2587 stories by Ed Silverstein
Maryland’s MGM National Harbor Bloody Shooting and Robbery Has New Details
Specifics were reported this week six months after a man was shot twice in the groin during an armed robbery at Maryland’s MGM National Harbor casino-hotel. He had won $60,000 earlier at a blackjack table. Bandits broke into the hotel room of...
Wind Creek Bethlehem Lawsuit Alerts Casinos To Negligence Risk for Crimes, Attorney Warns
Pennsylvania’s Wind Creek Bethlehem gaming property is getting sued by a then 84-year-old woman who was violently assaulted and kidnapped during a 2019 robbery. The litigation provides key lessons for other casinos, says a gaming law professor. In the lawsuit, Jean Hartranft...
Las Vegas Sands Lobbyist Spitting in Wind When Suggesting Casino in Dallas, Says Texas Political Analyst
Several Texas professors are unenthusiastic over a recent recommendation from a Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Corp. lobbyist that Dallas is the top city in the state in which to open a gaming property. The analysts can understand why Dallas would be a...
Nevada Mother Who Allegedly Left Toddler in Strip Casino Bathroom Arrested
A woman who allegedly left her young daughter in a restroom at the Wynn Las Vegas in December was arrested recently in California, Metro police said in a tweet. She is awaiting extradition to Nevada. Mariam Olayinka Ramos, 26, was apprehended by...
Double Stabbing at Nevada’s Nugget Casino Leads to Critical Injuries, Police Reveal
Two men were hospitalized in critical condition Sunday after getting stabbed several times in a parking garage at the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks, Nev., according to local police. Sitani Malufu and Angel Reygadas were transported for emergency treatment to Renown Medical...
Las Vegas’ Moulin Rouge Casino Artifacts Displayed at The Neon Museum
A new exhibit of artifacts from the former Moulin Rouge hotel and casino was put on display recently at The Neon Museum, located in Las Vegas. The Moulin Rouge was Las Vegas’ first racially integrated upscale gaming property. The exhibit includes gaming...
Niagara Falls Man Dies After Shooting Near Seneca Niagara Casino Ramp
Niagara Falls, N.Y. police were searching for clues into a Saturday evening shooting across from the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino parking ramp entrance. A local man died. Casey Frank, 44, of Niagara Falls, passed away from his wounds, local police told...
Nevada Highway Patrol Seizes 74 Pounds of Suspected Meth Near Strip, Valued at $237K
A Georgia man appeared in federal court on Thursday on two narcotics charges. That's after Nevada Highway Patrol troopers pulled his truck over on a highway near The Strip and seized about 74 pounds of suspected methamphetamine from a trailer. Jaquavius Trishun...
Las Vegas Strip 27-Acre Property Has New Owner, Foreclosure Avoided, Report Says
Some 27 acres on The Strip were acquired in January. The transaction took place instead of foreclosure, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Last month, TPG Real Estate Finance Trust acquired 27.2 acres from Triple Five Group, a real estate firm. TPG...
Hawaii’s Latest Gaming Proposal Crumbles in Legislature
An effort to bring legal gambling to Hawaii has failed again in the state legislature. A long-shot bill died in a Senate committee that eventually may have permitted gaming in part of Oahu. On Thursday, the Senate’s Hawaiian Affairs Committee held a...
