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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
Luxor Casino Bomber Now in Max Security Prison After Recapture, Corrections Director Quits
Porfirio Duarte-Herrera, who escaped from a Nevada prison last month, is now being held in a high-security penitentiary, reports said. The head of the state’s corrections department has stepped down as a result of the controversy over the Luxor Casino bomber’s breakout....
Las Vegas Casinos Try To Improve Safety After 2017 Mass Shooting
Las Vegas’ 2017 historic mass shooting led to some changes in casino-hotel security at many larger properties. Recommendations have surfaced in the five years since the horrific tragedy. Saturday marks its fifth anniversary. Several Las Vegas properties now have specialized security forces...
Luxor Casino Bomber Was Headed to Tijuana, Stopped by Cops at Las Vegas Bus Station
A man convicted for a 2007 murder at the Luxor Hotel & Casino is back behind bars after escaping from a Nevada prison last Friday. Porfirio Duarte-Herrera was caught on Wednesday night in Las Vegas, and on Thursday, officials released several new...
Luxor Casino Bomber Apprehended in Vegas After Brazen Escape from Nevada Prison
The escaped Luxor casino bomber was located and arrested on Wednesday night after five days on the lam. He was spotted in Las Vegas near the intersection of North Eastern and Owens avenues, and then apprehended by local police. Porfirio Duarte-Herrera, 42,...
Las Vegas Strip Alleged Prostitute Apprehended in Police Undercover Sting
A woman who solicited an undercover cop at an unnamed Las Vegas Strip casino on Saturday remains in a jail cell on several prior charges, police said. The suspect, Victoria Turner, also was charged with solicitation. Turner, 31, allegedly propositioned the officer....
Luxor Casino Bomber Escaped Four Days Before Prison Guards Discovered Him Missing
A convicted murderer was reported missing from Southern Desert Correctional Center in Indian Springs, Nev. on Tuesday, four days after he apparently escaped the facility. Porfirio Duarte-Herrera, who was sentenced to life in connection with a fatal 2007 bombing at the Luxor...
Ocean Casino Resort Stabbing Leads to Atlantic City Murder Arrest
A Philadelphia man has been arrested for the recent fatal stabbing of another man at Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino Resort, officials revealed Tuesday. The violent attack took place in a hotel room. The suspect was identified as Andrew James Osborne, 34. He...
Gambling Debt Led Alabama Sheriff to Falsify Loan Applications, Feds Reveal
An ex-Alabama sheriff pleaded guilty Monday to a crime linked to loans he claimed were needed to pay for office expenses. But some of the loan requests went to cover his personal gambling debt, prosecutors claimed. William “Ray” Norris, 44, who was...
Luxor Casino Convicted Murderer Escapes from Nevada Prison, Search Underway
A man sentenced to life in prison for the 2007 fatal bombing at a Las Vegas Strip casino has somehow escaped from custody. Police were searching for him on Tuesday. The inmate, Porfirio Duarte-Herrera, 42, was incarcerated since 2010 at the Southern...
Scarlet Pearl Casino Shooter Sought by Cops, Murder Suspect’s Car Set on Fire
Mississippi police are hunting for two suspects in last week’s deadly shooting at the Scarlet Pearl Casino. A stolen car connected to the crime was located in nearby Alabama. It had been set ablaze. Nicholaus Craig, 36, was fatally wounded early on...