2587 stories by Ed Silverstein
Resorts World Las Vegas Faces Large Fines for Alleged Money Laundering By Gamblers
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) revealed on Thursday it wants to financially penalize Resorts World Las Vegas after the casino allegedly let illegal bookmakers gamble without saying from where the money came. Resorts World could end up paying millions of dollars...
Atlantic City Teens Arrested for Armed Robbery at Tropicana Casino
Five boys, none older than 15, were recently apprehended following a brazen holdup in the Tropicana Atlantic City. Last Friday night, the teens approached an unnamed man before one of the boys pulled out a large knife and held it up to...
Casino Crime Roundup: Mohegan Sun Robber Found Guilty
A man was found guilty this month by a Connecticut jury for pulling out a knife and stealing $55K from a visitor at the Mohegan Sun casino complex in 2022. Edward L. Taylor, 33, of Bridgeport, Conn., was convicted following a criminal...
Hard Rock Casino Jackpot Winners Ask for Donations After Getting Shot, Robbed — Video
A Florida couple has launched a fundraiser after they got robbed and wounded just hours after winning about $3,000 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa. The two victims, Kim Chambliss and her boyfriend, Val Delacruz, went out on August...
New Hampshire City Plans New Regulations on Casino Locations
Keene, New Hampshire’s City Council may approve new restrictions next month on where gaming properties can be located. The likely zones for casinos will be in the city’s commercial district. Council members are working to prevent charitable casinos from many downtown areas,...
Michigan Lottery Player Loses Jackpot By One Number, Then Wins $800K The Next Day
A Michigan man recently was so close to the big win in the Fantasy 5 game in his state’s lottery. He had hit four of five numbers. He earned $100, and was excited for the cash. But the 53-year-old Macomb County resident...
Connecticut Gambling Raid Leads to Seizure of Seven Gaming Machines, $5K
A Norwalk, Conn. liquor store was shuttered Friday after authorities found seven illicit gambling machines, two fake guns, and $4,932 in cash at the business. An unspecified quantity of cocaine also was found in bags stored in a walk-in beer cooler at...
California Bookie Expected To Serve 30 To 37 Months Behind Bars
Bookmaker Mathew Bowyer is facing a prison sentence of between 30 to 37 months following Friday’s guilty pleas to gambling-related charges, according to his attorney. Bowyer, 49, of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., admitted to running an illegal gambling business, money laundering, and...
Binion’s Casino Struck by Bullets During Downtown Vegas Shooting
Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel was damaged over the weekend after being hit by gunfire during a large unrelated fight. On Saturday, at least one bullet struck a ceiling tile in the casino’s canopy. Glass also was shattered at the property, according...
Sam’s Town Employee Tricked Into Handing Over $750K to Fake Attorney: Report
A 36-year-old woman remains behind bars on Thursday after a scheme where a Las Vegas casino employee was deceived into delivering $750K to a con artist. Rosa Barria was arrested last Friday on a theft charge for the 2023 deception targeting a...
