2451 stories by Ed Silverstein
Jackpot: Two Players Win $1M on Dragon Link Slot at Wynn — On Same Weekend
Two lucky visitors recently tried their luck on a Dragon Link slot machine at the Wynn Las Vegas some 18 hours apart. Both went home more than $1M richer. The initial winner played a Dragon Link machine at about 6 p.m. on...
Casino Crime Roundup: Battery Explosion Forces Evacuation of Kansas Casino
The Kansas Star Casino was evacuated temporarily on Thursday night after a battery explosion activated a sprinkler system. The 10 p.m. incident began at the Mulvane, Kan. gaming property when a lithium battery in a radio malfunctioned, according to Kansas TV station...
Fontainebleau Las Vegas Guest Used Crude Flamethrower to Activate Hotel Sprinkler
A 26-year-old man set off a sprinkler system at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas hotel on Sunday by using what appeared to be a “flamethrower,” police said. The suspect, Gavin Hamilton, 26, was quickly apprehended. He was booked on Monday for assault with...
Casino Crime Roundup: Off-Strip Shooting Leaves One Man Dead
Two people in a car near Las Vegas Boulevard were shot Tuesday morning, with one of the occupants dying from his wounds. The couple was in the vehicle when an assailant fired several shots into the car’s passenger-side window. The unnamed man...
Casino Crime Round Up: Victim Shot Outside of Detroit’s Greektown Casino
Detroit police continue to search for the shooter who wounded a man on Friday near the entrance to Hollywood Casino at Greektown. The gunfire broke out after an argument escalated into armed violence, according to Detroit radio station WWJ. Local cops were...
Pro Poker Player Faces Up To 15 Years in Prison After Admitting Wrongdoing — Report
Damien LeForbes, a professional poker player who frequented Las Vegas casinos, agreed to a plea deal last week in California federal court. He faces as much as 15 years behind bars for money laundering and operating an illegal gambling business, according to...
Jake’s 58 Casino Accused Shooter Charged in New York State
A man appeared in court on Friday for allegedly shooting and seriously wounding a pedestrian in a Jake’s 58 Casino and Hotel parking lot in New York’s Suffolk County. Nashawn Legros, 24, of Wyandanch, N.Y., was indicted for second-degree attempted murder, first-degree...
Reno Casino Suicide Under Investigation, Follows California Homicide
A man has died by apparent suicide after shooting himself at an unnamed Reno, Nev. gaming property. The victim was discovered in recent days at the casino. He also was linked by police to the prior killing of a woman in a...
LVMPD Sergeant Arrested for Las Vegas Strip Abusive Arrests – Report
A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer was arrested on Friday after the LVMPD Internal Affairs Division reportedly investigated questionable arrests apparently targeting tourists on the Las Vegas Strip. LVMPD Sgt. Kevin Menon, 42, was booked on several counts and placed in...
Two Dozen Union Members Arrested at Virgin Las Vegas During Labor Protest
Some 23 workers and union leaders were arrested as they picketed at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on Thursday evening, the union revealed. The picketing began on Harmon Avenue before demonstrators sat down in the hotel’s porte-cochere, an entrance which is used...
