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Book review: Something for Nothing

Tuesday May 13th, 2008 in book reviews | 1 Comment »

Book review: Super Casino

Monday May 12th, 2008 in book reviews, business of gambling, life in vegas | 2 Comments »

Book review: The Hand I Played

Saturday May 10th, 2008 in book reviews | No comments »

Book review: The Flea Palace

Friday May 9th, 2008 in book reviews | No comments »

Book review: The Blackjack Hijack

Thursday May 8th, 2008 in book reviews | 1 Comment »

Book review: Loaded Dice

Wednesday May 7th, 2008 in book reviews | 1 Comment »

Book Review: Double or Nothing

Wednesday April 2nd, 2008 in book reviews | No comments »

Book Review: Winner Takes All

Friday March 21st, 2008 in book reviews, life in vegas | No comments »

Book review: Zeropolis

Tuesday February 19th, 2008 in book reviews | No comments »

Book review: Howard Hughes: Power, Paranoia, and Palace Intrigue

Thursday February 14th, 2008 in book reviews | No comments »

Book review: Beating the Odds

Monday November 26th, 2007 in book reviews | No comments »

Book Review: Policing Las Vegas

Monday November 19th, 2007 in book reviews | No comments »

Book Review: Gay Vegas

Thursday November 8th, 2007 in book reviews, life in vegas | No comments »

Book review: The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford

Wednesday October 31st, 2007 in book reviews | No comments »

Book review: Bust

Tuesday April 10th, 2007 in book reviews | No comments »

Book Review: Six to Five Against

Friday March 30th, 2007 in book reviews | No comments »

Movie Review: Love, Ludlow

Tuesday December 5th, 2006 in book reviews | No comments »

Book Review: Casino Royale

Monday November 27th, 2006 in book reviews | No comments »

Book Review: Made to Break

Thursday October 26th, 2006 in book reviews | No comments »

Book Review: The City of Falling Angels

Thursday October 19th, 2006 in book reviews | No comments »

David G. Schwartz

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.

You can learn more about him on the about page.