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

Archive for June, 2006

Borgata expansion opens

Friday June 30th, 2006 in atlantic city | No comments »

Goodbye to the Klondike

Wednesday June 28th, 2006 in life in vegas | No comments »

WSOP 2006 begins

Tuesday June 27th, 2006 in gambling & culture | No comments »

ACHS rises again

Monday June 26th, 2006 in atlantic city | No comments »

Casino geomancers and astrologers

Friday June 23rd, 2006 in business of gambling | No comments »

Harrah’s survey: no surprises

Thursday June 22nd, 2006 in gambling & culture | No comments »

Casino revenues up

Wednesday June 21st, 2006 in gambling & culture | No comments »

Feline justice

Tuesday June 20th, 2006 in atlantic city | No comments »

Not-such-a-mystery meat

Monday June 19th, 2006 in haphazard world | No comments »

Gamble to live, live to gamble

Friday June 16th, 2006 in gambling & culture | No comments »

New LVBP article is elementary

Thursday June 15th, 2006 in gambling & culture, what's new | No comments »

The (near) future of the Strip

Thursday June 15th, 2006 in life in vegas | No comments »

You can watch, but you can’t bet

Wednesday June 14th, 2006 in gambling & culture | No comments »

Hughes estate contested again

Tuesday June 13th, 2006 in life in vegas | No comments »

Diet Coke, Mentos, and the Bellagio fountain

Tuesday June 13th, 2006 in haphazard world | 1 Comment »

All-in debt and holdem hold ups

Monday June 12th, 2006 in gambling & culture | No comments »

From Total Rewards to MySpace

Friday June 9th, 2006 in gambling & culture | No comments »

Betting on hurricanes

Thursday June 8th, 2006 in gambling & culture | No comments »

No smoking in NV hotel rooms?

Wednesday June 7th, 2006 in life in vegas | No comments »

From 06/06/06 to 10/05/06

Tuesday June 6th, 2006 in what's new, writing | 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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