2216 stories by Ed Silverstein
Jackpot: Very Lucky Venetian Las Vegas Slot Machine Player Wins $2.8M
A slot player won big last week at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas with a jackpot of close to $3 million. It was from a $5.88 bet. The winning total was $2,835,768, the Las Vegas Strip casino revealed in a statement on...
Las Vegas Strip Stabbing Victims, Families Ask for Financial Help
Online fundraisers are underway for several victims and their relatives following last week’s stabbings on the Las Vegas Strip. Two victims died and six others were injured in a violent incident that took place near the Wynn casino. Maris DiGiovanni Jordan, 30,...
Las Vegas Murders on Mass Shootings’ Anniversary is Coincidence, Experts Say
Last week, two bloody murders in Las Vegas took place within days of the fifth anniversary of the Mandalay Bay mass shooting. Prominent criminologists say local investigators will likely check for any connection in motive between these attacks and the 2017 killings....
Santa Ana Illegal Gambling, Bribery Case Leads to Plea Deal in California
One of the suspects in a widespread Santa Ana, Calif. gambling den and bribery investigation has agreed to a plea deal. He could face up to 20 years in prison in exchange for his guilty plea. Niem Ngoc Ha, also known as...
Counterfeit Casino Chip User Could be Next Addition to Nevada’s ‘Black Book’
Leonard Morgan Hairston could become the latest person added to Nevada’s “Black Book.” That would mean the convicted casino cheater would be permanently banned from entering any Nevada gaming property. On Wednesday, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) nominated Hairston, a Las...
California’s Rolling Hills Casino Armed Carjacking Leads to Three Arrests
Three suspects remain in jail late this week after they allegedly took part in a carjacking at California’s Rolling Hills Casino. One of the criminals was armed with a shotgun when the carjacking occurred over the weekend, the local sheriff’s office said....
Mississippi Casino Trips Funded by Government Cash, Officials Claim
The ex-director of Mississippi’s Tunica County Airport was arrested this week after being indicted for embezzlement. He allegedly used some ill-gotten government money at local casinos. Eric Konupka inserted the airport’s debit card at ATM machines to withdraw cash for personal expenses,...
Mohegan Sun Pocono Allegedly Drunken Visitor, Spits, Stumbled Before Arrest, Cops Reveal
An allegedly drunk woman was ordered out of Pennsylvania’s Mohegan Sun Pocono casino on Wednesday, but refused to leave. She tried to hide in her hotel room and later allegedly spit at an officer while being led out of the property. Yale...
Las Vegas Strip Homicide Suspect Admits to Being ‘Filthy Murderer’
An ex-convict apprehended earlier this week for allegedly killing a man with a brick on Las Vegas Boulevard confessed he was a “filthy murderer,” it was revealed on Thursday. The alleged perpetrator was covered in blood when stopped by Metro police near...
Kristi Torgerson Named Nevada Gaming Control Board Enforcement Division Chief
Kristi Torgerson will take over as chief of the enforcement division of the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB). Her new job is effective at the end of this month. NGCB Chair J. Brin Gibson announced the appointment this week. She will replace...
