News: International Gaming Institute

Sociology doctoral student Marta Soligo poses at Montelago Village at Lake Las Vegas
Research |

A native of Italy, Marta Soligo researches the Italian "flavor" of some Southern Nevada tourist attractions.

The demolition of the Dunes casino
UNLV History |

Some of the major milestones of a driving force behind developments on the Las Vegas Strip and beyond.

two women at resort property
Research |

Few women hold executive positions in the hospitality industry. Two UNLV researchers explore the implications.

computer screen and smartphone on gambling website
Research |

The challenges of restricting offshore gaming create headaches for governments around the world.

International Gaming Institute sign
Research |

IGI reports offered analysis for officials, business leaders on gaming regulation and ways to balance growing tourism market while minimizing social costs.

A woman plays chuck-a-luck
Research |

As gaming proliferates nationwide, what becomes of women who become addicted, and turn to crime? An Eadington Fellow aims to find out.

A portrait of Bo Bernhard
Research |

Vegas native Bo Bernhard’s research on the city’s top industry, hospitality and gaming, informs billion-dollar business decisions around the world and closer to home.

cards on blackjack table
Business and Community |

Unique program boosts student entrepreneurship in the gaming technology industry.

MW Esports Showdown logo
Campus News |

Some of the best teams in collegiate gaming will meet as UNLV’s "8-Bit Esports" takes on Boise State in the inaugural Mountain West Esports Showdown.

Portrait of woman in esports jersey
People |

8-bit Esports member Yzzi Ocampo on the challenges female gamers face and the community she found on UNLV's campus.

man in front of gaming screen
People |

The computer science major on taking a nonconventional career path and coaching UNLV's Overwatch team to esports success.

Portrait of Milo Ocampo
People |

The co-founder of UNLV’s first esports organization on building community among gamers and UNLV’s chances of winning its first Mountain West Showdown.