Tuesday, April 30, 1996 | 11:59 a.m.
UNLV officials said $5 million of the gift from Las Vegas businessman Stanley Fulton will to toward the new building, while the rest will be used to for scholarships in the university's Honors Program.
The new building for the gaming institute will be named in Fulton's honor in recognition of the donation.
"This gift is the culmination of a three-year dream," said institute director Vincent Eade. "It enables the UNLV International Gaming Institute to establish a presence unlike any other educational institution involved in gaming education."
The gaming institute, part of the College of Hotel Administration, has been in existence since 1993. Its purpose is to conduct gaming research and teach gaming-related classes.
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