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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
New Hampshire’s New Gaming Property to be Called Nash Casino
Nashua, New Hampshire’s forthcoming casino at the Pheasant Lane Mall will be called The Nash Casino. The name and modern exterior design recently were released by ECL Entertainment, a Las Vegas-based gaming company. ECL Entertainment and Clairvest are the developers behind the...
Casino Crime Roundup: Fireworks-Linked Wildfire Under Investigation
The cause of a wildfire remains under investigation after a brush fire started during Saturday night’s fireworks show near Arizona’s BlueWater Resort and Casino. It appears the fire began after sparks from the fireworks display led to three small fires at about...
New Hampshire Proposed Casino Moves Forward After Legal Win
Andy Sanborn’s planned gaming property in Concord, New Hampshire reportedly has received a much-needed court victory making it more likely the casino will be able to open. An unsuccessful lawsuit filed by local resident Kassey Cameron in Merrimack Superior Court had challenged...
West Virginia Casino Visitor Threatens Employees, Chased by Cops, Sets Fire in Hospital: Police Reveal
An unruly and intoxicated man threatened workers at West Virginia’s Mardi Gras Casino and Resort, before leading Nitro, W.V., cops on a high-speed chase early on Friday, officials said. The suspect struggled with officers, was eventually captured, and then taken to a...
New Hampshire Embattled Casino May Have Found a Buyer
A Las Vegas company is among the several entities interested in acquiring the controversial Concord Casino. State officials have ordered the owners to sell the New Hampshire gaming property. One of the five interested buyers is Full House Resorts Inc., based in...
New Mexico Race Track Damaged by Flooding, Events Rescheduled
New Mexico’s Ruidoso Downs Race Track & Casino was damaged over the weekend by flash floods that were linked to wildfires. Horse races were postponed as a result. Mud and debris needed to be removed from the track area and residents living...
Casino Crime Roundup: Tennessee Business Raided for Illegal Gambling
The owner of a Tennessee convenience store was arrested Friday after police searched the operation for illegal gambling. The suspect, Nimit Patel, 40, was charged for allegedly paying game winners in merchandise, but then exchanging the winning tickets for cash via a...
Update: Kidnapping of Maryland Casino Visitor Leads to Arrest
A 39-year-old man was arrested last week for the kidnapping of a victim who had been gambling at two Maryland casinos. Darron Torrence Finley, Jr., of Pikesville, Md. was charged with kidnapping and second-degree assault in connection with the January incident. The...
Las Vegas Casino, Strip Club Listed as Voters’ Residence: Lawsuit
Voters in Las Vegas and elsewhere in Clark County, Nev. improperly put down their home address as Larry Flynt’s Hustler Erotic Ultra Club, as well as a gaming property and an industrial park, according to a recent lawsuit. Hundreds of these illicit...
Casino Crime Roundup: Murderer Pleads Guilty in Performer’s Death
The man accused of fatally shooting a hip-hop musician at Indiana’s Caesars Southern Indiana Hotel and Casino pleaded guilty on Thursday. Antwaun Proctor, 20, confirmed he murdered LilDon Williams, 32, in March, according to the Harrison County Prosecutor's Office. He will be...