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The Regulation Of Online Gaming Across Jurisdictions: Success, Standards And Stability, Peter Nelson

Political Science Theses and Capstones

In 2005 the gaming market was worth an estimated six billion dollars, half of that represented by online gambling revenues. However not all jurisdictions (countries) regulate the industry the same. Some jurisdictions allow the industry to flourish while some go as far as banning the industry all together. I gather data on all 75 global jurisdictions that have some form of online gaming. I analyze which regulations allow the industry to prosper while maintaining quality standards, and which regulations do not work. Preliminary analysis shows that the amount of years a country has allowed online gambling, as well as the …

Understanding Loyalty And Motivation Of Professional Sports Fans, Victoria Wilkins

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors which create continuous and permanent commitment to a specific professional sports team.

Statement of Objectives: There is no denying that the current economic standing of the United States does not promote spending large sums of money on entertainment and leisure. Since taking a family to a professional sports game gets rather expensive, families are lead to pursue other alternatives while deciding how to spend free time. The costs of game attendance, including tickets, parking, food, beverages and souvenirs, can easily surpass one hundred dollars, which is undoable for many …

Violence In Youth Sport: Potential Preventative Measures And Solutions, Cheryl Danilewicz

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Youth sport events are part of a growing industry to which event venues are tailoring their policies, procedures, and designs. The competitive nature of the events and their participants have caused these venues to examine their existing policies and adjust them to increase security and safety measures for the athletes, coaches, spectators, game officials, and venue staff. Tempers at these events will flare, and in recent years violence is becoming increasingly more common. Parents and athletes have attacked each other, coaches, and game officials due to the intense nature of these events. The result of these acts could range from …

Motivational Clinic For Coaches In Division I, Ii, Iii College Sports, Christopher M. Sheldrick

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to create a motivational clinic for Division I coaches in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).

Statement of Objectives: By attending the motivational clinic for NCAA Division I coaches, attendees will learn effective motivational strategies from former successful collegiate athletes, successful college and professional sport coaches, and experts in sports psychology. By understanding and implementing the theories and strategies learned, coaches will be able to increase student-athlete performance at their institutions.

Justifications: It is important for coaches at all levels to understand athlete motivation. At the NCAA Division I level, the expectations for …

Enhancing Off-Season Motivation In Collegiate Athletes, Daniel Ryan

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify the optimal off-season motivational strategies to be utilized by collegiate coaches to maximize the motivation, sport performance, and sport satisfaction of collegiate athletes.

Objectives: By identifying the determinants of athlete motivation, this paper will serve as a resource for coaches as they seek to raise the overall motivation and commitment of their athletes during the off-season.

Justification: Developing the ideal off-season motivational strategy for collegiate athletes is important on a number of levels. Due to the heightened level of competition in college sports, coaches must ensure that the structuring of their …

Fan Loyalty And Motivation, Jason Mays

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Purpose Statement: The purpose of this professional paper is to review psychological and marketing theory and research to explain what motivates an individual to become a highly identified loyal fan of a sports team. Implications for professional practice and future research will be presented.

Justification: Understanding what motivates a fan to become a highly identified fan is important to a team manager because fans are the primary revenue source of a team. The fundamental goal of marketing managers is to create repeat customers (brand loyalty) (Fortunato, 2006) and loyal fans represent most repeat customers. An organization’s brand is critical in …

Creating A Positive Motivational Climate: Strategies For Division I Women’S Tennis Coaches, Mark Roberts

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to develop a handbook of positive motivational strategies that enhance players’ performance and well-being.

Statement of Problem: When coaches do not use constructive motivational strategies and create a negative motivational climate, both the performance and the well-being of the student athlete may be undermined. Athletes playing in a negative motivational climate are less likely to perform to their full potential or enjoy participating in their sport. This can lead to athletes feeling negative emotions towards the athletic experience, resulting in harm to the athletes, teams, and coaches.

Justification: Exploring optimal motivational strategies for …

The Positive And Negative Economic Contributions Of Mega-Sporting Events To Local Communities, Qi Gong

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The purpose of this paper is to identify and examine the factors of mega-sporting events those contribute to positive economic impact as well as the factors that may negatively impact a community. Based on reviewing existing literature and data, the positive and negative contributions, a community may have through a hosting sporting event, will be discussed. The objective of this paper is focused on the economic impact that happened to the local communities.

