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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.
Contact Ed at [email protected].
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2385 stories by Ed Silverstein
Casino Crime Roundup: Off-Strip Shooting Leaves One Man Dead
Two people in a car near Las Vegas Boulevard were shot Tuesday morning, with one of the occupants dying from his wounds. The couple was in the vehicle when an assailant fired several shots into the car’s passenger-side window. The unnamed man...
Casino Crime Round Up: Victim Shot Outside of Detroit’s Greektown Casino
Detroit police continue to search for the shooter who wounded a man on Friday near the entrance to Hollywood Casino at Greektown. The gunfire broke out after an argument escalated into armed violence, according to Detroit radio station WWJ. Local cops were...
Pro Poker Player Faces Up To 15 Years in Prison After Admitting Wrongdoing — Report
Damien LeForbes, a professional poker player who frequented Las Vegas casinos, agreed to a plea deal last week in California federal court. He faces as much as 15 years behind bars for money laundering and operating an illegal gambling business, according to...
Jake’s 58 Casino Accused Shooter Charged in New York State
A man appeared in court on Friday for allegedly shooting and seriously wounding a pedestrian in a Jake’s 58 Casino and Hotel parking lot in New York’s Suffolk County. Nashawn Legros, 24, of Wyandanch, N.Y., was indicted for second-degree attempted murder, first-degree...
Reno Casino Suicide Under Investigation, Follows California Homicide
A man has died by apparent suicide after shooting himself at an unnamed Reno, Nev. gaming property. The victim was discovered in recent days at the casino. He also was linked by police to the prior killing of a woman in a...
LVMPD Sergeant Arrested for Las Vegas Strip Abusive Arrests – Report
A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer was arrested on Friday after the LVMPD Internal Affairs Division reportedly investigated questionable arrests apparently targeting tourists on the Las Vegas Strip. LVMPD Sgt. Kevin Menon, 42, was booked on several counts and placed in...
Two Dozen Union Members Arrested at Virgin Las Vegas During Labor Protest
Some 23 workers and union leaders were arrested as they picketed at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on Thursday evening, the union revealed. The picketing began on Harmon Avenue before demonstrators sat down in the hotel’s porte-cochere, an entrance which is used...
Teens Set Off Fire Extinguisher, Steal Chips at MGM National Harbor
Three suspects are in custody following a brazen weekend holdup at Maryland’s MGM National Harbor Hotel & Casino. The young bandits got hold of a fire extinguisher and sprayed the gaming floor at about 2:45 p.m. Saturday. They then grabbed gaming chips...
Atlantic City Hotel Murderer Faces 21+ Years Behind Bars
A one-time MMA fighter was ordered to spend up to 25 years in prison for a homicide committed at an Atlantic City hotel. Andrew J. Osborne, 35, of Philadelphia, will be forced to live behind bars for 21 years before he can...
Las Vegas Attempted Murder Lands Female Bartender in Jail
A woman who was the bartender at Las Vegas’s El Firme Night Club is scheduled to appear in court next month for allegedly trying to kill her boss. Johanna Davila, 50, was charged with attempted murder and conspiring to commit murder following...