2451 stories by Ed Silverstein
Westgate Las Vegas Workers Settle With Management
The Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino is the latest Las Vegas property to reach a tentative settlement with its hospitality workers, represented by the Culinary Union. The resort casino, formerly known as the Las Vegas Hilton, agreed to a new contract...
Las Vegas Adult Dancer, ‘Hazel,’ Allegedly Stole Rolex Watches
An exotic performer has a court case pending that claims she stole two pricey watches from a man over the summer. She met him at Spearmint Rhino Gentlemen's Club Las Vegas. On that August 25 night, the dancer gave the unnamed man...
California Men Arrested After Attempting to Rob Card Room Player
Four suspects were charged after a Thursday night failed holdup of a man on his driveway. He had just arrived at his Southern California home from an evening spent at a popular card room. Two of suspects apparently tailed the man back...
Maryland Casino Player Kidnapped From Home
A Maryland man was found Friday after he was apprehended days earlier from in front of his house. He had just driven home from a local casino when he was forced into a van. The victim, Joel Edwards, 62, was discovered in...
Culinary Union Holds Informational Picket at Strat, Sahara Casinos
Members of the Las Vegas-based Culinary Union are to hold a demonstration at Las Vegas’ Strat and Sahara gaming properties on Friday evening. The public display comes as negotiations continue between hospitality workers and management at the two casinos. Strike Threat If...
Ocean Casino Resort Valets Join Teamsters Union
Some 52 valets at Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino Resort recently approved being represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Union officials said the vote was “overwhelmingly” in favor of associating with the prominent labor organization. Leaders of Teamsters Local 331 will start...
Two Dead, Two Wounded After Gunfire Near Las Vegas Strip
Two people died and another person was fighting for his life Wednesday night after an exchange of gunfire near the Strat Hotel, Casino & SkyPod in Las Vegas. A fourth victim suffered what were described as non-life-threatening injuries. The shootings took place...
Sphere CEO James Dolan Allegedly Sexually Assaulted, Trafficked Masseuse
The CEO of Sphere Entertainment, which operates the Sphere in Las Vegas, was accused Tuesday of the sex trafficking and repeated sex assault of a young woman who worked as a masseuse. On Tuesday, the victim, Kellye Croft, filed a sensational lawsuit...
Casino Crime Roundup: Harrah’s Indiana Pedestrian Killed by SUV
An elderly man died after a vehicle struck him Saturday night while he was walking in the parking lot of Harrah’s Hoosier Park Casino, located in Anderson, Indiana. Steven Rubenstein, 71, of Fishers, Ind., suffered serious injuries in the 7:30 p.m. collision,...
Canadian Casino Forced to Close After Pipes Burst
Playtime Casino, located on Water Street in Kelowna, British Columbia, was overcome by water this week. Pipes burst and water flowed onto the floor and outside the building. Kelowna Capital News reported that the flooding caused the gaming property to shut down...
