2587 stories by Ed Silverstein
Massachusetts Pol Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Including Using Campaign Funds for Gambling
An ex-Massachusetts state representative and House Ethics Committee chair pleaded guilty this week to 23 fraud charges. His alleged schemes had him using campaign funds for personal use and other embezzlements. Some of the money allegedly went for gambling trips or online...
How Rapper Young Thug Lost $800K Gambling in Vegas
Rapper Young Thug revealed to his fans this week that he lost a hefty $800,000 in Las Vegas while on the gaming floor. Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, is 29 years old. He has won Grammy and MTV...
Northern Quest Casino Winner Dies Suspiciously in Washington State, Police Reveal
UPDATE: The mother of the Spokane, Wash. woman who was found dead at home says she believes her daughter passed away from natural causes. Jenny A. Jones had a life-long medical condition and the mother believes that's what caused her death, KREM,...
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...
