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Dr. Schwartz has written a bi-weekly column for the Las Vegas Business Press since 2005. Here is some of his work.
Canada sends problem-gambling monitors to casinos - May 14, 2008
Smoke-free trend spreading; Nevada casinos may be next - May 6, 2008
Here’s hoping Caesars name gives Harrah’s some Roman-candle sparkle - April 29, 2008
Plenty of bounce remains in Strip building bubble - April 15, 2008
Trop’s old owner is out, but negative messages will be harder to chase - April 1, 2008
Casinos have overlooked best incentive for customers: free gambling - March 10, 2008
Data prove that gambling industry is resilient, but hardly bulletproof - February 25, 2008
Trial by fire at the Monte Carlo - February 12, 2008
Not too late to look ahead at the gaming world in 2008 - January 22, 2008
Fall of the House of Sussex — December 31, 2007
Atlantic City could learn a lot from turnaround in Nevada — December 14, 2007
Tropicana’s travails in AC shouldn’t trump free market — November 30, 2007
When anyone can be a critic, hotel service will have to excel — November 17, 2007
Higher education savants can, and will, harm us — October 27, 2007
CityCenter East holds promise for an Atlantic City at a crossroads — October 13, 2007
Is ‘what happens in Vegas’ past due? — September 28, 2007
Turn down the lights … or turn them up? — September 14, 2007
Globalism comes to Las Vegas — August 31, 2007
Reno’s decline — August 17, 2007
Domo Arigato, Robot Dealer — July 30, 2007
A question of responsibility? — July 16, 2007
A tale of three national gambling studies — June 22, 2007
Harrah’s and IGT are getting ready to ‘Surface’ — June 8, 2007
What’s in a name? Maybe a lot more money — May 25, 2007
What Vegas visitors don’t know — May 11, 2007
Maybe there’s something to be said for the past — April 30, 2007
Toto, I’ve got a feeling we are in Kansas — April 16, 2007
Every day a little death — April 2, 2007
Short-sightedness is a chronic problem in the gambling industry –March 19, 2007
We have all lost a great booster of Las Vegas — March 5, 2007
In praise of federalism — February 19, 2007
We’re becoming mechanical animals — February 5, 2007
This is what you can expect this time next year - January 22, 2007
This was the gaming year that was - January 8, 2007
Las Vegas should be thankful for 75 years of AB 98 - December 22, 2006
Nevada’s gambling regime has proven durable and flexible - December 11, 2006
Casino gambling about to stretch into Asia - November 27, 2006
Small business owners are trying to thwart Harrah’s customer service - November 13, 2006
Other nations still think gambling is wicked - October 30, 2006
Congress should study, not ban, ‘Net gambling - October 16, 2006
The past has lessons for gaming - October 2, 2006
Twenty-five years is a lifetime for most casinos - September 18, 2006
Public will be safer with cameras overlooking the Strip - September 4, 2006
Odds say Las Vegas is due for run of bad luck - August 21, 2006
Poker has evolved into a lifestyle "sport" - August 7, 2006
The three days Atlantic City died - July 24, 2006
Boyd’s Borgata is selling ‘an experience’ - July 10, 2006
The ‘Starbucking’ of Las Vegas Strip is here to stay - June 26, 2006
Elementary, my dear Watson. Spelling that is - June 11, 2006
Google ups the marketing ante with search engine trends - May 29, 2006
Sports stars can be role models for addicted gamblers - May 15, 2006
Homo sapiens’ urge to gamble goes back to the caveman - May 1, 2006
Jay Sarno’s legacy stands tall on the Strip - April 17, 2006
‘Tacky’ Vegas serves the city and people just fine - April 3, 2006
‘Back to Basics’ might be next big Strip thing - March 20, 2005
Oh, Canada, you’re barking up the wrong tree - March 6, 2006
Sports leagues can no longer stick their heads in the sand - February 20, 2006
Legislating sports betting is not the impossible dream - February 6, 2006
Las Vegas needs to tread carefully - January 23, 2006
Wynn’s return a defining moment for Strip - January 9, 2006
Neighborhood casinos: the next generation has arrived - December 27, 2005
Atlantic City is really challenging Las Vegas - December 12, 2005
Qatar may show the future of the casino - November 28, 2005
Casinos were never Hughes’ real strength - November 14, 2005
The real Bugsy? His era was very short-lived - October 31, 2005
Religion has a very mixed-up view of gambling - October 17, 2005
The Desert Inn was the real future of Las Vegas - May 9, 2005
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