2587 stories by Ed Silverstein
Car Gets Wedged on Las Vegas Strip Pedestrian Bridge, Driver Faces DUI
A suspected intoxicated driver on the Las Vegas Strip somehow maneuvered a Chevy sedan onto a narrow pedestrian bridge near the Encore at Wynn Las Vegas Friday. The unnamed driver was arrested for DUI. The bridge is a tight walkway stretching between...
Pennsylvania’s Wind Creek Casino Sees Elderly Visitor Allegedly Attack State Trooper
A 68-year-old casino-goer allegedly bit a state trooper’s hand at Pennsylvania's Wind Creek Bethlehem during her arrest on Wednesday. The suspect, identified as Rui Y. Li, also allegedly spit throughout the trooper’s office in the gaming property. Earlier, she allegedly hit a...
Arizona Tribal Casino Parking Garage Site of Deadly Shooting
An unnamed man was killed Thursday in the Gila River Hotels & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass parking garage. The fatal shooting is the latest violent incident in numerous gaming property garages or parking lots nationwide. Gila River police officers were reportedly...
Las Vegas Sands Spends Millions To Push For Texas Casinos Despite the Odds
A reported multimillion dollar pro-casino ad campaign by the Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) is unlikely to beat out long-held opposition from influential Texas politicians, policy analysts say. The ad blitz supports proposed destination casino-resorts in Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San...
Cosmopolitan Las Vegas Casino Workers Could Get $1M in COVID Vaccine Incentives
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas might pay up to $1 million in employee bonuses to encourage workers to get COVID-19 shots over the next couple of weeks. The large incentive plan at the hotel-casino kicks in if 80 percent of workers receive...
Hong Kong Police Continue Crack Down on Illegal Gaming, Local Cop Among Suspects
A local police officer was among the 65 suspects apprehended during a weekend raid of an alleged illegal gambling joint located in Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong neighborhood. The 28-year-old cop reportedly was suspended from his police job and will be investigated. He...
Nugget Casino Hotel Guest Goes Into ‘Crisis,’ Sparks Police Negotiate for His Surrender
A Nugget Casino Resort guest allegedly barricaded himself in a hotel room and set off fire sprinklers late Monday at the Sparks, Nev. property. Eventually, Sparks cops coaxed Anthony Bryan, 25, to give himself up, ending the standoff. Initially, Bryan was in a...
Nevada Casinos Likely To Reopen At 100 Percent Capacity By June 1
Nevada has a new reopening target: to be at 100 percent statewide capacity by June 1, Gov. Steve Sisolak, D, announced Tuesday. The state’s gaming properties will probably be at full capacity by that date, too, according to a gaming attorney. During...
Hard Rock Casino Florida Gambler Allegedly Left Two Kids Unattended in Locked Car
A Florida physician is facing two charges of neglect after she allegedly left two children unsupervised in a locked car with the engine running. It was parked outside of a Hollywood gaming property where she went to play poker. Dr. Marieny Elena...
Las Vegas Ride-Hailing Services Face ‘Severe’ Driver Shortage, Lyft Worker Blames Pay
Las Vegas passengers continue to complain about lengthy delays when waiting for Lyft or Uber rides at casinos or McCarran Airport. But drivers for these ride-hailing services respond they are not earning enough money to make it worthwhile. One Lyft driver, Jane,...
