2587 stories by Ed Silverstein
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...
Nevada Gaming Control Board Explains Gov. Sisolak’s New Casino Occupancy Rules
Nevada gaming properties will see increased casino floor and entertainment capacity starting on Monday. The 35 percent occupancy cap on casino floors follows months of a 25 percent limit. In March, the casino floor cap will likely jump to 50 percent. Also,...
California Sycuan Tribal Resort Murder Leads to Arrest
A 33-year-old man has been arrested in connection with last week’s fatal shooting at Singing Hills Golf Resort at Sycuan. It is located near a tribal casino in California. Frank Eldon Billeter of California was charged with first-degree murder in connection with...
California Police Continue Gambling Raids on Alleged ‘Slaphouses’
Some 70 people were arrested this week after a police raid on an alleged illegal gambling joint operating as an “slaphouse” in Anaheim, Calif., according to local news reports. Several gaming machines and firearms were seized from the site on Wednesday, police...
Nevada Gov. Sisolak Starts To Ease COVID-19 Limits on Casino Floors
Nevada’s gaming properties got some welcome coronavirus-related news Thursday from Gov. Steve Sisolak (D). He plans to gradually return gaming floor occupancy to 50 percent of capacity, given the improvement seen in the number of COVID-19 cases. Under his tentative schedule, casino...
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas To Make Third Attempt at Opening To Public
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas has once again set an opening date for the off-Strip property. It is March 25 if all goes as planned. Two previously scheduled openings for the former Hard Rock Hotel and Casino were postponed mostly due to coronavirus-related...
California Resort, Located Near Sycuan Casino, Site of Fatal Shooting
UPDATE: San Diego County Sheriff's deputies are searching for the killer who shot a man Wednesday in a hotel room at Singing Hills Golf Resort at Sycuan. The resort is located about four miles from Sycuan Casino. Initially, local media were told...
Texas Legislature To Once Again Consider Bills To Clarify Eight-Liner Rules
Soon, many eight-liner gaming machines may be illegal in Texas, according to recently proposed legislation. Exceptions would be made if individual towns, precincts, or counties vote to approve them. An eight liner resembles a slot machine. Depending on the type, a player...
