Thursday, December 20, 2007

National Center for Sustainable Gambling Centers of Excellence

National Center for Sustainable Gambling -- Centers of Excellence

The new National Center for Sustainable Gambling has announced a request for proposals to establish a regional centers of excellence in gambling research, education and service. Proposals are welcome from institutions that are heavily dependent on tax revenues, are associated with Native American organizations, and/or are related in some way to respected political figures. Organizations with previous connections to organized crime are discouraged from applying since they will have alternative sources of support linked to the new casino initiative and the NCSG is discouraging double-dipping where possible. Innovative ideas about gambling research are welcomed:
wind, solar and thermal sources for powering roulette wheels will be considered, alternatives to the use of PVC in poker chips and other gambling accoutrements are of interest, ergonomic design of poker, black jack, etc. will be encouraged. A later RFA will be coming for those who are interested in gambling as an alternative to voting.

Deadline: This is a rolling RFP. Decisions will be made by rolling the dice which many consider superior to peer review.

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