepers in Amalfi and Capri complain about day-trippers much like the folks who lament the invasion cruisers to their shores. They, too, arrive en masse on ferries or buses, spend minimally and clog the streets monumentally, especially at photogenic sites on influencers’ lists.
In southern Italy, TikTok vs. reality pits a cliffside paradise against endless climbs, bus lines and traffic jams.
It’s illegal to smoke or consume cannabis products in Nevada casinos, but marijuana use on the Resort Corridor is still prevalent. From the storefronts on Fremont Street advertising various types of flower to the tourists crammed into alleyways or in parking garages adjoining Strip resorts enjoying a smoke, many people aren’t aware that cannabis has been outlawed from gaming establishment properties.
It’s illegal to smoke or consume cannabis products in Nevada casinos, but marijuana use on the Resort Corridor is still prevalent. From the storefronts on Fremont Street advertising various types of flower to the tourists crammed into alleyways or in parking garages adjoining Strip resorts enjoying a smoke, many people aren’t aware that cannabis has been outlawed from gaming establishment properties.
