Appeals Court Dismisses Wrongful Death Suit Brought by Children Whose Parents Were Killed in Las Vegas Casino Fire

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Prostitute is fatally strangled then sexually assaulted inside Las Vegas casino by man who said he ‘snapped’

A prostitute was strangled and sexually assaulted before being left to die inside a Las Vegas hotel, and police say the suspect confessed that he "snapped." Larissa Garcia died on June 21, more than a week after being found inside a Palms Casino Resort hotel room, according to 8NewsNow. She worked as an escort in the area using the names "Andrea"…

Incidents ・ 02 July 2024

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Pace-O-Matic: Revenue report proof two kinds of slots can flourish

Pace-O-Matic, the Georgia-based producer of the "Pennsylvania Skill" unregulated and untaxed slot-like machines spreading throughout the state, is pointing to record casino revenues as evidence the skill games don't compete with casino slots. In a press release, Pace-O-Matic spokesman Mike Barley noted the record May gross gaming revenue of nearly…

Law ・ 02 July 2024

Miami Times Online

Seminole tribe expands Florida casino betting

Seminole Tribe leaders last week announced a plan to roll out sports betting at their casinos in December - a first step in what could be a major expansion of gambling in Florida triggered by a go-ahead from the U.S. Supreme Court. The announcement came after more than two years of legal wrangling about a 2021 deal with the state that allowed the…

Law ・ 08 November 2023

Fox 5 Vegas

Las Vegas police officer sentenced to prison for casino robberies netting $165K

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Las Vegas police officer was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in federal prison for stealing nearly $165000 in a trio of casino heists, including one in which he was found guilty of brandishing a department-issued weapon. Caleb Rogers, who has been on unpaid suspension in a solo jail cell since his arrest nearly 20 months ago,…

Incidents ・ 18 October 2023

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Las Vegas police officer gets 12 years in prison for casino robberies netting $165,000

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Las Vegas police officer was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in federal prison for stealing nearly $165000 in a trio of casino heists, including one in which he was found guilty of brandishing a department-issued weapon. Caleb Rogers, who has been on unpaid suspension in a solo jail cell since his arrest nearly 20 months ago,…

Incidents ・ 18 October 2023

West Island

Las Vegas Woman Sues Casino for $15,000 Claiming Roulette Ball Injury

Las Vegas inhabitant, Dalease Brown is bringing a lawsuit against the Gold Coast Casino Hotel in Las Vegas, seeking $15000 for damages. The basis for her case revolves around an injury she claims to have sustained to her eye due to an errant roulette ball. In her assertions, she points out that the dealer's conduct was negligent, thereby leading to…

Law ・ 04 October 2023

The Courier

Woman's conviction overturned in Waterloo casino appeal

WATERLOO - The Iowa Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction of a Cedar Rapids woman accused of helping her boyfriend avoid child support obligations and unpaid fines after winning a slot machine jackpot in Waterloo in 2020. A Black Hawk County jury found Sydney Leiann Slaughter, 35, guilty of false claim of winning during a 2022…

Mobile ・ 16 August 2023

Chicago Tribune

Casino clash coming down to who gets a piece of the action

It seems the easy way missed Waukegan when it comes to projects enhancing Lake County's largest municipality. Call it the Waukegan Hypothesis. From seeping coal ash pits along the Lake Michigan shoreline to a moribund downtown to the latest twist in the continuing casino drama, the Waukegan Hypothesis takes hold: It's difficult being the county's…

Law ・ 10 August 2023

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Casino City’s Friday Five: Renovations and WSOP records edition

Major records are being broken at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, but before we take a more in-depth look at that, let's cover some other top stories from this week. Sports betting in Florida took a major step forward last week after a ruling was overturned, the new ownership at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas has announced some…

Sports ・ 07 July 2023

Local 10

Miami lawyer’s family files wrongful death suit against Vegas casino

LAS VEGAS - The family of a Florida lawyer who suffered a heart attack at a Las Vegas blackjack table last year and died months later has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a casino. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports David Jagolinzer was staying at the Wynn Las Vegas while in town for a legal conference last spring. According to the lawsuit,…

