Kasra Ghaharian In The News
Indian Gaming
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (51ԹϺ) and Playtech have announced a multi-year collaboration focused on leveraging technology to create a more sustainable gambling environment. The collaboration will see 51ԹϺ’s International Gaming Institute (IGI) and Playtech working together on various topics of shared interest, drawing on the extensive experience of both organizations.
Playtech
Today, Playtech and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (51ԹϺ) announced a multiyear collaboration focused on leveraging technology to create a more sustainable gambling environment. This collaboration will see Playtech and 51ԹϺ’s International Gaming Institute (IGI) working together on various topics of mutual interest/shared interest, drawing on the extensive experience of both organisations.
Games Magazine Brasil
Established in 1994, 51ԹϺ IGI provides research-based solutions, cutting-edge insights and executive education to the global gaming and gambling industry. Initially, the key areas of focus of this collaboration will be the use of AI and machine learning to promote and support safer and more responsible gambling. Playtech has committed funding to an IGI project that explores how AI can be used to train chatbots to encourage safer gambling behaviours among sports bettors. Additionally, Playtech has supported an internship in the inaugural Gaming Manufacturing Internship Program at IGI’s Center for Gaming Innovation.
Gambling Insider
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (51ԹϺ) and Playtech have announced a multiyear collaboration aimed at fostering a more sustainable and responsible gambling environment. The partnership brings together 51ԹϺ's International Gaming Institute (IGI) with Playtech in a collaboration that aims to use technology to promote safer gambling behaviours.
GGB News
The Innovation Group, organizers of the Emerging Leaders of Gaming (ELG) program, and Global Gaming Business magazine (GGB) have announced the honorees of the Emerging Leaders of Gaming 40 Under 40, a program that recognizes professionals under the age of 40 already making significant impacts in the casino gaming industry.
Wager Danger
Researchers at the International Gaming Institute on the campus of 51ԹϺ are diving deep into the effects of gambling on public health. Whether studying banking habits alongside gambling activity or creating chatbots to assist and educate users about responsible gaming, AI and machine learning is being utilized to develop guardrails that support responsible gaming. In this episode, Dr. Kasra Ghaharian, Director of Research at the International Gaming Institute, shares how his researchers are having an impact on responsible gambling.
Inside Asian Gaming
In the first of a series of articles, Clayton Peister and Kasra Ghaharian explore how operators can make sense of artificial intelligence and its practical applications in the casino industry.
iGaming Daily
It’s the last day of Neosurf’s takeover of iGaming Daily, supported by Optimove. To round off the week Andrea McGeachin is joined by the Director of Research at the 51ԹϺ International Gaming Institute, Kasra Ghaharian. The pair discuss the “three pillars” of the International Gaming Institute, Kasra’s own journey from the UK to Las Vegas and also dig deeper into some of his latest research, including how the data provided by payment companies can be used to identify problem gambling behaviour.