2587 stories by Ed Silverstein
Deadly Threatening of Caesars Entertainment Attorneys Unusual, Says Law Prof
The recent case of a woman charged with threatening lawyers representing Caesars Entertainment is an unusual circumstance, according to a law professor. The threats reportedly came in response to an employee getting fired at a Las Vegas hotel-casino. Latonia Smith, 27, of...
Cambodian Casino Eliminates 1,300 Jobs, Cuts Worker Severance Pay
Cambodia’s NagaWorld gaming property is eliminating some 1,300 jobs and reducing severance pay. The move was criticized by a workers’ union. The Thomson Reuters Foundation reported the Phnom Penh-based gaming property announced recently more than 15 percent of its workforce is to...
Oneida Casino Complex Shooter Was Ex-Restaurant Manager, Reports Reveal
The shooter who killed two people in a restaurant at Wisconsin’s Oneida Casino complex Saturday night was an ex-employee of the eatery, local police said. He was shot dead by officers at the scene. On Monday, Brown County Sheriff Todd Delain identified...
Oneida Casino Evacuated After Wisconsin Hotel Shooter Kills Two Victims
Two people were shot dead and at least one was seriously wounded in a restaurant shooting at the Radisson Inn adjacent to the Oneida Casino in Ashwaubenon, Wisc. Saturday night, local police said. In addition, the shooter was killed by police at...
Elderly Win-River Casino Winner Followed Home, Robbed at Gunpoint
A 74-year-old Win-River gaming property winner was robbed and dragged from her car Thursday night in front of her Redding, Calif. home. The holdup took place shortly after she left the nearby casino. The bandits stole her purse in the heist. But...
Goa Casinos Shuttered This Weekend, India Overwhelmed By COVID-19 Crisis
Casinos in India’s upscale resort district of Goa remain closed this weekend under a government-ordered lockdown to curb the deadly spread of coronavirus. The nation is shattering records, given the number of new cases of COVID-19. The illness nationally has led to...
Nevada Casinos, Hotels See About Half of Workers Get COVID-19 Shot So Far
Nevada casino-hotels are making progress in getting workforces vaccinated against COVID-19. But more effort is needed, with just under 50 percent of sector employees getting the shot, according to one estimate cited Thursday by the Nevada Current news organization. Some of the...
Washington State Casino Break-In Leads to Theft of $12K in Chips
A man banned from a Washington State gaming property allegedly stole $12,500 worth of gaming chips during a break-in there earlier this week. He was disguised in a gray wig and wore a construction vest when entering ilani Casino Resort on Tuesday,...
McCarran, Airports Nationally See Real ID Implementation Delayed Again By Feds
Many Las Vegas airline passengers got a reprieve this week after federal officials chose to delay Real ID implementation by 19 months. The tougher national ID requirement was to go into effect in October. Now, it will be in force on May 3,...
South Point Casino Guest Arrested for Alleged McCarran Threats, Security Tightened
McCarran International Airport security was beefed up in recent days after a Nevada man allegedly threatened to blow up planes and shoot people in Las Vegas. The threat came after he was informed a carry-on fee would be charged for a piece...
