2587 stories by Ed Silverstein
California Cops Seize $21K Cash, $76K in Drugs, 18 Gambling Machines
An Oakland, Calif. raid on an illegal gaming joint has led police to seize numerous weapons, ammo, more than $21,000 in cash, $76,000 worth of suspected drugs, and 18 gambling machines. Among the items seized were eight firearms. They include two assault...
Baby Found in Locked Car at North Las Vegas Casino, Gambler Arrested
A baby was taken to a Nevada hospital Friday night for an exam by authorities. That's after it was found alone in a car parked at Bighorn Casino in North Las Vegas on a hot's summer's evening. A man was later arrested,...
Las Vegas Casino Visitor Left Dog in Hot SUV, Happens Again, Cops Reveal
Police said a Las Vegas woman allegedly left her dog in a hot SUV parked at the Wild Wild West Casino. Two weeks later, she left the same animal in the same SUV in front of a Goodwill store on another hot...
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one problem was the listing for the 200,000 square-foot property reportedly was never authorized for sale, and it was withdrawn.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...