The Role Of Ethics In Athletic Participation, Ryan Matthews

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to determine what role ethics plays in athletic participation and what intrinsic and/or extrinsic factors may influence the decision making process of athletes. Once identified, the information found in this paper can be used to help athletes understand their own thought processes concerning rules adherence and to assist them in making a conscious decision to follow the rules to achieve their goals.

Statement of Problem: The exploration of the literature will reveal the many factors and conditions that an athlete faces that will influence their decision to participate within the confines of the …

Marchmad, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

For the past six weeks if you were around anything even vaguely connected with college sport, you were subjected to repeated references to “March Madness.” The only phrase that even remotely approaches “March Madness” in frequency of use is “student athlete.” If you prefer hyperbole over hypocrisy then, no doubt, you prefer “March Madness” over “student athlete.”

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 87, No. 32, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• McKay, Michael. Banner & TopNet Failure Causes Delays – Information Technology
• Duvall, Tessa. Love Notes – Nicholas Chambers, Terri Woody, Student Disability Services
• Rogers, Shelby. WKU to Host Statewide Symposium – Study Abroad
• Spees, Monica. U is for Umpire – Grant Burkeen
• Spees, Monica. WKU Education Comes Full Circle for Grad Assistant – Katherine Pettit
• Williams, Joanna. Sometimes Your Peers Can Be Your Best Help
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: Athletic Brackets
• Ross Bjork Did What Was Best for Him
• Rutledge, Chris. Father of Newgrass to Play SKyPAC – …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 87, No. 31, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• McKay, Michael. Fight Night in Process of Earning Approval – Sigma Chi
• Reinfelde, Monta. Bald is Beautiful – Omega Phi Alpha, St. Baldrick’s Day
• McKay, Michael. Lawyers React to WKU Social Media Policy Change
• Wells, Jordan. World Wrestling Entertainment Visits Diddle Arena – Entertainment
• Randolph, Christian. A Thousand Words – William Kirby
• Harrison, Taylor. Student Government Association Elections Postponed
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: Social Media Policy
• In the Trash – Social Media Policy
• Dodds, Cory. A Vote for Me is a Vote for Transparency, Accountability – Student Government …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 87, No. 30, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• McKay, Michael. WKU Removes Social Media Policy from Student Handbook
• Koch, Cameron. Former WKU Employee Seeks $500,000 in Damages – Cheryl Lewis-Smith
• Aulbach, Lucas. Walking Away – Ross Bjork
• Harrison, Taylor. Presidential Candidates Differ on Strategies – Student Government Association
• Stephens, Brad. Ross Bjork’s Departure Was Going to Happen
• Harrison, Taylor. Vice Presidential Candidates Run Unopposed – Keyana Boka, Cain Alvey
• McKay, Michael. Sigma Chi Fight Night in the Process of Being Rescheduled
• Hayden, Natalie. Students to Present Research at Conferences Saturday
• Williams, Joanna. Trayvon Martin & Why You …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 87, No. 29, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Swanson, Kayla. WKU Raises More Than $67,000 for St. Jude
• Spees, Monica. Bike 4 Alzheimer’s Association
• Koch, Cameron. WKU Looking to Ease Possible Budget Cuts
• Alleyne, Zirconia. WKU Student Stars in Television Fashion Show – Joia Talbott
• Philalack, Justin. A Thousand Words – Parker Bennett Community Center
• Koch, Cameron. University of Pikeville Public bid Falls Through
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: NCAA Tournament Tickets
• The Golden Tickets – NCAA Tournament
• Stratten, Nicole. Vote Cory Dodds Student Government Association President to Address Student Concerns
• Rogers, Shelby. More than 50 Employers …

Whip Use By Jockeys In A Sample Of Australian Thoroughbred Races—An Observational Study, Paul D. Mcgreevy, Robert A. Corken, Hannah Salvin, Celeste M. Black

Competitive Animal Racing Collection

The use of whips by jockeys is an issue. The current study viewed opportunistic high-speed footage of 15 race finishes frame-by-frame to examine the outcomes of arm and wrist actions (n = 350) on 40 horses viewed from the left of the field. Any actions fully or partially obscured by infrastructure or other horses were removed from the database, leaving a total of 104 non-contact sweeps and 134 strikes. For all instances of arm actions that resulted in fully visible whip strikes behind the saddle (n = 109), the outcomes noted were area struck, percentage of unpadded section making contact, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 87, No. 28, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Claybourn, Cole. What a Ride! – Basketball
• Harrison, Taylor & Michael McKay. First Floor of Downing University Center Vacated for Start of Construction
• Rogers, Shelby. Jerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry’s to Speak at WKU
• Anderson, Anna. S is for Saxophonist – Matthew Lund
• Williams, Joanna. Rooting for the Other Team
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: Downing University Center Renovation
• Martin, Chelsea. Meal Plans Should roll Over to the Next Week
• Hughey, Aaron. College Students Beware: The Middle Class is Shrinking
• Jenkins, Spencer. Events to Promote Sexual Assault Awareness …

Ua12/2/1 Housing Guide, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special housing guide edition of the College Heights Herald.

