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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
Las Vegas Passengers Ordered Off After Complaints of Vomit-Covered Seats
Two women were forced off a flight at Harry Reid International Airport after they protested that their assigned seats on an Air Canada plane were covered in vomit. They called the conditions "disgusting," according to recent reports. The two women were flying...
New Hampshire’s Boston Billiard Club & Casino Renamed, Sportsbook Opens
Boston Billiard Club & Casino is now Gate City Casino. The name is inspired by its location, Nashua, N.H. The city is sometimes called “Gate City" because it acts as a gateway to the metro Boston region. The name change is an...
Casino Crime Round Up: Chemical Attack Threat at New York State Casino
New York State’s Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino was the scene of a threatened chemical attack on Friday. An unidentified male caller repeatedly told security guards he was going to “kill everyone” at the Niagara Falls gaming property, Buffalo TV station WIVB...
Stanford, Cal, SMU Heading to ACC in Latest Round of Collegiate Realignment
The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is expanding, with additions approved last week of Stanford, the University of California, Berkeley (Cal), and Southern Methodist University (SMU). The three universities will join the league next summer in time for the 2024-25 football season. The...
Jackpot: Atlantic City Slot Machine Lucky Winner Collects $1.26M
A player at Atlantic City’s Resorts Casino Hotel won more than $1.26M last week while on a slot machine. The mystery visitor is from Texas. It was the first time he had ever been to Resorts Casino Hotel. He was playing an...
Las Vegas Gets Drenched in Storms, Hundreds of Flights Delayed — Video
Some 383 flights were delayed and 41 were canceled at Harry Reid International Airport Saturday. That's because of stormy weather that also flooded Las Vegas roads, according to FlightAware. Additional flights were delayed or canceled on Friday by nasty conditions, the flight...
New Hampshire Casino Co-Owner Quits Study Commission, Allegations of Wrongdoing Surface
State Rep. Laurie Sanborn stepped down Friday as chair of a New Hampshire panel assigned to review regulations on charitable casinos. Sanborn, R-Bedford, decided to leave the post after state and federal officials announced they launched an inquiry into how her husband...
Macau Casinos Shutter as Typhoon Saola Hits Landfall
UPDATE: Casinos were permitted to reopen in Macau on Saturday after being closed by a typhoon, Reuters news service reported. EARLIER: The numerous gaming properties in Macau temporarily shut down, as the Chinese region prepared for extreme winds and rain from Typhoon...
New Hampshire Casino Owner Investigated For Alleged COVID Funds Misuse
The owner of a New Hampshire charitable casino -- and developer behind a planned second one -- may be permanently prohibited from owning any gaming property in the state. Andy Sanborn, a former state senator who resides in Bedford, N.H., is now...
Horseshoe Las Vegas Visitor Accidentally Shot Himeself in Leg
A retired Las Vegas police officer continues to recover this week after apparently accidentally getting shot in the leg while at a local gaming property. The victim, identified as Andrew Thomas Sutton, 72, suffered leg injuries from a single wound on August...