2451 stories by Ed Silverstein
Las Vegas Strip Shooter Avoids Prison Time, Victim Was Good Samaritan
A Las Vegas teenager who wounded a man last year on the Las Vegas Strip has avoided going to prison, thanks to a local judge. Joshua Estrada was given 28 to 72 months of probation on Tuesday instead of jail time, the...
Foxwoods Casino Fight Leads to Charges Against Police Officer
A Fall River, Mass., police officer was charged after a fight earlier this month at Connecticut’s Foxwoods Resort Casino. He was identified Wednesday in media reports as Aaron Souza. Souza, who resides in Somerset, Mass., was charged with two counts of third-degree...
Montana Casino Robbers Sentenced to Several Years in Federal Prison
Two Montana women who pleaded guilty to a March armed robbery at a Billings casino were both sentenced last week in federal court. The pair stole alcohol at the casino, fired a warning shot before fleeing, and then led police on a...
Montana Casino Site of Alleged Meth Arrest, Suspect Gave Fake Name
A man was arrested last week after a bag of suspected methamphetamine (meth) fell to the floor at a Montana gaming property. The suspect picked it up and was later apprehended. The incident began on Friday morning at the unnamed Missoula casino,...
Downs Racetrack & Casino Sees Armed Man Arrested For Pointing Gun at Visitors
A man was arrested Monday after he allegedly aimed a firearm at several people inside New Mexico’s Downs Racetrack & Casino. The suspect, Deandre Davis, who lives in California, discarded the gun before he tried to flee from the Albuquerque casino after...
Four Queens Casino is Rumored Site of Partially Naked, Unruly Man in Vegas
Wednesday saw an unconfirmed report of a man with his pants down “doing all sorts of crazy things” at Four Queens Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The rumor of the partially-clad man at the Fremont Street entrance of the downtown Las...
North Las Vegas Casino Deadly Shooting Is Classified as Self-Defense
A man passed away last week from a prior gaming property shooting in North Las Vegas. He was wounded in the parking lot outside of the Lucky Club Hotel & Casino on March 12. Ellis Banks, 36, was shot in the neck....
Montana Casino Worker Murdered, Suspect Likely A Suicide in Burning Building
Last April’s discovery of two dead bodies at an inflamed Honest Tom’s Saloon & Casino in Bridger, Mont., is now being described as a murder. The suspect then apparently took his own life. Montana officials announced this week that a man who...
Jackpot: Lucky Player Wins $377K at The Cromwell in Las Vegas
An Oregon man won $377,136 over the weekend while playing Three Card Poker at The Cromwell, a boutique hotel casino on the Las Vegas Strip. Michael Hayes of Lebanon, Ore., won the jackpot after hitting a royal flush at the Caesars Entertainment...
Montana’s Treasure Cove Casino is Site of Double Shooting, Victims Injured
An employee and patron were both wounded Sunday night at Billings, Mont.’s Treasure Cove Casino. It appears the shooter either robbed or attempted to rob the small gaming venue before fleeing. The suspect entered the casino at about 8:43 pm. He or...
