2587 stories by Ed Silverstein
New York’s Yonkers Raceway Closes after COVID-19 Infected Worker Dies
New York’s Yonkers Raceway was shuttered Tuesday after a long-time trainer and office worker afflicted with coronavirus died. The MGM Resorts International-owned track is located about six miles from New Rochelle, where there is a significant outbreak of COVID-19. The employee was...
Two Masked Robbers Snatch $250,000 from New York City Racetrack Guards
New York’s Aqueduct Racetrack was the site of a brazen, late-night robbery of more than $250,000 by two bandits wearing protective surgical masks Saturday. Questions are surfacing if it was an inside job, according to local news reports. The robbers, both armed...
Las Vegas Dealers Sanitize, Shred Cards to Reduce Potential Spread of Feared COVID-19
Las Vegas gaming floor employees are quietly taking steps this week to minimize the risk that possible coronavirus germs could infect players or workers. Examples include how decks of cards reportedly get routinely shred or cleaned, and slot machines are disinfected more...
Las Vegas Casinos Enhance Cleanings, LAX Screeners Revealed To Have COVID-19
Two medical screeners at Los Angeles International Airport tested positive for coronavirus, health officials announced this week. The news is of concern to passengers heading to McCarran International Airport, because many non-direct flights to Las Vegas first land at LAX before passengers...
Washington State Casino Security Tells Elderly Couple to Remove Face Masks as Coronavirus Strikes Region
Washington state’s Little Creek Casino Resort security staff asked a husband and wife in their 70s to take off their protective face masks this week. It was an apparent effort to enforce security procedures in the Shelton tribal gaming property despite the...
Springfield, Massachusetts Officials Hope MGM Casino Neighborhood Rebounds
There is growing enthusiasm for a planned economic development district involving multiple city blocks around the MGM Springfield gaming property. The planned downtown district in Massachusetts’ third-largest city is now marked by many older buildings which are often vacant, foreclosed upon, or...
Connecticut Tribes Threaten Governor’s Plan to Split Sports Betting Among Contenders
Connecticut’s Mashantucket Pequots and Mohegans are strongly opposed to a proposal by Gov. Ned Lamont which would force the tribes to share in sports wagering when it becomes legal in the state with the region’s off-track betting operator and the Connecticut Lottery....
Confined Dog Dies in Stolen SUV Taken from Florida Casino
A $3,000 reward is now being offered after someone stole an SUV parked near Big Easy Casino in Hallandale Beach, Florida and later abandoned the Ford Escape, leaving a small dog inside to die, news reports said. Animal welfare groups Tuesday warned...
Face Masks Seen at Nevada, California Casinos as Coronavirus Concerns Increase
Players and visitors to gaming properties in Las Vegas and California are placing protective masks on their faces sporadically in an apparent effort to reduce the risk of exposure to the potentially deadly COVID-19 virus. While chances of catching the viral illness...
Rhode Island Man Allegedly Left Three-Year-Old Autistic Son Unattended in Cold Car at Twin River Casino
A three-year-old autistic boy was left in a locked, unheated car for a half hour Saturday while his father went into Lincoln, Rhode Island’s Twin River gaming venue to place sports bets, state police claim in news reports. The temperature was in...
