2587 stories by Ed Silverstein
Harry Reid Airport Delays, Cancellations Continue During Holiday Travel
Airline passengers flying to or from Las Vegas keep on facing canceled and delayed flights. By 6 a.m. PT Monday, there were already 68 delayed flights and 90 canceled flights at Harry Reid International Airport, FlightAware, a flight tracking site, reported. The...
Las Vegas’s Rampart Casino Reportedly Robbed on Christmas Eve
Another cashier’s cage at a Las Vegas gaming property has been held up, according to local news reports. The latest heist reportedly was at Rampart Casino on Christmas Eve. Details on the robbery were not immediately available. The amount of cash swiped...
Jackpot: Empire City Casino Player Wins $1M on Slot for Early Holiday Gift
This week, a Yonkers, N.Y., man won more than $1 million at Empire City Casino by MGM Reso,rts, according to a news report. It's the biggest slot jackpot at the casino so far this year and is believed to be the biggest...
Jackpot: Two Lucky Caesars Palace Players Each Win $100K
Two players at Caesars Palace recently won $100K each. One was playing a slot machine while the other won while hitting a royal flush while playing video poker. The Las Vegas Strip gaming property announced the two wins via Twitter on Wednesday....
Las Vegas Hotel Assault of Sex Worker Leads to Teenager’s Arrest
A 19-year-old was arrested after he allegedly sexually assaulted a suspected sex worker in Las Vegas’s Orleans Hotel & Casino parking garage last week. Lavontae Stuckey, 19, is accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting the woman on Dec. 15. He claimed to...
Harry Reid Airport Sees Numerous Flights Canceled, Delayed Days Before Christmas
UPDATE: As of 8 am PT Friday, 109 flights were canceled at Harry Reid International Airport. Some 125 flights were delayed at the airport on Friday, too. More cancellations and delays are possible on Friday. EARLIER: Pre-Christmas travelers flying to or from...
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,...
