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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
Australia Casino Workers Fired as Illicit Gaming Investigation Continues
Three dealers employed by Crown Perth casino lost their licenses and jobs at the legal casino. That's after an Australian inquiry into a separate illegal gaming den, news organizations reported this week. One person was arrested and the government’s Gaming and Wagering...
Super Bowl ‘Partial Streaker’ Reportedly Spent $42K for Two Tickets
The young men who ran shirtless on the field during Super Bowl LVIII paid a hefty price for their Allegiant Stadium seats. One of the two daredevils claimed that he forked over $42,853.98 for a pair of tickets to Sunday’s Las Vegas...
Super Bowl Victory Parade Turns Deadly in Kansas City: Video
At least one person died and some 21 others were injured Wednesday in a mass shooting following a Kansas City, Mo. celebratory parade for the Chiefs, who won Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday. Eight of the injured suffered what the Kansas City...
Las Vegas Rideshare Drivers Plan to Strike on Valentine’s Day
It may be hard to get Uber or Lyft rides at Harry Reid International Airport on Wednesday. That’s because assorted Las Vegas rideshare drivers are threatening to strike for at least two hours on Valentine’s Day. The likely work stoppage hours are...
Harry Reid Airport Screened Passengers Hits Record Post Super Bowl
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents at Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport screened almost 104K passengers just hours after Super Bowl LVIII. On Monday, 103,978 travelers were screened by the TSA staff at the complex. That’s a one-day record for the airport,...
Casino Crime Roundup: Rivers Casino Evacuated After Bomb Threat
A 19-year-old woman was apprehended Tuesday morning after she allegedly phoned in a bomb threat to a New York State gaming property. Both Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady and the Landing Hotel were evacuated at about 2:08 a.m. while authorities searched for...
Ex-Raiders Player Henry Ruggs Still in Prison Camp During Super Bowl
While Henry Ruggs III’s former Las Vegas Raiders teammates watched Super Bowl LVIII this past Sunday, he continues his sentence at a Nevada prison camp with dorms rather than jail cells. Ruggs, 25, is incarcerated at Stewart Conservation Camp, which is described...
Las Vegas Man Who Attacked Judge Faces Attempted Murder Charge
The man who jumped over a judicial bench to assault a Las Vegas judge last month will appear in court on Wednesday for attempted murder and other new counts. Deobra Redden, 30, was indicted last week by a Clark County grand jury...
Half-Naked Fans Run on Field, Others Brawl After Chiefs’ Super Bowl Win
Two fans without shirts ran onto the field during Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday before being apprehended by Allegiant Stadium’s security. The men, identified by authorities as Sebastian Rivera, 22, and Alex Gonzalez, 23, were led away after the stunt and handed...
Jackpot: Seminole Casinos See Many Lucky Winners
Seminole Classic Casino Hollywood is among the Seminole properties in Florida which paid out jackpots to many lucky players last month. On January 29, an unnamed Seminole Classic Casino visitor won $213,296.75 playing a Diamond Lotto slot machine game. The mystery visitor...