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LV guide STILL out!

Thursday May 10th, 2007 in life in vegas, what's new, writing | No comments »

New Strip carpets added

Monday May 7th, 2007 in life in vegas, what's new | No comments »

In the news

Wednesday April 25th, 2007 in what's new | No comments »

Return to Vegas

Tuesday April 24th, 2007 in life in vegas, what's new | No comments »

Pseudo spring break

Tuesday April 10th, 2007 in what's new | No comments »

RTB review

Wednesday March 28th, 2007 in what's new | No comments »

Punched by a drunk and looking for help

Monday March 26th, 2007 in what's new | No comments »

New image gallery: Stardust deconstructed

Monday March 19th, 2007 in life in vegas, what's new | Comments Off

Down in the depths on the 80th floor

Friday February 16th, 2007 in atlantic city, life in vegas, what's new | No comments »

Manhattan signing

Friday February 9th, 2007 in what's new, writing | No comments »

Ocean’s DVD

Wednesday January 31st, 2007 in business of gambling, what's new | No comments »

Getting away

Thursday January 11th, 2007 in atlantic city, what's new | No comments »

Interview on Dr. Alvin Jones Show

Wednesday December 6th, 2006 in what's new | No comments »

Win a signed book!

Thursday November 2nd, 2006 in what's new, writing | No comments »

Civic duty in Clark County

Tuesday October 24th, 2006 in life in vegas, what's new | No comments »

Cosmetic changes

Friday October 20th, 2006 in what's new | No comments »

RTB on TV

Thursday October 5th, 2006 in what's new | No comments »

Rolling in the East

Monday September 25th, 2006 in what's new, writing | Comments Off

Speaking out

Friday September 22nd, 2006 in what's new | Comments Off

Site news

Monday September 18th, 2006 in what's new | 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.