• Swanson, Kayla. Dorms vs. Off Campus
• Harrison, Taylor. Student Government Association’s Off-Campus Housing Website Being Redesigned
• Duvall, Tessa. A Place to Call My Own – Apartments
• Blanford, Sidney. Four Sororities will Fill All Rooms in Meredith Hall in Fall Semester – Alpha Omicron Pi, Chi Omega, Phi Mu, Alpha Xi Delta
• McKay, Michael. New Campus Housing Adds Choices for Upperclassmen
• Brown, Justin. Don’t Be Duped by Your Landlord
• Anderson, Anna. Former Resident Assistants Reminisce About the Past
• Apartment Guide – Campus Pointe, Pointe at Gables, Registry, College Suites, Pointe at Western

Ua12/2/1 Ncaa Extra - Going Dancing, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

Special NCAA edition of the College Heights Herald.

• Claybourn, Cole. WKU’s Storybook Season Continues in Big Dance
• Claybourn, Cole. WKU to Face Mississippi Valley State in Dayton
• Stephens, Brad. This Tournament’s for the 1,800
• Wells, Jordan. Fans Enjoy Family Atmosphere for Selection Sunday
• Stephens, Brad. Ray Harper Adds Another Title to His Legacy
• Claybourn, Cole. Critics Quiet After Ray Harper’s Success
• 2012 NCAA Tournament Bracket

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 87, No. 27, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• McKay, Michael. Co-workers Reflect on Member of McCormack Family – Spencer Wills
• Koch, Cameron. Rock Solid Memories – Rock House
• Harrison, Taylor. Student Government Association to Offer 175 Transcript Vouchers Through Program
• Duvall, Tessa. Honors Fraternity Says Joplin is Home Away from Home – Phi Sigma Pi
• Edwards, Dorothy. A Thousand Words – Clothesline Project, Hope Harbor
• Reinfelde, Monta. Professors to Take Pies in Face for Charity – Pi Mu Epsilon
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: Mary Cowles
• A Class Act – Mary Cowles
• Ray, David. Roll-taking Methods Should …

Bounties, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

The shocking news out of the NFL this past week was that football is a violent game and that violence is encouraged by coaches. I suspect most American boys learned this basic truth about football when they were six or seven years old.

Braun, Richard C. Crepeau

On Sport and Society

From the time the story was leaked in early December, I had a feeling that Ryan Braun was going to be the first player to successfully appeal a positive drug test. I based this on two notions. First, someone sometime was going to be the victim of a false positive or some breach in the security of the urine sample. Second, I had a difficult time believing that someone of Braun’s obvious talent and public image, who did not exhibit a huge jump in his offensive numbers, was taking performance enhancing drugs. In most of the power categories (doubles, triples, …

March 2012, John M. Pfau Library

LBHP Newsletters

Content:

• A League of Their Own
• Mexican American Women and Softball
• Neighborhoods of Baseball a Hit in Burbank by Terry Cannon
• First Pitch Ceremony to Honor LBHP players
• Preserving Memories
• Exhibit for Jose “Lupino” Guadalupe
• Neighborhoods of Baseball Exhibition by Tomas J. Benitez
• Keep Swinging Dates by Jill Vassilakos-Long

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 87, No. 26, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Koch, Cameron. Other Kentucky Public Schools Lack Social Media Rules for Students
• Duvall, Tessa. A Little Nontraditional – Peggy Allen
• Hayden, Natalie. WKU to Give $500,000 in Student Research Grants
• McKay, Michael. Auction to be Held in Downing University Center
• Mack, Shelby. A Thousand Words re: Spring Weather
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: Ray Harper
• A Slam Dunk – Ray Harper
• Justice, Maciena. WKU Student Interns for NASA As Engineer – Tim Hennig
• Hayden, Natalie. Candidates Are Narrowed Down for Vice Provost Position at WKU
• Harrison, Taylor. Student Government …

