2587 stories by Ed Silverstein
Crypto Gambling Platform Raises $15M From Investors
Winna.com announced this week it’s been given $15M in seed funding for the recently launched cryptocurrency gaming platform. The company didn’t identify the investors who are funding the company in its early stages. But it did reveal that the new money will...
Casino Crime News Roundup: Man Killed in South Point Casino Was Facing Criminal Charge
The man fatally shot by a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) officer at the South Point Hotel this month had been charged earlier in California. Two days before the December 8 shooting, Cesar Reyes II, 26, of Indio, Calif., was charged...
Father, Son Team Avoid Prison for Michigan Gambling Violations
Two relatives accused of operating illegal gambling joints in Michigan avoided spending time in prison after they were sentenced this month to probation. Shaun M. Bellah Sr., 44, of Davison, Mich., and Shaun M. Bellah II, 24, of Highland, Mich., must now...
Las Vegas Strip Alleged Stabber Found Competent to Stand Trial on Murder, Terrorism Charges
The man accused of multiple slashings that left two people dead and six injured on the Las Vegas Strip is able to stand trial following a two-year stay in a hospital. Yoni Barrios, 34, is scheduled to appear in Las Vegas court...
Pennsylvania Casino Visitors Arrested After Young Daughter Left in Cold Car
Two adults were apprehended this week after they were accused of leaving a child unattended in a cold vehicle at Pennsylvania’s Parx Casino. The six-year-old girl was in the parked Honda CRV for about 45 minutes while the adults were inside the...
Jackpot News Roundup: Two Major Holiday Wins at California’s Sky River Casino
Two lucky visitors each won hundreds of thousands of dollars at California’s Sky River Casino in the days leading up to Christmas. While at the Elk Grove tribal gaming property, an unnamed Stockton, Calif. resident hit about $748K on a slot machine....
Louisiana Prisoner Allegedly Operated Sports Gambling Ring Linked to Inmates at Multiple Prisons
An inmate at a Louisiana state prison was booked last week on accusations of running a “large-scale” illegal sports gambling operation from inside a correctional center. Broderick Scott, 48, who was incarcerated at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center, was charged last Wednesday following...
Driver in Deadly Nevada Crash Was in US Illegally, ICE Reveals
The motorist who recently drove the wrong way on I-15, causing the death of a Nevada police officer and his own demise, was in America illegally, according to news reports. Both Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) Officer Colton Pulsipher and the...
Suspected NYC Gambling Room Is Site of Double Shooting, Victims Hospitalized
New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers continue to search for the bandits who wounded two men on Thursday night at a likely illegal gaming joint in a Queens, N.Y. neighborhood The gunfire erupted in a Haight Street building in the Flushing...
Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison For Assault of Officer at Casino
A Colorado defendant was ordered to spend five years behind bars following the April assault of a federal officer at a tribal gaming property. Daniel Lehi, 44, of Towaoc, Colo., was given the sentence recently by U.S. District Court Judge Gordon P....
