In The News: Office of Economic Development
Several women’s leagues and athletes have driven the conversation and attention to their sport in recent months. With more attention on major events — the Women’s March Madness title game this spring set a viewership record of more than 9 million people — industry watchers and advocates hope to attract larger stages and increased betting attention.
The inaugural conference will be held in Las Vegas from 16-18 July 2024. The event will include exhibitor pods, innovation labs, daily keynotes, seminars/sessions, roundtables, and daily wrap parties with music entertainment.
As he was settling into his seat for a recent airline trip, ºÚÁÏÍø President Keith Whitfield struck up a conversation with a fellow passenger about the state of the sports industry in Las Vegas.
As he was settling into his seat for a recent airline trip, ºÚÁÏÍø President Keith Whitfield struck up a conversation with a fellow passenger about the state of the sports industry in Las Vegas. There was much to discuss.
As Las Vegas continues to build its reputation as a sports and entertainment capital, ºÚÁÏÍø and Syracuse University announced they are partnering to bring a sports and entertainment convention to the city.
As Las Vegas continues to build its reputation as a sports and entertainment capital, ºÚÁÏÍø and Syracuse University announced they are partnering to bring a sports and entertainment convention to the city.
ºÚÁÏÍø Sports Innovation and Syracuse University's David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics, in collaboration with the Las Vegas-based guest experience agency Circle, proudly announce the launch of SEI-Con — a first of its kind Sports, Entertainment & Innovation Conference hosting thought leaders and subject matter experts from across the globe to educate, collaborate and create dynamic ventures together.
Recently, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas International Gaming Institute used the information provided by Sightline Payments and published research on gambling addiction.
This set out to be a straight-forward rebuttal of the recent effort to introduce a hitherto don’t-think-about-it, constitutionally prohibited lottery into the Nevada gambling ecosystem. Honestly, I’m surprised it’s even up for debate since, in general, it’s a well-documented unsound, shady proposition that, historically, never delivers what it promises.
Several of Nevada’s largest publicly traded gaming companies are planning to invest billions of dollars into casino and resort developments throughout the U.S. and internationally. But Las Vegas, for now, is an afterthought.
More than five decades ago, Nevada gaming regulators considered any legalized gaming outside of the Silver State as a foreign business operation.
An international organization has formed a committee that will provide resources to gaming industry operators and regulators in support of responsible gaming.