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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
Rapid City Casino Bandit Still on the Lam in South Dakota, Cash Stolen
Rapid City, South Dakota cops continue to search for the armed robber who stole an unspecified amount of money from a local casino. The heist took place last Sunday. No one was injured. Police revealed a sole bandit entered the 777 Casino...
Venetian Las Vegas Theft of Torah Scroll Ends With Its Return Hours Before Jewish Holiday
The recent return of a stolen Torah scroll is being described as a Las Vegas miracle. It comes just hours before the start of the Jewish new year. The Torah, which has the handwritten text of the five books of the Hebrew...
Pennsylvania Gambler Charged for Allegedly Leaving Baby in Car at Store
A Pennsylvania woman was arrested Friday after police investigated an earlier incident where she went into a convenience store to gamble. While playing skill machines for close to an hour, the suspect left a one-year-old in a parked car unattended, police said....
Indiana Casino Player Robbed of $40K, Two Valuable Rings, Suspect Remains in Jail
A bandit who allegedly robbed and assaulted a woman after she arrived home from an Indiana casino remained in jail on Friday. News of his arrest was reported this week. Solomon Evans Jr., 54, of Sauk Village, Ill., and a second unnamed...
Rivers Casino Site Is Near ‘Severe’ Pittsburgh Stabbing, Victim Hospitalized
A man was listed in critical condition over the weekend after he was stabbed outside of Pittsburgh, Pa.’s Rivers Casino. A possible suspect was detained by police. The unnamed victim was taken to a local hospital. Earlier on the weekend, he was...
Bally’s Casino Visitor Allegedly Bites Indiana Gaming Officer During Drunken Violence
A man at Bally’s Evansville casino allegedly hurled obscenities at and assaulted Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) officers during a drunken tirade on Saturday night. He also bit one police officer, according to official reports. Officers attempted to remove the man, later identified...
California Bookie Homicide Trial Heads to Jury, Involves Sports Betting Operation
Jurors will resume reviewing evidence Monday of a California sports gambling middleman accused of murdering a bookie over mounting debt. Closing arguments in the trial took place last week in a Santa Ana courtroom. Dennis Tri Gia Dang, 32, of Westminster, Calif.,...
Buffalo Blackjack Dealer, Two Players Appear in Court for Alleged Casino Fraud
A former blackjack dealer and two players recently appeared in Buffalo, N.Y., court for alleged fraud at a gaming table. The incident took place last month at Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino. Last week, Emily M. Torres, 20, of Lackawanna, N.Y., who worked...
Seminole Hard Rock Casino Customers Tailed Home, Robbed – Alleged Thief Arrested
A man remains in custody after he was arrested Wednesday for robbing two victims in Boca Raton, Fla., in July, police said. The victims had just returned to the outside of their residence after they spent most of the night in the...
Hard Rock Rockford Casino Fatal Shooting Review Says Officers Justified
A review by Illinois officials has concluded that three officers were justified in shooting an armed man outside of the Hard Rock Rockford Casino in May. The suspect, Bradley James Thompkins, died a month later from the wounds. Based on the evidence,...