2587 stories by Ed Silverstein
Horseshoe Casino Baltimore Garage Shooting Leaves Victim Hospitalized
A 26-year-old man was shot early today (March 20) in the parking garage at Maryland’s Horseshoe Casino Baltimore. The wound was not believed to be life-threatening. He was transported to a local hospital where he underwent treatment. There was no update on...
MGM Grand Las Vegas Triple Stabbing Suspect Apprehended in Illinois
A suspect in the January triple stabbing in a lot at Las Vegas’s MGM Grand was apprehended near Chicago earlier this week. He was scheduled to face an extradition hearing in Illinois today (March 18) to determine if he will be returned...
Indiana’s Horseshoe Casino Player Arrested for Wisconsin Shooting
An alleged shooter was apprehended by a US Marshal’s Service task force while he was gambling in Hammond, Indiana’s Horseshoe Casino earlier this month, according to recently published news reports. Toyan T. Jackson, 39, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, also known as "Willie Winter,"...
Nevada Troopers, Local Cops Looking for Intoxicated Drivers This Weekend
Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP), the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD), and other local police forces are on the watch this weekend for suspected intoxicated drivers. The selective enforcement, called “Joining Forces,” continues through Tuesday. The initiative started on Thursday. That was...
Rivers Casino Philadelphia Is Site of First Gaming Location for Rita’s Frozen Treats
Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard is opening its first casino location on Sunday, which is also the first day of Spring. It is at Rush Street Gaming’s Rivers Casino Philadelphia. The frozen treat chain now has about 550 locations. More are...
Las Vegas Strip Area Suicide Results in Hotel Death of Murder Suspect
A suspect in a murder was recently an apparent suicide at a Las Vegas hotel. The property is located near the Las Vegas Strip, but was not identified by police. The body of Daniel Greer, 25, was found last Saturday at the...
Rain Rock Casino Alleged Gunman in Jail, Claims Wrongdoing at Gaming Property
Northern California’s Rain Rock Casino reopened on Tuesday, a couple of days after a lone man carrying a shotgun entered the gaming property. The suspect, identified as Billy Joseph Sonntag, 33, is believed to be a former dealer at the tribal venue....
Hollywood Casino St. Louis Parking Garage Violent Robber Enters Plea
A 59-year-old Missouri man who is charged with robbing a woman three years ago in the Hollywood Casino St. Louis parking garage has entered a special kind of plea in local court this week. Kevin Shumpert announced in court he was entering...
Encore Boston Harbor Entertainment Complex Conditions Set
The plans for a proposed entertainment complex across from the Encore Boston Harbor were recently given a preliminary conditional okay by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC). But the commissioners listed seven conditions that need to be met for the Everett, Mass. development...
Las Vegas Hookah Lounge Partiers Had Weapons During Deadly Violence
Recently released details about last month’s shooting spree at a Las Vegas hookah lounge revealed that several people had firearms with them that night. So far, just one has been charged in the incident, which left one person dead and 13 injured....
