News: Center for Gaming Innovation

Kasra Ghaharian and students involved in State of AI report
Research |

This latest initiative from the International Gaming Institute is setting the standard for ethical AI use in the industry.

man posing in front of poster that looks like a playing card
Campus News |

With two dozen patents under their belts, Gaming Innovation students are grabbing the attention of casino game developers and showing the world what Vegas does best.

Professor Ashkan Salamat in his lab at U.N.L.V.
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A yearlong collection of ÐÔÊӽ紫ý faculty making the news for their discoveries and contributions to the community.

Silhouettes of dancers
Campus News |

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

Aron Kock demonstrates his blackjack variant to two onlookers at a gaming convention.
People |

Native Aruban Aron Kock found inspiration to come to the ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Center for Gaming Innovation in a pile of mango leaves.

U.N.L.V. graduate in cap and gown in crowd
Campus News |

A collection of stories highlighting ÐÔÊӽ紫ý students and faculty who made the news in 2018.

cards on blackjack table
Business and Community |

Unique program boosts student entrepreneurship in the gaming technology industry.

Ace and Jack playing card on ÐÔÊӽ紫ý table.
Campus News |

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

Innovation Lab
Business and Community |

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý class brings student-developed ideas to the market at the Global Gaming Expo trade show.

Illustration of several people playing video games
Business and Community |

Esports is moving from huddles around a computer to becoming the next big spectator sport — and resorts are betting that it’ll bring Millennials into casinos.

A woman crossing her arms in front of a slot machine
Business and Community |

The relationship between resorts, eSports and the Gaming Control Board is still being fleshed out. ÐÔÊӽ紫ý researchers are right there to examine these emerging paradigms.

John Lukasik
Research |

ÐÔÊӽ紫ý supercomputer helps gaming innovation students do the math and make the pitch for a new fantasy sports game.