2494 stories by Ed Silverstein
Louisiana Prisoner Allegedly Operated Sports Gambling Ring Linked to Inmates at Multiple Prisons
An inmate at a Louisiana state prison was booked last week on accusations of running a “large-scale” illegal sports gambling operation from inside a correctional center. Broderick Scott, 48, who was incarcerated at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center, was charged last Wednesday following...
Driver in Deadly Nevada Crash Was in US Illegally, ICE Reveals
The motorist who recently drove the wrong way on I-15, causing the death of a Nevada police officer and his own demise, was in America illegally, according to news reports. Both Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) Officer Colton Pulsipher and the...
Suspected NYC Gambling Room Is Site of Double Shooting, Victims Hospitalized
New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers continue to search for the bandits who wounded two men on Thursday night at a likely illegal gaming joint in a Queens, N.Y. neighborhood The gunfire erupted in a Haight Street building in the Flushing...
Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison For Assault of Officer at Casino
A Colorado defendant was ordered to spend five years behind bars following the April assault of a federal officer at a tribal gaming property. Daniel Lehi, 44, of Towaoc, Colo., was given the sentence recently by U.S. District Court Judge Gordon P....
Details Released On Oklahoma Casino Kidnapping
New facts have emerged on the man who allegedly apprehended a woman from Oklahoma’s Newcastle Casino last month and then sexually assaulted her. The victim went inside the suspect’s vehicle on November 25. But then the suspect, Kevin Alando Martin, wouldn’t let...
Horseshoe Casino Baltimore Temporarily Closes After Water Damage, Should Reopen at Noon
Horseshoe Casino Baltimore is expected to reopen as soon as noon on Monday after the gaming property was shuttered temporarily due to water damage. Pipes and a portion of the ceiling were damaged at the Caesars Entertainment casino. The incident led management...
Mandalay Bay Restaurant Workers Vote to Unionize
Employees at Las Vegas’ Citizens Kitchen & Bar located inside the MGM Resorts' Mandalay Bay casino recently and overwhelmingly chose to affiliate with the Culinary Union. News of the vote at the Las Vegas Strip property was released last week by the...
Concord Casino’s Legal Team Challenging License Revocation in New Hampshire Court
In the continuing saga over New Hampshire’s embattled Concord Casino, the co-owner’s attorneys recently went to court to overturn a ruling that allowed for the revocation of the property’s gambling license. Andy Sanborn’s lawyers argued in New Hampshire court that the revocation...
Casino Crime News Roundup: California Cardroom Robbed, Suspect Charged
A man was jailed after he allegedly held up the Stars Casino located in Tracy, Calif. on Friday, and soon was located by police using a drone. Joseph Just, 34, of Antioch, Calif., was charged with robbery and booked at the San...
Autopsy Confirms ID of Missing Man Last Seen at Washington State Casino
The body of a man missing for three years after he was last seen at the ilani Casino Resort was recently discovered and identified by a Washington State medical examiner. The Cowlitz County Coroner's Office revealed on Sunday the identification of Terry...
