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Building The First Gaming Master’S Program: An Industry Perspective, Toni Repetti, Soyeon Jung
Building The First Gaming Master’S Program: An Industry Perspective, Toni Repetti, Soyeon Jung
UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal
The gaming industry has dramatically expanded not only domestically and internationally, but further to the online market. This growth has caused the industry to be more complicated than ever, and face massive challenges, competition, and opportunity. Consequently, there is a need for more qualified candidates in the gaming industry. Few gaming degrees are offered at a university level and more importantly, there is currently no master’s program in gaming management in the United States. Results of this survey of 201 industry professionals show that the majority would be interested in a master’s in gaming with most preferring an online of …
Gaming Opportunities, Attractions, And Monorail Ridership In Las Vegas, Davor Jedlicka
Gaming Opportunities, Attractions, And Monorail Ridership In Las Vegas, Davor Jedlicka
Occasional Papers
The history of Las Vegas monorail is presented in three stages: ideas, development and operations. The decline of ridership on the Las Vegas monorail is explained based on this history. The gravitational theory of people movement is used to propose overcoming the inertia to ride among the resorts. The gravitational theory suggests that monorail could contribute to the “Las Vegas Experience” as a force in attracting visitors from around the world. An increase in inter resort visitation rates via the monorail is likely to increase the overall gaming revenues and prevent the end of monorail operations.