2587 stories by Ed Silverstein
Harry Reid Airport Visitor Wins $328K on Terminal Slot Machine Spin
One lucky California traveler won $328,655 last week while playing a slot at Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport. He is one of several big winners at the airport over recent years. The visitor was identified as William J. from Van Nuys....
Las Vegas Strip Variety Performance to Feature Ukrainian Acrobatic Acts
Roller-skating superstars Victor and Jenny Arata are assembling acts from Ukraine for a March 31 Las Vegas Strip variety show. It reportedly will be held at V Theater, located in the Miracle Mile Shops at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. Among...
Nevada’s Sunset Station Stabbing Revenge for Iranian General’s Death, Cops Reveal
A woman remained in custody today a week after she allegedly twice stabbed a blindfolded man in the neck while the two were having sex at Henderson, Nevada’s Sunset Station Hotel and Casino. She later told authorities the knifing was in retaliation...
California Tribal Casino Temporarily Closes After Armed Man Appears
Northern California’s Rain Rock Casino will remain closed for a couple of days after a man entered the gaming property on Saturday and brandished a weapon. Initial reports said the suspect was holding some type of firearm. Details of what he said...
Ontario’s Gateway Casinos Site of Attempted Holdup, Bandit Escapes
Canadian police are continuing to search for a suspect who tried to rob a woman Friday night at Gateway Casinos in Innisfil, Ontario. The victim was not injured. The woman was in a parked car in a parking lot, when a man...
Las Vegas Strat Hotel Punch Leads to Assailant Getting Several Years in Prison
A man will be spending between four and 10 years in prison for a deadly punch at The Strat Hotel, Casino & SkyPod. The victim later passed away. Michael Saunders was sentenced on Friday by District Judge Tierra Jones for the death...
Wisconsin Casino Player Faces Up to 100 Years in Prison, Feds Reveal
A Wisconsin woman could face as much as 100 years in prison after she was indicted for allegedly misusing someone’s special needs trust. Some of the money was spent on casino gambling, federal prosecutors revealed this week. A grand jury recently indicted...
California’s Chicken Ranch Casino Drug Arrests Lead to Meth, Fentanyl Seizure
Three suspects were arrested at California’s Chicken Ranch Casino earlier this week for drug possession. A security guard at the tribal casino spotted what turned out to be more than 40 grams of suspected fentanyl and some methamphetamine (meth) in their possession....
Pennsylvania’s Valley Forge Casino Site of Fake $100 Bill, Secret Service Investigates
A suspected fake $100 bill was discovered last weekend at Pennsylvania’s Valley Forge Casino Resort. State police were notified, and the bill was sent to the Secret Service for inspection. It is unclear who may have passed the counterfeit bill at the...
North Carolina’s Cherokee Indian Tribe Debates Casino Foreign Worker Housing
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians wants to construct a dorm to house gaming property employees from foreign nations. The tribe owns North Carolina’s Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort, which faces continuing worker shortages. But a recently proposed land purchase for housing was...
