2494 stories by Ed Silverstein
New Zealand Casino to Temporarily Close Next Month Due to Oversight Failure
SkyCity Auckland Casino has revealed it will shutter its gaming floor between Monday, September 9, and Friday, September 13, following an oversight failure. Last week, SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited announced the closing days in conjunction with an agreement with New Zealand’s Secretary...
Alleged Bookie Mathew Bowyer Expected to Enter Guilty Pleas for Gambling Operation
Mathew R. Bowyer, an accused bookmaker who is linked with former MLB translator Ippei Mizuhara, is expected to plead guilty on Friday to gambling-related charges, according to federal prosecutors. Bowyer, 49, of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., will admit to three counts: operating...
Casino Crime Round Up: Two Red Rock Employees Stabbed, Suspect Shot
Two workers at Las Vegas’ Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa were slashed by a solitary man early Saturday, according to news reports. They were critically injured. The stabber then was shot at the crime scene by Red Rock security guards, according...
Housekeeper Allegedly Stole $110K+ From Venetian Resort Las Vegas Guest Rooms
An employee assigned to clean rooms at the upscale Palazzo Tower at the Venetian Resort Las Vegas reportedly cleaned up in another way. She’s accused of swiping more than $110K and other valuable items from guest rooms. Housekeeper Maria Menendez Betancourt has...
Jackpot: Allen Kessler Wins $1.2M on California Casino Slot Machine
A well-known poker player won more than $1.2M on Monday night after playing slot machines for about 12 hours at California’s Thunder Valley Casino Resort. Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler was the lucky jackpot winner during a 12-hour slots session during which he was...
LVS Wants Texas to Allow for Five or More Casinos Statewide, Experts React
Texas should open at least five destination casino resorts, according to a Las Vegas Sands (LVS) executive, whose company is among those eager to capture a license. Two of these casinos should be in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, LVS Senior Vice President...
Harrah’s Joliet Casino Staff Help Save Wounded Man
A man shot in both legs made his way from a Joliet, Ill. parking complex to nearby Harrah’s Joliet Hotel & Casino early Monday where gaming property employees rushed to help save him. The 37-year-old unnamed victim was wounded at the parking...
Caesars Southern Indiana Casino Murder Leads to Second Arrest
A second man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a hip-hop performer in the parking garage of an Indiana gaming property. On Friday, Chaz Davis of Louisville, Ky,. was arrested on several counts. These include murder, robbery resulting in serious...
Eleven Illicit Gambling Joints Raided in Florida, Deputies Seize $403K
$403K in cash was confiscated and 400 slot machines were disabled following raids last week of gambling operations in Florida’s Volusia County, authorities said. Each of the gambling joints was shuttered following Thursday’s court-ordered searches, according to Florida TV station WFTV. The...
Playgon Halts Las Vegas Gambling Shows To Comply With NGCB Order
Playgon Games stopped producing live gambling programs on Friday after the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) issued an order to curtail the content which originated at the company’s Las Vegas studio. The Canadian-based company was told the allegedly illegal programs had to...
