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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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2385 stories by Ed Silverstein
Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg Suspect Arrested for Brazen Armed Holdup
A gun-wielding bandit was apprehended following a massive manhunt on Saturday night. The search came shortly after he allegedly tried to rob Indiana’s Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg. The unnamed suspect pulled out a firearm and apparently demanded cash from workers inside the cashier's...
Las Vegas Defendant Claims Insanity After Attempting to Kill Judge
Deobra Redden entered a plea on Thursday that he's not guilty of violently attacking a Las Vegas judge two months ago because of insanity. The 31-year-old defendant refrained from outbursts when he appeared in court on Thursday. He was wearing shackles and...
Casino Crime Roundup: Motorist Drove Over Officer’s Foot After Fight
A fleeing motorist struck a police car and drove over a police officer’s foot after a Wednesday morning ruckus outside of Potawatomi Casino Hotel in Milwaukee, Wis. The incident began at about 3 a.m. when several visitors were asked to leave the...
Las Vegas Prostitute, Bandits Kidnapped and Robbed Four Tourists
An alleged sex worker and two armed robbers were part of a nefarious scheme to apprehend and rob four Las Vegas tourists, according to a recent news report. The accused prostitute, Janel Jeffers, 23, met the tourists at a nightclub and then...
Casino Crime Roundup: Guilty Plea to Gambling Embezzled $230K
A former New Hampshire resident recently pled guilty in Concord federal court to embezzling about $230K from a local charity. Much of the money was spent at Massachusetts’ MGM Springfield casino. Kyle Fisher, 43, formerly of Grantham, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty to...
Oklahoma Casinos Evacuated Because of Wildfire Threat: Report
Two Oklahoma tribal gaming properties were forced to temporarily evacuate Tuesday evening because of high winds and spreading flames from what was described by officials as a “large wildfire.” Visitors at Native Lights Casino and 7 Clans First Council Casino Hotel, both...
Encore Boston Harbor Casino Fined $40K for Improper Sports Betting
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) this week penalized Encore Boston Harbor $40K after patrons wagered improperly on ACC college games. The record-setting fines announced on Monday were the result of illicit wagers made on regular-season women’s basketball games involving Boston College in...
Casino Crime Roundup: Woman Allegedly Fired Shots in Casino Lot
A suspect was apprehended after she allegedly discharged gunfire Saturday outside of Kwataqnuk Resort & Casino in Montana. No one was injured. Lucy Cluff-Smith got into a dispute, and then fired shots into an unoccupied vehicle at the Missoula, Montana, gaming property,...
Las Vegas’ Strat Complex Hosts Yearly Fundraiser for Lung Association
Hundreds of participants are expected to take part in Sunday’s 'Scale the Strat' climb-a-thon up the Strat Hotel, Casino & Tower's 108 floors. Walkers need to make it up 1,455 steps to the top of the Las Vegas structure, some 800 feet...
Las Vegas Woman Heading to Prison After Six Children Were Abused
A Las Vegas woman, whose stepchildren were locked in a dog cage and suffered other forms of abuse, was sentenced Thursday to at least seven years in prison. Amanda Stamper, 33, could spend as many as 18 years behind bars under the...