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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 Cops Fatally Shoot Suspect Who Tried to Sever His Arm
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) officers shot and killed a homeless man during a Tuesday morning confrontation in Las Vegas, officials announced on Thursday. The suspect had been holding a long, sharp piece of metal and refused to drop it. The...
Ex-NFL Player Marshawn Lynch Avoids Jail After Deal Reached on DUI
Former pro running back Marshawn Lynch will avoid a DUI conviction and possible jail sentence if he completes the terms of a deal worked out between attorneys in a Las Vegas court. On Wednesday, without him entering a plea, a judge approved...
Las Vegas Bound Airline Passenger Indicted for Fellow Traveler Attack
A passenger who allegedly beat a man while both were on a plane heading to Las Vegas was indicted on Wednesday. The defendant, Julio Lopez, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon for last month’s attack, according to Las Vegas TV...
Texas Judge Says Controversial Pace-O-Matic Games are Legal: Report
A Texas judge said this week that popular machines and games played on them are skill-based, and therefore legal under state law. Fannin County District Judge Laurine Blake indicated her initial decision earlier this week on the controversial products. Her ruling marks...
Hawaii Forfeitures Linked to Illegal Gambling Raise $1.9M
Federal prosecutors revealed this week they were able to generate more than $1.9M after successful forfeitures associated with illicit gaming in Hawaii. Just one illegal gambling operation ran nine game rooms on the island of Oahu, according to Hawaii’s U.S. Attorney’s Office....
Casino Crime Roundup: Two Arrested for Robbing Louisiana Casino
Two suspects were apprehended last week after a holdup at a Plain Dealing, La. gaming property. The two suspects pulled out guns and demanded cash from a worker and visitor at the Outpost Travel Center on Friday morning, according to Louisiana TV...
Maine’s Oxford Casino Didn’t Violate Rules with Accidental Email
Oxford Casino didn’t violate state regulations when it sent out an accidental promotional email to more than 60K customers, according to Maine officials. The Maine Gambling Control Board (MGCB) recently said the Oxford, Maine gaming property’s January 10 email mistakenly told recipients...
Women At Casino While Little Girl Beaten to Death, Suspects Arrested
Two mothers were at a gaming property when two boys violently attacked a three-year-old in an East Baton Rouge, Louisiana residence last week. The toddler later died from her injuries. The incident took place on February 12 while eight children, ranging in...
Las Vegas Lunar New Year Parade Celebrates Year of the Dragon
The annual Las Vegas Spring Festival, also known as the Lunar New Year Parade, will take place Saturday at Fremont East Entertainment District in downtown Las Vegas. It starts at 11 a.m. and lasts for about an hour. Between noon and 3...
New Hampshire’s Filotimo Casino to Expand, Get New Name
A bowling alley in Dover, NH, will soon close and be taken over by a nearby casino. The casino, now called Filotimo Casino, will be renamed Revo Casino and Social House following the expansion, according to Foster’s Daily Democrat, a New Hampshire...