2451 stories by Ed Silverstein
Casino Crime Roundup: Jamaica Casino Robbery
Jamaican police are continuing to search for the armed man who recently stole more than US$12.7K from a woman in a local casino. The crime unfolded at about 10 a.m. Friday, when the solitary bandit approached the helpless victim and pulled out...
Casino Crime Round Up: Shooting Close to California Casino Leads to Several Arrests
Gunfire aimed at two pedestrians resulted in three arrests near a California tribal casino on Thursday. The two victims were walking near the Bear River Casino Resort in Loleta when the bullets were shot. The men avoided injuries from the early morning...
Man on Las Vegas Strip Endangers Puppy When He Allegedly Forces it to Relieve Itself
A man was arrested on the Las Vegas Strip this week after he allegedly pinned a puppy on a hot sidewalk to force the helpless animal to relieve itself. On Monday, an unnamed dog trainer spotted a man later identified as Tommy...
Resorts World Las Vegas Faces Large Fines for Alleged Money Laundering By Gamblers
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) revealed on Thursday it wants to financially penalize Resorts World Las Vegas after the casino allegedly let illegal bookmakers gamble without saying from where the money came. Resorts World could end up paying millions of dollars...
Atlantic City Teens Arrested for Armed Robbery at Tropicana Casino
Five boys, none older than 15, were recently apprehended following a brazen holdup in the Tropicana Atlantic City. Last Friday night, the teens approached an unnamed man before one of the boys pulled out a large knife and held it up to...
Casino Crime Roundup: Mohegan Sun Robber Found Guilty
A man was found guilty this month by a Connecticut jury for pulling out a knife and stealing $55K from a visitor at the Mohegan Sun casino complex in 2022. Edward L. Taylor, 33, of Bridgeport, Conn., was convicted following a criminal...
Hard Rock Casino Jackpot Winners Ask for Donations After Getting Shot, Robbed — Video
A Florida couple has launched a fundraiser after they got robbed and wounded just hours after winning about $3,000 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa. The two victims, Kim Chambliss and her boyfriend, Val Delacruz, went out on August...
New Hampshire City Plans New Regulations on Casino Locations
Keene, New Hampshire’s City Council may approve new restrictions next month on where gaming properties can be located. The likely zones for casinos will be in the city’s commercial district. Council members are working to prevent charitable casinos from many downtown areas,...
Michigan Lottery Player Loses Jackpot By One Number, Then Wins $800K The Next Day
A Michigan man recently was so close to the big win in the Fantasy 5 game in his state’s lottery. He had hit four of five numbers. He earned $100, and was excited for the cash. But the 53-year-old Macomb County resident...
Connecticut Gambling Raid Leads to Seizure of Seven Gaming Machines, $5K
A Norwalk, Conn. liquor store was shuttered Friday after authorities found seven illicit gambling machines, two fake guns, and $4,932 in cash at the business. An unspecified quantity of cocaine also was found in bags stored in a walk-in beer cooler at...
