May 3 '18 at 16:44
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Dr. David Schwartz Talks Food in Vegas
The latest installment of our weekly interview with Dr, Schwartz:
Dr. David Schwartz is director of the Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Dr. Schwartz is the man to talk to about anything relating to gambling or Las Vegas history. Dr. Schwartz has written five books on the subject.
What You'll Learn:
- The Vegas transformation from 24-hour coffee joints and buffets to world-class restaurants and celebrity chefs
- Casino owned restaurants switching from a loss-leader to profit machines
- How gaming revenue and non-gaming revenue factor into the operating decisions of owning a restaurant on the strip
- How chain restaurants survive on the Vegas strip
- Why nearby atomic bomb testing scared casino bosses (it's probably not what you think...)
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