2587 stories by Ed Silverstein
Wounded Las Vegas Police Officer Fights for Life after Shooting Near Circus Circus
A Las Vegas police officer was placed on life support at University Medical Center after being shot in the head at about 11 p.m. Monday outside of Circus Circus Hotel & Casino on the Strip. The shooting happened during a struggle apparently...
Mass Arrests Escalate on Las Vegas Strip, Downtown as George Floyd Protests Continue
In just three days many Las Vegas gaming properties plan to reopen. But questions arose this weekend when initially peaceful protests over the death of George Floyd turned violent on the Strip and downtown with hundreds of arrests and multiple police officers...
Nevada National Guard Sent to Reno to Keep Order, Casinos Work to Reopen
Several Reno, Nevada casinos still apparently plan to reopen on Thursday despite scattered violence, looting, and vandalism this weekend in the city as protesters, angered by the death of George Floyd, turned destructive. Initially, a Black Lives Matter-sponsored demonstration attracted 1,000 or more...
Visitors May Have Second Thoughts About Returning to Las Vegas Casinos after Violent Protest
UPDATE: Saturday night's protest in Downtown Las Vegas related to the death of Minnesota man George Floyd attracted some 800 to 1,000 participants, some of whom sometimes had confrontations with local police. Elsewhere, Gov. Steve Sisolak announced he was calling in the...
Select Guests May Visit Connecticut Tribal Casinos This Weekend, Public Reopening on Monday
Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort Casino will have an invite-only reopening this weekend. That's before both Connecticut tribal gaming properties formally resume limited operations on Monday, according to a local TV station. Television station WVIT reported the two venues will be open...
Black Lives Matter Organizes Las Vegas Protest Over Unarmed Man’s Death, Case Echoes Venetian Chokehold Fatality in 2017
UPDATE: What began as a peaceful protest in Las Vegas over the death of George Floyd turned violent Friday evening leading police to make 80 arrests and left 12 officers injured, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Metropolitan police Capt. Dori Koren...
Nevada Casinos Risk Citations, Fines if They Violate Reopening Rules
Las Vegas gaming properties will begin to resume operations within a week after casinos promised in reopening plans to enact safeguards against possible spread of coronavirus. But what will happen if venues fail to carry out the state’s required or suggested precautions?...
Nevada Casinos Planning to Reopen Next Thursday Have a Week to Implement Revised Health Guidelines
Nevada gaming properties now have updated health and safety guidance from the state’s Gaming Control Board as they prepare for planned reopenings starting next Thursday. This week’s recommendations and requirements add to an earlier board policy on health. That required gaming properties...
Wynn Las Vegas Among Casinos to Reopen on June 4
Wynn Las Vegas announced Wednesday it will resume operations at its shuttered gaming properties on June 4, with extensive health precautions in place. Similar announcements were made this week by some other companies, following Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak saying on Tuesday he...
Long Lines at Reopened US Casinos Show Player Interest, Waits Could Be New Normal for Now
Many players are waiting in lines for up to an hour or more to get the chance to gamble at gaming properties after months of shuttering. Some queues number in the hundreds and are made worse by reduced capacity in properties, which...
