2451 stories by Ed Silverstein
Las Vegas Officer Rescues Strip Driver Seconds Before Car Burst Into Flames
A seriously injured driver was pulled from a smoky car on Las Vegas Boulevard Friday by a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) officer and a bystander. Seconds later, the vehicle burst into flames. The motorist and hero cop both were treated...
California’s Rolling Hills Casino Armed Carjacking Leads to Prison Sentences
Three defendants charged in a carjacking last October at California’s Rolling Hills Casino and Resort are heading to prison. The trio also faced drug charges. Joseph Lodge, 18, was sentenced to six years for carjacking and possession of a gun, KNVN, a...
San Antonio Illegal Gambling Operation is Site of Texas Fatal Shooting
A man was shot and killed Thursday night inside a San Antonio, Texas, home. The spot was apparently used for illicit gambling. The shooter remains on the lam. Three people fled in a Volkswagen Jetta following the violent attack. San Antonio police...
Mirage’s Original Bottlenose Dolphin, ‘Duchess’, Dies at 48
Duchess, one of the original bottlenose dolphins at the Mirage, has died. She is the fourth dolphin to die at the Mirage since last year. Duchess was first placed in the Las Vegas Strip casino’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat in 1990....
Online Betting Proposed in New Hampshire, Charitable Casinos Voice Concerns
A recently proposed bill would legalize online betting in New Hampshire. Revenue would allow many of the state's students to attend community colleges for free. The legislation, SB 104, was filed by state Senate Ways and Means Committee Chairman Tim Lang (R-Sanbornton)....
Texas Survey Shows Overwhelming Support for Casinos, Expanded Gambling in the State
Some 75% of Texas residents surveyed this month back a proposed bill that would set up limited gaming properties in the state. The bill, Senate Joint Resolution 17, was introduced by state Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston. Under the legislation, the Dallas-Fort Worth...
Las Vegas and Casinos Celebrate Year of the Rabbit
The Year of the Rabbit is underway in Las Vegas. Festivities marking the start of the new lunar year began on Sunday and will continue for the next two weeks. Lion dances, multicourse meals, and the playing of games are among the...
West Virginia Casino Attempted Kidnapping Leads to Two Arrests
Two suspects were apprehended this week after an attempted abduction in the parking lot of West Virginia’s Wheeling Island Casino. The victims were held at gunpoint. The suspects initially broke into a parked car at the gaming property on Tuesday evening, police...
Jackpot: Caesars Palace Player Scores Two Successive $100K Wins on Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th isn’t always unlucky. Just ask the unnamed player who won two separate $100K jackpots at Caesars Palace Las Vegas last Friday. The patron hit his first win, which was good for $100,250, at 1:09 a.m. on Friday. Then, exactly...
Concord, New Hampshire Casino Is Conditionally Approved Despite Concerns
A proposed small charitable casino in Concord, New Hampshire, was given conditional approval this week by a local Planning Board. But anxious residents predict it could lead to increased levels of prostitution and illegal drugs, as well as impact the environment of...
