2587 stories by Ed Silverstein
Laughlin, Nevada Worshipers Find Mass Inspiration from Confession in Casino
Forget about Nevada’s reputation as a state of sin. A priest known locally as Father Charlie regularly celebrates Mass and takes confession in a Laughlin casino. The Rev. Charlie Urnick, 71, leads his parishioners at the Riverside Resort Hotel and Casino. He...
Two Pennsylvanians Facing Charges for Alleged Facebook Gambling Group
A possibly illegal Facebook gambling group which once had over 2,000 members has led to misdemeanor charges for two Pennsylvania women, according to news reports. The operation reportedly paid the administrators over $81,000 in just three months. Brittany Winings, 32, of Northern...
Culinary Union Declares Victory after Station Casinos Loses Court Appeal on Green Valley Ranch Recognition
Nevada’s Green Valley Ranch employees are anticipating that the Culinary Workers Union will soon schedule meetings to negotiate the first contract between many of them and Station Casinos, which owns the gaming property, following a court ruling. The union, which represents some...
Brutal Encore Boston Harbor Attack Leads to Four Indictments
Four Massachusetts residents were indicted this week in connection with a violent assault in October at the Encore Boston Harbor. One was a casino employee. The victim was allegedly kicked and stomped in the head and torso by two of the suspects...
California, Texas Police Confiscate 172 Gaming Machines in Separate Searches
California authorities recently seized 125 alleged illegal gambling machines from an unlicensed gaming business operating near Modesto. Separately, Dallas authorities confiscated 47 alleged illegal machines in that Texas city, according to news reports. Among them were many that offered fish games. In...
Indiana Off-Duty Police Could Soon Carry Guns While in Casinos
Indiana off-duty law enforcement officers may soon be allowed to carry a handgun while inside any of the state’s 13 commercial casinos. The move comes as the national debate continues on how to best respond to mass shooters or similar threats. The...
Oklahoma Gov. Demands Tribes Stop Offering Table, Electronic Games
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt wants the state’s tribal casinos to cease table and electronic games, as a contentious tribal lawsuit against the state moves forward over disputed gaming compacts. In a federal judicial filing, lawyers representing the governor on Wednesday requested that...
New Jersey Drug Court Grads Can Now Work at Atlantic City Casinos
New Jersey’s governor signed into law this week a measure that lets drug court graduates get a required license for higher-level jobs in Atlantic City gaming operations. Earlier, the conviction on less serious drug offenses would have prevented the drug court attendees...
Arkansas Officials Allegedly Violated Law When Meeting Privately on Casino License
Pope County, Arkansas office holders allegedly participated in improper “back door meetings and deals” on a gaming license before throwing their support to Cherokee Nation Businesses, a newspaper report claims. In a letter obtained by the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, special prosecutor Jason...
UK Investigates Data Breach Giving Gambling Firms Access to 28M Teens
United Kingdom gaming companies apparently obtained access to data on 28 million UK teenagers because of a reported massive breach. The incident comes just as the region moves to strengthen protections for children from online threats. With the data breach, the companies...