Ua52/1 Snowball Express Memories, Wku Archives

WKU Administration Documents

Memories regarding the Snowball Express train which was stranded in the snow solicited by WKU Archives.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 87, No. 25, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• McKay, Michael. Students Oppose Censorship on Twitter
• Koch, Cameron. Officials Offer Mixed Opinion on Twitter Controversy
• Anderson, Anna. Sophomore Beating Cancer with Titan Player’s Support – Kelsey Towns
• Blanford, Sidney. R is for Racquetball – Racquetball Club
• Hayden, Natalie. WKU Launching New Summer Scholarship Initiative
• Harrison, Taylor. Student Government Association Approves Spring 2012 Budget
• Jenkins, Spencer. Man Found Dead on Campus, Not WKU Affiliated – Everette Barger
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: Censorship
• Students Deserve First Amendment Rights
• Learned, David. Administration Should Listen to Students Needs - Censorship
• Biggs, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 87, No. 24, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Jenkins, Spencer. Bradley Boling’s Smile Remembered Among Friends
• McKay, Michael. WKU Trying to Pull Strings on Social Media – Censorship
• Koch, Cameron. Students Mixed on WKU’s Policy – Social Media, Censorship
• Frantz, Elizabeth. A Thousand Words re: Madison Central Cheerleading
• Alleyne, Zirconia. Professor Mourns Loss of Dog After 14 Years – CJ Johanson
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: Sustainability
• Environmentally Safe – Sustainability
• Twitter Parody, Commentary & Fan Accounts Policy – Censorship
• Harrison, Taylor. Student Government Association Supports Removal of Policy from Handbook – Censorship
• Duvall, Tessa. Case of …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 87, No. 23, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Koch, Cameron. Gatton Academy Receives $20,000 from AT&T
• Alleyne, Zirconia. Puppy Love – Tim Straubel
• Hayden, Natalie. WKU Watching Social Media Sites for Language – Censorship
• Spees, Monica. Roller Derby Members Are Some of WKU’s Own – Alexandra Brumley, Tucker Davis
• English, Molly. Q is for Queen – George Morgan, Crossdressing
• Hilbert, Hayley. WKU App Update Released
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: Apartments vs. Dorms
• Williams, Joanna. To Dorm or Not to Dorm
• West, Natalie. Store Personalizing Products for WKU Greeks
• Harrison, Taylor. Locks of Love Event to Be …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• McKay, Michael. Apartment-style Living to Be Available in Fall – Housing & Residence Life
• Harrison, Taylor. Student Government Association May Present First Legislation of Semester
• Alleyne, Zirconia. Student Follows Dream to New York City – Frankie Smith
• Alleyne, Zirconia. WKU Professor Lives in Harmony with Pup – Peter Hamburger
• Brinkerhoff, Joel. Black History Month Events to Take Place at WKU
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: General Education
• Thumbs Up – General Education
• McKay, Michael. WKU Earns Bronze Ranking in Sustainability Assessment
• Rogers, Shelby. Confucius Institute to Host Spring Gala …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Koch, Cameron. Senator Mitch McConnell Honors Eric Yates
• Hayden, Natalie. WKU Giving Students More Time to Pay Bills
• Blanford, Sidney. Postcrossing Allows for Inexpensive World Exploration
• Koch, Cameron. Damaged Rock House to Be Demolished
• Andrews, Mary. P is for Poet – Clint Waters
• Williams, Joanna. When Talking About Race, Ignorance Isn’t Bliss
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: Panda Express
• Salman, Adam. Better Communication Needed During Downing University Center Renovations
• Harrison, Taylor. Four Student Government Association Members Attend Rally for Higher Education
• Swanson, Kayla. WKU Volunteer Organizations to Unite for …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 88, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Anderson, Anna. WKU Cheerleaders Stand Against Breast Cancer
• McKay, Michael. WKU Works to Bring Panda Express to Campus
• Hayden, Natalie. WKU Proposes Changes to General Education Requirements
• Rivera, Michael. A Thousand Words – Kappa Sigma
• Koch, Cameron. Health Services Expands Patient Numbers, Services
• Rutledge, Chris. Q&A with Philadelphia-based Band Dr. Dog
• Harrison, Taylor. Institute for Citizenship & Social Responsibility Will Keep Its Space During Downing University Center Renovations
• Vogt, Darren. Editorial Cartoon re: Student Government Association Apathy
• Student Government Association Should, Could Do More
• Erskine, Annie. Response to Recent …