Caesars also will help fill the labs with slot machines and table games. Les Ottolenghi, executive vice president and chief information officer for Caesars Entertainment, said the company will work with UNLV staff, students, startups and partners to help drive development in the hospitality industry. Not that the foundation is bad, but we’re trying to take it to the next level.” “We’re exploring these ideas and taking chances to try to really change the (hospitality industry’s) story. “We (expect to) see a lot of the innovations tested at Black Fire Innovation finding their way mainstream,” Miles said. The business incubator is expected to open in late summer or early fall. Students and researchers will be able to use the two-story facility to showcase their work for industry partners. Located at UNLV’s Harry Reid Research and Technology Park in the southwest valley, near West Sunset and South Durango roads, the facility will include a 43,000-square-foot lab, work space and a replica resort and casino. “Black Fire Innovation has space you can really test out that idea and build the next prototype, or engage elbow to elbow with a corporation to move that (idea) forward to some type of life-changing product or services,” said Zach Miles, UNLV’s associate vice president for economic development. called Black Fire Innovation that will bring the university and local businesses together to test, develop and commercialize hospitality products and ideas. UNLV announced a partnership with Caesars Entertainment Corp. Las Vegas is getting a new space with a casino, hotel rooms, a sportsbook and an esports arena.
Rendering of the Harry Reid Research and Technology Park at UNLV.
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