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Ed Silverstein is a senior reporter covering gambling law and crime news for Casino.org. Ed is an award-winning journalist with credits ranging from the Associated Press to American Lawyer Media. Ed joined the Casino.org news team in 2019 after decades of experience in legal reporting.
His past reporting and editing assignments include Cowles Business Media, Columbia University Press, the Connecticut Post, and Southern Connecticut Newspapers, Inc. Besides the law and its application to the gaming industry, Ed’s areas of expertise span business, politics, education, and state and local government.
Ed holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut and master’s degrees from Harvard and Yale. His professional awards include recognition from the New England Press Association and New England AP News Executives.
Ed currently resides in Connecticut, where he enjoys photography and bowling in his spare time.
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Las Vegas Crime Roundup: More Charges in Shooting of Prostitute
A woman is facing two charges for her role in the Las Vegas park shooting of a prostitute by the victim's ex-pimp in January, authorities revealed last week. Anessa Renee Denton, 22, of Las Vegas, was charged on Wednesday with attempted murder...
Casino Crime Roundup: Online Blackjack Scam Leads to Shuffler’s Arrest
An online card shuffler was arrested this week for allegedly defrauding Evolution Gaming in a $47K blackjack scam on the DraftKings platform. The suspect, Sebastian Echeverri, 23, of Norwalk, Conn., used three personal accounts to place bets on card decks he had...
Las Vegas Crime Roundup: Good Samaritan Aims Gun at Suspect in Fashion Show Mall
Last week, an armed passerby at the Fashion Show Mall assisted security guards who were trying to apprehend a man with a knife at the Las Vegas Strip retail complex. The good Samaritan aimed a firearm at the suspect, later identified as...
Las Vegas Lawyer Back in Court for $460M Ponzi Scheme Indictment
A Las Vegas attorney is headed to court on Friday after recent charges for allegedly operating a $460M Ponzi scheme. Matthew Beasley, 50, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday on five counts of wire fraud and three counts of...
Casino Crime Roundup: Man Allegedly Threatens to Shoot People at Casino Bar After Drinks Stopped
Andrew Marquis Wallace, 21, was apprehended on Sunday shortly after he said he would shoot people at a bar at Florida’s Seminole Casino Hotel, authorities revealed. A bartender had stopped serving alcoholic drinks to Wallace, who appeared inebriated, at the Immokalee, Fla....
Las Vegas Crime Roundup: Platinum Hotel Teenage Murder Victim Identified
The teenager who was shot and killed on Saturday night at Las Vegas’ Platinum Hotel and Spa was identified as a local high school football player. The victim is Omarion Marques Wilson, 17, of North Las Vegas, according to the Clark County...
Colorado’s Monarch Casino Site of Alleged $500K Theft by Cashier
A one-time Monarch Casino cashier remains in jail this week for allegedly stealing $500K from the Colorado gaming property. The suspect claims she only was following orders from casino bosses. It was reported on Monday that Sabrina Eddy, 44, repeatedly grabbed stacks...
Casino Crime Roundup: Elderly Woman Dies on California Casino Bus
An unidentified 82-year-old woman died on a casino bus in Lake Cachuma, Calif. near a gaming property on Sunday morning. The woman was stricken in the bus’s restroom. It’s believed her heart stopped beating, according to California TV station KEYT.?Personnel removed her...
Las Vegas’ Platinum Hotel Site of Deadly Shooting During Teenage Birthday Party
A boy was shot in a fifth-floor room at the Platinum Hotel & Spa located near the Las Vegas Strip on Saturday night, authorities revealed. The young victim died a short time later. The unnamed juvenile was at the hotel for a...
Hard Rock Casino Lake Tahoe Sees Fatal Shooting, Suspects in Jail
A man was shot in the head and later passed away following a dispute at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe in Stateline, Nev. on Saturday morning. The victim, identified as Omar Reyes Garcia, 32, was rushed to a nearby...