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View Comments By David G. Schwartz 1/27 5:10pm

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Nongaming Activities Continue to Pay the Bills for Strip Casinos

Each year, the Gaming Control Board releases a massive document that charts the performance of the state’s casinos for the previous fiscal year, broken down by geographic area and income. Read More

View Comments By David G. Schwartz 1/07 10:33am

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The Locals vs. Tourists Balancing Act

Sometimes, it can seem that life in Southern Nevada is a big zero-sum game. With limited money to spend in both the private and public sectors, this dilemma is ever-present: Invest in infrastructure and attractions that will draw more tourists and pump more money into the economy, or add more services and institutions that enhance the quality of life for those of us who live here? Read More

View Comments By David G. Schwartz 12/10/14 10:12am

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How a Few Regulators Saved the Nevada Gaming Industry

Grant Sawyer deserves much of the credit for Nevada taking its current shape. In his first year as governor in 1959, Sawyer created the Nevada Gaming Commission, taking the responsibility for issuing licenses and directing policy away from the state’s Tax Commission. Read More

View Comments By David G. Schwartz 11/18/14 4:13pm

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Lessons Macau Can Learn From Las Vegas

Back in 2002, when the government of the Macau Special Administration Region awarded its first gaming concessions to American companies, it was conventional wisdom that the former Portuguese colony would learn a great deal about gaming from the wizards of Las Vegas. Read More

View Comments By David G. Schwartz 11/04/14 5:37pm

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Is Nevada Moving Away From Gambling?

Nevada’s 150th birthday is as good a time as any to reflect on how the relationship between the state and its highest-profile industry, gambling, has changed over time. Read More

View Comments By David G. Schwartz 10/28/14 6:49pm

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As New Jersey Moves to Legalize Sports Betting, Nevada Stays One Step Ahead

Two weeks ago, I wrote in this space about how the gaming industry is collectively changing to suit the times: specifically, how slot makers and manufacturers are modifying what they offer to appeal to the next generation of gamblers. Read More

View Comments By David G. Schwartz 10/14/14 5:13pm

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Game Changers From the Global Gaming Expo

Among the more important topics addressed at the annual Global Gaming Expo, held earlier this month at the Sands Expo Center, focused on an industry in transition. Even as the number of casinos where people can gamble is increasing, the interest of millennials—those born more or less after 1981—may be waning. Read More

View Comments By David G. Schwartz 9/23/14 2:26pm

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For the Gaming Industry, How Much Is Too Much?

One-third of Atlantic City’s casinos have closed this year. Simultaneously, new casinos are under construction or on the drawing board in surrounding states. So how many casinos are too many? More pressingly, has the industry reached the saturation point? Read More

View Comments By David G. Schwartz 9/08/14 11:34am

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What Atlantic City Needs to Learn From Las Vegas

The closing this month of three Atlantic City casinos (Revel, Showboat and Trump Plaza) is yet another reminder that nothing should be taken for granted in the gaming business. Read More

View Comments By David G. Schwartz 8/26/14 12:46pm

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The Strip’s New Monkey Business

With its quirky design elements and tribal mentality, SLS Las Vegas surely won’t appeal to everyone. And that’s a good thing. Read More

View Comments By David G. Schwartz 7/15/14 5:30pm

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For Online Gaming, Slow and Steady’s Just Right

In the three U.S. states where it’s legal, there’s been no bonanza yet—and no big scandal Read More

View Comments By David G. Schwartz 7/01/14 4:31pm

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A Fresh Study Sheds Light on the Habits of the Vegas Visitor

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority does many things well; one of them is to keep tabs on who is coming to Las Vegas, why they’re coming and what they are doing while they’re here. That kind of knowledge is important, because the average Las Vegas visitor is changing. Read More

View Comments By David G. Schwartz 6/30/14 5:50pm

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The Language(s) of Gaming

Bingo Lotería made headlines earlier this month when it debuted at the Lucky Club in North Las Vegas. With four sessions a week, the English and Spanish-language game has a twist: One winner each session plays a bonus round based on the card-based Mexican game of Lotería. Read More

View Comments By David G. Schwartz 6/16/14 5:41pm

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The Man Who Gave Regulation a Good Name

Nevada’s casino regulatory system is intimidatingly massive. The relevant sections of the Nevada Revised Statutes span more than 83,000 words—more than 150 pages, single-spaced. But that’s just the foundation: The Gaming Control Board and Gaming Commission promulgate regulations, technical specifications, policies, suitability findings, industry notices, and minimum internal control standards, which themselves run to Read More

View Comments By David G. Schwartz 6/02/14 5:27pm

Putting the ‘World’ in the World Series of Poker

Since the first tournament at Binion’s Horseshoe in 1970, the World Series of Poker has evolved from a nearly familial get-together of a few of the country’s top poker players to a global brand. And all it took was single transaction and relocation. Read More

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Nongaming Activities Continue to Pay the Bills for Strip Casinos

The Locals vs. Tourists Balancing Act

How a Few Regulators Saved the Nevada Gaming Industry

Lessons Macau Can Learn From Las Vegas

Is Nevada Moving Away From Gambling?

As New Jersey Moves to Legalize Sports Betting, Nevada Stays One Step Ahead

Game Changers From the Global Gaming Expo

For the Gaming Industry, How Much Is Too Much?

What Atlantic City Needs to Learn From Las Vegas

The Strip’s New Monkey Business

For Online Gaming, Slow and Steady’s Just Right

A Fresh Study Sheds Light on the Habits of the Vegas Visitor

The Language(s) of Gaming

The Man Who Gave Regulation a Good Name

Putting the ‘World’ in the World Series of Poker

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