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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
Detroit Casinos Yield on Health Insurance Premiums, Unions Want More
Detroit’s casino companies recently gave a little at the bargaining table on health care premiums. But it’s insufficient for the unions’ negotiating committee, which represents striking workers. As the strike enters its fourth week on Tuesday, word comes that management’s latest proposal...
Casino Crime Roundup: Shooting at Rivers Casino Des Plaines
CORRECTION: The man who showed up with stab wounds at Rivers Casino Schenectady wasn't slashed on the property, a casino spokesman revealed. An unnamed patient is recovering from a weekend shooting in the parking garage at Illinois’ Rivers Casino Des Plaines. The...
Sex Worker Arrested at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas for Attempted Murder
A sex worker remains in jail after she was arrested for attempted murder. She beat and robbed a wheelchair-bound man last? Friday at a room in Caesars Palace Las Vegas, police said. Napria Wilson, 26, also was charged with robbery and residential...
Las Vegas Hospitality Workers Set Nov. 10 Strike Deadline Amidst Contract Dispute
Tens of thousands of Culinary Union and Bartenders Union members are ready to stop working next week if they don’t have a contract in place. The unions announced on Thursday that their new firm deadline for calling a strike at Las Vegas...
Naked Man Allegedly Punches Las Vegas Cop, Steals Vehicle, Crashes: VIDEO
A nude man is accused of getting into a struggle with a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) officer Tuesday night and then driving off with his police vehicle. The 29-year-old suspect fled from the scene in the department’s Metro Ford F-150...
Mississippi Casino Gaming Floor Reopens After Multihour Tech Failure
Mississippi’s Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort shuttered its gaming floor operations Monday afternoon after surveillance cameras malfunctioned. Play was able to resume early Tuesday after the system was repaired. Casino employees immediately ordered visitors and players to leave the gaming floor after the...
Detroit Casino Workers Rally at Capitol for Minimum Wage Bill Support Amid Strike
More than 300 union members now on strike at Detroit’s casinos held a rally at the Michigan capitol building in Lansing on Tuesday to curry support among legislators. Casino workers advocated for a bill, SB 171, while at the capitol. The bill...
Detroit Casino Employees Remain on Strike, Sides Close to Agreement
Approximately 3,700 unionized workers have begun the third week of a strike at Detroit’s three gaming properties. However, the union and management are close to an agreement, according to statements made by striking workers to Michigan radio station WSJM. Casino officials claim...
Las Vegas Casino Thief to Spend Year in Jail for $1M Scam
A man linked to the theft of more than $1M from the Circa Hotel & Casino was sentenced to a year in jail on Monday. Erik Gutierrez Martinez, 24, was given the sentence after he pleaded guilty to a single count of...
Las Vegas Man Arrested for Making Antisemitic Threats to Senator
A Las Vegas resident was arrested last week for allegedly threatening U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), with him saying he was going to finish “what Hitler started.” Senator Rosen, who is Jewish, received a series of antisemitic rants on her voicemail. Numerous...