2451 stories by Ed Silverstein
Casino Crime Round Up: Canada Casino Manager’s Death Leads to Arrest
Canada’s Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has launched an investigation into the assault that led to the death of Rodney Frenette at Casino New Brunswick. The incident happened while Frenette was working as a manager last month at the Moncton gaming property....
Jackpot: Flamingo Las Vegas Player Wins $499K, Another Hits $1.3M
Omar Moreno of Santa Ana, Calif. won $499,171 at the Flamingo Las Vegas on Sunday night. He hit a mega progressive jackpot while playing Three Card Poker. His hand was a five-card royal flush with spades. Moreno won the money after playing at a...
Colorado Dentist Accused of Murdering His Wife Reportedly a ‘Degenerate Gambler’
The Colorado dentist accused of fatally poisoning his wife was heavily in debt and frequented Las Vegas casinos, news reports revealed this week. He was described as a "degenerate gambler" by The Toronto Sun. Dr. James Craig, 45, of Aurora, Colo., was...
California’s Bankers Casino is Site of $95K Theft, Suspect on the Lam
California authorities continue to search for the man who stole more than $95K from Bankers Casino in Salinas, Calif., and walked nonchalantly out of the cardroom on Sunday. At approximately 7 a.m., the unidentified, masked suspect walked into the main entrance of...
Las Vegas Crime Roundup: More Charges in Shooting of Prostitute
A woman is facing two charges for her role in the Las Vegas park shooting of a prostitute by the victim's ex-pimp in January, authorities revealed last week. Anessa Renee Denton, 22, of Las Vegas, was charged on Wednesday with attempted murder...
Casino Crime Roundup: Online Blackjack Scam Leads to Shuffler’s Arrest
An online card shuffler was arrested this week for allegedly defrauding Evolution Gaming in a $47K blackjack scam on the DraftKings platform. The suspect, Sebastian Echeverri, 23, of Norwalk, Conn., used three personal accounts to place bets on card decks he had...
Las Vegas Crime Roundup: Good Samaritan Aims Gun at Suspect in Fashion Show Mall
Last week, an armed passerby at the Fashion Show Mall assisted security guards who were trying to apprehend a man with a knife at the Las Vegas Strip retail complex. The good Samaritan aimed a firearm at the suspect, later identified as...
Las Vegas Lawyer Back in Court for $460M Ponzi Scheme Indictment
A Las Vegas attorney is headed to court on Friday after recent charges for allegedly operating a $460M Ponzi scheme. Matthew Beasley, 50, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday on five counts of wire fraud and three counts of...
Casino Crime Roundup: Man Allegedly Threatens to Shoot People at Casino Bar After Drinks Stopped
Andrew Marquis Wallace, 21, was apprehended on Sunday shortly after he said he would shoot people at a bar at Florida’s Seminole Casino Hotel, authorities revealed. A bartender had stopped serving alcoholic drinks to Wallace, who appeared inebriated, at the Immokalee, Fla....
Las Vegas Crime Roundup: Platinum Hotel Teenage Murder Victim Identified
The teenager who was shot and killed on Saturday night at Las Vegas’ Platinum Hotel and Spa was identified as a local high school football player. The victim is Omarion Marques Wilson, 17, of North Las Vegas, according to the Clark County...
