2587 stories by Ed Silverstein
Harrah’s Joliet Casino Staff Help Save Wounded Man
A man shot in both legs made his way from a Joliet, Ill. parking complex to nearby Harrah’s Joliet Hotel & Casino early Monday where gaming property employees rushed to help save him. The 37-year-old unnamed victim was wounded at the parking...
Caesars Southern Indiana Casino Murder Leads to Second Arrest
A second man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a hip-hop performer in the parking garage of an Indiana gaming property. On Friday, Chaz Davis of Louisville, Ky,. was arrested on several counts. These include murder, robbery resulting in serious...
Eleven Illicit Gambling Joints Raided in Florida, Deputies Seize $403K
$403K in cash was confiscated and 400 slot machines were disabled following raids last week of gambling operations in Florida’s Volusia County, authorities said. Each of the gambling joints was shuttered following Thursday’s court-ordered searches, according to Florida TV station WFTV. The...
Playgon Halts Las Vegas Gambling Shows To Comply With NGCB Order
Playgon Games stopped producing live gambling programs on Friday after the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) issued an order to curtail the content which originated at the company’s Las Vegas studio. The Canadian-based company was told the allegedly illegal programs had to...
New Dallas-Fort Worth Committee on Texas Casino Proposals May Allay Fears
News that the North Texas Commission (NTC) will set up a committee to study proposed casino gambling in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex is getting praise from some experts who follow the controversial issue. The NTC committee will look at the impact...
Gambler is Sentenced to Prison After Her Daughters Die Alone in Hot Car
A mother was sent to state prison on Thursday for between 94 and 125 months for leaving two young girls alone in her vehicle at a casino for over six hours on a hot summer’s day, which led to their deaths. The...
NGCB Orders Playgon To Stop Producing Live Gambling Shows in Nevada
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) has warned Canadian-based Playgon Interactive, Inc. and an affiliate, Bitrate Productions, to stop producing live gaming shows from Las Vegas or elsewhere in Clark County by Friday afternoon. The NGCB sent the companies a cease-and-desist order,...
Casino Crime Roundup: Vegas Visitor Allegedly Presents Bad Check, Loses $865K While Gambling
A man used a fraudulent check to get $865K in markers, all of which he quickly lost this week while playing at Las Vegas’s Aria Resort & Casino, authorities said. Dharma Nadendla, 41, of North Carolina, who was staying at the Las...
Las Vegas Casino Slot Player Stabbed After Smoking Meth With Her Attacker
An accused assailant remains behind bars for allegedly slashing another woman who was sitting at a slot machine in a Las Vegas gaming property earlier this month. Elonda Alexander, 38, was apprehended by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) on July...
Married Couple Accused of Stealing $650K from Nevada Casino Needed Money for Medications
A husband and wife were recently arrested for allegedly stealing more than $650K in cash and casino chips from the cashier’s cage at Nevada's Primm Valley Casino. Last week, Lydia Salmen, 70, allegedly “jumped over the counter” at the cage and made...
