2587 stories by Ed Silverstein
Rio Casino-Hotel Robbery Suspect Sought by Las Vegas Cops
Las Vegas Metro police recently released a description of a lone bandit who stole a bag of money last month from a worker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. He was described as a Black or Hispanic bald man. He is...
Laughlin’s Pioneer Casino-Hotel Listed for Online Sale, But Quickly Removed
Laughlin, Nev.’s New Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall was listed for sale recently, with a $39 million asking price. The one problem was the listing for the 200,000 square-foot property reportedly was never authorized for sale, and it was withdrawn. The listing...
Aspinalls Casino Ex-Worker Claims Racist Workplace, Management Denies UK Charges
Black employees at London’s Aspinalls gaming club worked in a racially hostile environment, a former dealer alleged during a tribunal Thursday. White players were kept away from Black workers -- and Blacks were forced to hear racial slurs, she claimed. In testimony...
New Jersey Gambling Treatment Court Proposal Supported by Nevada Jurist
A Nevada judge who set up and oversaw that state’s alternative court for gambling-related cases wants to see a similar program adopted in New Jersey. Recently retired Judge Cheryl Moss told Casino.org she backs the proposal, which would establish the New Jersey...
Las Vegas Strip Assault of Young Asian Boy Leads to Hate Crime Allegation
A 57-year-old woman is due in Las Vegas criminal court today for allegedly striking a six-year-old Asian child in the head while on the Las Vegas Strip. The boy was accompanied by his mother while the two were shopping on July 5....
Goa Casinos Still Closed By India’s COVID-19 Risk, Sikkim Reopens
India’s Delta Corp has reopened a land-based gaming property in the northeastern state of Sikkim. But Delta casinos in the western coastal state of Goa remain shuttered because of risk from India’s second wave of COVID-19. Delta operates a land-based casino in...
Gambling Debt Led Brooklyn, NY Man To Allegedly Murder Father, Reports Reveal
Gambling debt reportedly was the motive behind a Brooklyn, N.Y. man fatally stabbing a father in the chest on July 4, according to published reports. The suspect was apprehended on Sunday in the borough’s latest deadly crime tied to gambling. Police said...
Arizona’s Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Reopens With Many Restrictions
The Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort has finally reopened today in Arizona after some 15 months of closure because of the COVID-19 pandemic. There are strict safeguards and reduced operations in effect at the Navajo Nation’s largest gaming property. Its gaming floor...
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte Admits Country Now Needs Gambling Money
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has once again flip-flopped from his earlier stand opposing gambling in the South East Asian nation. He now acknowledges revenue from gaming is needed to meet shortfalls, especially due to recent COVID-19 costs. “Now that we need money,...
Texas Mayor Blames Casino Climate for His ‘Stupid’ Facebook Post on Mass Shooting
Santa Fe, Texas Mayor Jason Tabor has blamed a recent social media post gaffe about a 2018 deadly school shooting on the fact he was “straight up in party mode” at a Louisiana gaming property. He is heading into additional counseling after...
