{ thoughts on a world of chance from David G. Schwartz }

Archive for August, 2005

Selling air

Wednesday August 31st, 2005 in haphazard world | No comments »

Gulf Coast update

Wednesday August 31st, 2005 in business of gambling | No comments »

Update from Harrah’s

Tuesday August 30th, 2005 in business of gambling | No comments »

Bad to worse

Tuesday August 30th, 2005 in business of gambling | No comments »

Katrina closes casinos

Monday August 29th, 2005 in business of gambling | No comments »

Kids gambling are breadwinners?

Friday August 26th, 2005 in gambling & culture | No comments »

Teenage gambling expert

Thursday August 25th, 2005 in gambling & culture | No comments »

More poker on TV

Wednesday August 24th, 2005 in gambling & culture | No comments »

Primates double down?

Monday August 22nd, 2005 in gambling & culture | No comments »

WTO deadline

Friday August 19th, 2005 in business of gambling | No comments »

A center I’d like to visit

Thursday August 18th, 2005 in gambling & culture | 1 Comment »

Wynn is Wired

Wednesday August 17th, 2005 in life in vegas | No comments »

Gambling history…for the ignorant

Tuesday August 16th, 2005 in gambling & culture | No comments »

Casino carpet updated!

Monday August 15th, 2005 in what's new | No comments »

Programming note

Friday August 12th, 2005 in what's new | No comments »

Is this net gambling?

Friday August 12th, 2005 in gambling & culture | No comments »

The President resigns?

Thursday August 11th, 2005 in business of gambling | No comments »

Stardust notes

Wednesday August 10th, 2005 in life in vegas | No comments »

Lucky sound bites

Wednesday August 10th, 2005 in gambling & culture | No comments »

Biloxi and New York

Tuesday August 9th, 2005 in what's new | No comments »

the die is cast

is the online home of David G. Schwartz, who writes extensively about Las Vegas, gambling, and history. He's the Director of the Center for Gaming Research at UNLV and has a Ph.D. in United States history from UCLA. He's also taught a range of subjects, running the gamut from hospitality security to gambling history to writing creative non-fiction.

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