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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
South Carolina, Florida Gambling Raids Lead to Arrests, Cash Seized
Ten suspects were charged and more than $15K was confiscated following an Irmo, South Carolina raid on a poker game earlier this month. A police search of a Friarsgate Center office led to the arrests. Each suspect is scheduled to appear in...
Jackpot: Caesars Palace Player Wins $536K in Three Hours
Caesars Palace Las Vegas continues to see visitors getting paid out successive jackpots over just a few hours. Most recently, a mystery player won four jackpots totaling $536,830 over three hours on Saturday. The money was paid out to the lucky player...
Intoxicated Woman Refuses to Leave Rivers Casino, Allegedly Kicks Two Officers
A drunk woman was arrested early Saturday after she allegedly kicked two police officers at Illinois’ Rivers Casino. Stephanie Neff, 38, of Lake in the Hills, Ill. was charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a peace officer, aggravated assault to...
Las Vegas Strip Stabbing Near The Strat Leaves One Man Dead
A man was knifed while in an alley very close to Las Vegas’ Strat Hotel, Casino & Tower early Friday. He died a short time later. Minutes before the attack, the victim had been inside the Circle K convenience store on South...
Meadows Mall Robbery Suspect Remains in Las Vegas Jail
A man is in custody after getting arrested last week for the alleged robbery and pistol-whipping?of a victim at Las Vegas’ Meadows Mall. Rendell Bright, 23, was charged with robbery, conspiracy, battery, battery resulting in substantial bodily harm, as well as driver...
Three Ohio Businesses Raided by State Gaming Authorities
Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) agents and local police seized multiple machines and money from a trio of alleged illegal gambling operations on Wednesday. The businesses were identified as Grand Luck Gaming in St. Marys, as well as Moon City Gaming and...
Jackpot: Caesars Palace Slot Player Wins $1.4M From Eight Successive Payouts
An extremely lucky visitor at Caesars Palace Las Vegas won more than $1.4M in just a few hours this week from successive slot machine jackpots. The player initially collected much of the money from seven successive payouts. That was topped by hitting...
Washington State’s Swinomish Casino Remains Closed After ‘Cybersecurity Incident’
An unexplained “cybersecurity incident” forced Washington State’s Swinomish Casino to shutter its doors last week. The gaming property has no idea when it might reopen. The closure began last Friday and first was blamed on “technical” issues. But in recent days, statements...
Valley Forge Casino Hotel Is Site of Suspected Prostitution, Drug Activity
Police are investigating possible sex trade activity in the area of a Pennsylvania gaming property and a nearby hotel. As recently as late last month, Upper Merion Township Police Department detectives assigned to the special investigations unit (SIU) were searching for those...
Drunk Casino Patrons Crash Vehicle into Building: Crime Round Up
Two women got into a fight early Sunday at an Oregon gaming property. Afterward, they left the casino before crashing their pickup truck into a nearby building. The two had been drinking at the Chinook Winds Casino Resort.? At one point, they...