2587 stories by Ed Silverstein
Jackpot: Choctaw Casino Pays Out $1M to Grandma of 12
Oklahoma’s Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant awarded a life-changing $1M to a Texas grandmother over the weekend. Rosa Guia of Lancaster found it hard to believe she was the lucky winner. “I still can’t believe it. I can’t believe it because...
Las Vegas Crime Round Up: Off-Strip Murder Leads to Teen’s Arrest
A 19-year-old spent the weekend in custody after he was apprehended on Friday for a fatal shooting. It took place near the Las Vegas Strip earlier this month. Robtravion Lee allegedly shot a man in a West Sahara Avenue parking lot, west...
British Columbia Casino Blocks Woman With Speech Defect From Entering Property
Canada’s Cascades Casino security guards twice refused to let a woman enter the British Columbia gaming property. They thought she was drunk. In reality, she has a speech impediment, lupus and arthritis, according to Global News. She is also learning disabled. Crystal-Lee...
Luxor Hotel Alleged Teen Murderer Remains in Las Vegas Jail
A teenage girl will appear in court on Tuesday on charges she allegedly killed a California man in a room at Las Vegas’s Luxor Hotel & Casino. Emma Kusak, who turned 18 on Wednesday, was booked that day at Clark County Detention...
California Illegal Gambling Operation Leads to Accountant’s Guilty Plea
A California accountant entered a guilty plea this week in a case tied to illegal gaming. A former pro baseball player and other athletes are linked to the scandal as well, authorities said. The accountant, William Eric Fulton, 59, of Agoura...
Las Vegas Crime Round Up: Two Men Have Sex in Police Van on Strip
Two unnamed men were arrested last week after engaging in a sex act while inside a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) van on the Las Vegas Strip. The sex-capade took place last Friday when one of the men saw the other...
Casino Crime Round Up: $28K Stolen From School, Spent at Florida Casino
An ex-school administrator in Florida was arrested this week for allegedly stealing $245K from her workplace. She spent $28K of the loot at Coconut Creek Seminole Casino, police said. Jennifer Tirado, 43, who was financial director at North Miami Beach’s Scheck Hillel...
Jackpots Continue: Harry Reid Airport Player Wins $1.2M on Slot Machine
Another traveler hit a massive jackpot while playing the slots at Harry Reid International Airport on Monday. A player also came up with a big win at the airport last month. The newest lucky traveler recently won $1,286,324 on a Wheel of...
Casino Crime Round Up: Reno’s Cal Neva Sportsbook Robbed
The William Hill sportsbook at the Cal Neva casino in Reno, Nev. was robbed by an armed man on Sunday morning. He remains on the lam. The suspect walked into the operation and pulled out a firearm before ordering a sportsbook writer...
Jackpot: $572K Won on Las Vegas Strip Wheel of Fortune Slot Machine
A mystery player recently won more than $572K on a slot at Las Vegas’s New York-New York Hotel & Casino. The total jackpot was $572,660.58. The player bet $1.75, IGT revealed on its Twitter account on Saturday. The win was hit on...
