Daniel Sahl

Director, Center for Gaming Innovation
Expertise: Tourism, Gaming, Casinos, Slot Machines

Biography

Daniel Sahl is the associate director of ÐÔÊӽ紫ý's Center for Gaming Innovation.

Sahl is an expert on tourism, gaming, slot machines. He has published numerous papers at academic conferences and journals, and his most recent research examined the convergence of video game design with present-day slot machines and how these new games impact the player’s experience.

Sahl has worked with the Center for Gaming Innovation from its inception: first as a student in the class, then as the graduate assistant, and now as the associate director. To date, he has filed six gaming patent applications as either a sole inventor or a co-inventor.

Education

  • Ph.D., Sociology, ÐÔÊӽ紫ý

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Daniel Sahl In The News

CDC Gaming
Slot manufacturers continue to move away from branded games of television shows and other content to in-house themes, games that are more volatile, and simpler.
Mediastorm
What if you were given a 1 million yuan check with no topic restrictions, and the freedom to travel anywhere with your team and meet people from around the world, where would you go? This time, our director Val takes that million and steps into a place that already sounds a little off — the casinos of Las Vegas.
CDC Gaming
Dr. Mark Yoseloff, a gaming innovation icon with more than 60 patents who was the founding executive director of the Center for Gaming Innovation at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (ÐÔÊӽ紫ý), has died at the age of 79.
Harper's Magazine
The true scope of problem gambling, however, is frustratingly difficult to quantify, largely because there is little funding for its treatment, research, and awareness efforts. The federal government dedicates virtually no resources to such work. Instead, responsibility falls to individual states, and what has emerged is a shoddy patchwork, one that is particularly stark in the state with the longest history of gambling: Nevada.

Articles Featuring Daniel Sahl

Silhouettes of dancers
Campus News | November 5, 2020

A collection of news stories highlighting ÐÔÊӽ紫ý’s commitment to community, health care, and research.

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Campus News | February 28, 2018

In an only-in-Las Vegas program, ÐÔÊӽ紫ý students are constructing the future of casino games.