2587 stories by Ed Silverstein
Las Vegas Strip Hilton Visitor Fatally Shoots Teenage Brother
A 20-year-old man remained in custody Tuesday for fatally shooting his 15-year-old brother a day earlier. The fatal wounds took place at a Hilton Grand Vacations Las Vegas hotel room with two younger siblings looking on. The shooter, identified as Chance Wilson...
Encore at Wynn Las Vegas Property To Resume Seven-Day-A-Week Operations
The Encore at Wynn Las Vegas is scheduled to remain open daily starting on April 8. That will end a midweek shuttering that was in effect because of COVID-19 since last October. The hotel-casino was open each week only on Thursday at...
Virginia Gov. Northam Hopes to End Continual Confusion on Skill Games
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D), faced with a lack of clarity over whether games of skill are legal, now wants to ban the games. He expects to amend a gaming bill already approved by the legislature. Northam’s amendment will be included in...
Tennessee’s Action 24/7 Sportsbook Remains Offline Following License Suspension
The license of Tennessee sportsbook Action 24/7 remains suspended this week until the company can verify that sufficient anti-money laundering precautions are in place. Tennessee Lottery officials, who monitor the online sportsbook, claim deposits were made on the site that involve credit...
Detroit Motor City Casino Fatal Shooting in Parking Garage is Latest US Incident
Detroit’s Motor City Casino parking garage was the scene of a fatal shooting of a 25-year-old man early Sunday, according to local news reports. The unnamed victim and a woman, described by police as his 25-year-old girlfriend, got into a fight at...
Las Vegas Live Entertainment Spaces Can Soon Apply for National COVID-19 Relief Grants
Las Vegas live performance venues and similar audience spaces nationwide can apply starting next month for over $16 billion in federal relief funds. Eligible spaces include those which were forced to shutter because of the coronavirus pandemic. Billions of dollars in grants...
Las Vegas Valley Casino-Dependent Economy Sees 9.9 Percent Unemployment
Las Vegas Valley’s hospitality- and gaming-reliant economy saw an unemployment rate of 9.9 percent in January. That was the second-highest of all the large US metro areas measured, according to recently released data. New numbers from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics...
George W. Bush to Speak in Las Vegas at Carson Group October Convention, Further Sign of Recovery
Ex-President George W. Bush is scheduled to speak this October at the Las Vegas-based Excell 2021 convention, sponsored by the Carson Group. The convention is to take place between Oct. 12-14 at The Cosmopolitan. It will be held both in-person and virtually....
Georgia Illegal Sports Wagering Scheme Leads to Prison, Forfeiture, Feds Reveal
Three men have pled guilty in connection with an alleged illegal sports betting operation in Georgia. That has led to a pending prison sentence for at least one of the men, and a total of about $650,000 in forfeiture and restitution. One...
Dream Las Vegas Hotel Project May Create Security Nightmare for McCarran Airport
A proposed $300 million Dream Hotel adjacent to Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport is likely to face multiple issues when the casino-resort is presented before a public meeting in May. The Clark County Commission initially was to review the application at an...
