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December 11, 2015 – This episode we talk to Dr. Brett Abarbanel about the advantages and disadvantages for women poker players. Chris discusses with in-house Millennials Katie and Aaron about why Generation Y does not like to gamble. Katie and Aaron talk a little about their Thanksgiving in Vegas and Chris brings up Vegas Fanboy Episode 44, interview with blackjack expert Ken Smith.
What Happened In Vegas News: Killers & Wayne Newton to Open Las Vegas Arena, Silvercar coming to Las Vegas, Magical Forest lights up Las Vegas.
Faces: Part 2 of our interview with the head of UCLA’s Social & Recreational Gambling research, Dr. Brett Abarbanel. She is also an amateur poker player and she’s given keynotes and addresses at gaming conferences all around the world. She also teaches a class about the sociology of gambling which includes one lecture about gambling in film. We cover all of this and also dig into some of her favorite restaurants in Vegas.
Dr. Brett’s research paper “Chicks With Decks: The Female Lived Experience In Poker“. If you would like to contact Dr. Brett with ideas for the June 2016 International Conference On Gambling and Risk Taking:
BAbarbanel@mednet.ucla.edu
Tip The Player: Sushi Kaya, Doh Sushi & Tapas, Piero’s & The Peppermill
Aces: Picasso
Podcast Recommendation: Big Screen Book Club – Each episode Craig and a guest host discuss a book and compare it to it’s big screen adaptation. In the first episode they talk about the novel Nothing Lasts Forerver and it’s movie counterpart Die Hard. It’s a fun podcast, if you’re a movie buff, check it out.