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51ԹϺ’s PGA Golf Management University Program partners with Las Vegas-based AI technology company Evenplay to study the effects of rewards on skill level.
The rosiest headlines and highlights featuring the students and faculty of 51ԹϺ.
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From promoting megaresorts to championing responsible gaming practices, Alan Feldman has made his mark in an industry he never planned to enter. Now his contributions are immortalized with a national Hall of Fame induction.
International Gaming Institute In The News
A golfer stands over a 10-foot putt on the 18th green. If he knocks it in, he’ll win a tournament. But he’s just a bit nervous, his heart rate rising and his palms sweating. What if there was a way to alleviate the golfer’s nerves?
BetBlocker on Monday announced a donation to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in support of the university’s International Gaming Institute’s research program. The contribution will help advance academic research on gambling blocking software and its users.
One Tuesday morning in late February, a fan in New York who logged into FanDuel’s online sportsbook would’ve found 33 men’s college basketball games listed to bet on and zero women’s games. That fan could place an online wager on some midmajor men’s contests, such as Western Illinois vs. Lindenwood, Troy vs. Texas State and Bowling Green vs. Eastern Michigan. However, no odds were listed for women’s games involving power conference programs like Arizona vs. Texas Tech or Iowa State vs. UCF.
One Tuesday morning in late February, a fan in New York who logged into FanDuel’s online sportsbook would’ve found 33 men’s college basketball games listed to bet on and zero women’s games. That fan could place an online wager on some midmajor men’s contests, such as Western Illinois vs. Lindenwood, Troy vs. Texas State and Bowling Green vs. Eastern Michigan. However, no odds were listed for women’s games involving power conference programs like Arizona vs. Texas Tech or Iowa State vs. UCF.
BetBlocker has announced a donation to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (51ԹϺ) to support research into gambling blocking software, marking its first academic collaboration in the US. The funding will contribute to a study led by the International Gaming Institute (IGI), focused on understanding how blocking software is used and its role in gambling harm prevention.
During Tuesday’s “Seeking Understanding,” a webinar that addressed central issues of problem gambling, Dr. Brett Abarbanel made an interesting comparison to an ecological condition.