Incidents ・ 24 February 2023

Fox 5 Vegas

Lawyer’s family files wrongful death lawsuit against Las Vegas casino

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The family of a Florida lawyer who suffered a heart attack at a Las Vegas blackjack table last year and died months later has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a casino. According to the lawsuit, David Jagolinzer was staying at the Wynn Las Vegas last spring. The lawsuit says that Jagolinzer went into cardiac arrest on April 6…

Land-based ・ 21 February 2023

Review Journal

Man sentenced to prison in death of security guard at downtown Las Vegas casino

A 35-year-old man was sentenced to at least two years and four months in prison for pushing an El Cortez security guard to the ground in 2021, fatally injuring him. A grand jury indicted Pedro Lizano in September on felony counts of murder against a victim who is 60 or older, and battery resulting in substantial bodily harm against a victim who is…

Incidents ・ 06 January 2023

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Florida gambling expansion backed by Las Vegas Sands abandoned

Florida Voters in Charge, the nonprofit political action committee funded by Las Vegas Sands Corp. to gather signatures on petitions supporting the legalization of commercial gambling in northern Florida, has abandoned its efforts to put the question on the November ballot. The organization also dropped an appeals court lawsuit it filed when Leon…

Travel ・ 07 April 2022

Gambling News

Record Jackpots Paid by Seminole Hard Rock in Florida

It's no secret that slots are almost every gambler's preferred form of entertainment. If the results posted by Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida are anything to go by, this is very true. The casino managed to post a record-breaking $1.2 billion in slot machine jackpots paid throughout 2021. Despite the lockdowns, health…

NFL ・ 05 January 2022

Hawaii Public Radio

Bail hearing set for suspects accused of killing Waipahu woman in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas judge said Tuesday she'll decide next week whether to grant bail to two men facing felony murder charges in the shooting deaths of two people during what police said were a series of New Year's Eve robberies. Jesani Carter, 20, and Jordan Ruby, 18, are charged with murder, armed robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery in…

Incidents ・ 05 January 2022

Star Advertiser

Bail hearing set for 2 held in Las Vegas holiday killings of man, Waipahu woman

LAS VEGAS >> A Las Vegas judge said today she'll decide next week whether to grant bail to two men facing felony murder charges in the shooting deaths of two people during what police said were a series of New Year's Eve robberies. Jesani Carter, 20, and Jordan Ruby, 18, are charged with murder, armed robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery in the…

Incidents ・ 05 January 2022

AP News

Bail hearing set for 2 held in 2 Las Vegas holiday killings

LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Las Vegas judge said Tuesday she'll decide next week whether to grant bail to two men facing felony murder charges in the shooting deaths of two people during what police said were a series of New Year's Eve robberies. Jesani Carter, 20, and Jordan Ruby, 18, are charged with murder, armed robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery…

Incidents ・ 12 January 2022

8 News Now

Victim in deadly Las Vegas stabbing inside Rio had prior altercation with suspect

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - The man accused of stabbing and killing another man inside the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in early December had a physical altercation with the same man a few weeks before, documents from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said. Nicholas Dove, 27, was arrested on Dec. 17 in Henderson for the deadly stabbing of…

Incidents ・ 28 December 2021

8 News Now

Man faces murder charge in Las Vegas casino fight after 73-year-old man dies

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - A man accused of punching another man in a casino fight and causing his death is now facing a murder charge, according to Las Vegas court records. Michael Shane Saunders was initially charged with battery for the Aug. 27 fight in the lobby of the STRAT Hotel but the charge was upgraded to murder after the victim, 73-year-old…

Land-based ・ 14 October 2021

ABC News

Fred Dakota, Native American gambling pioneer, dies at 84

BARAGA, Mich. -- Fred Dakota, whose garage casino in Michigan's Upper Peninsula in 1983 was a milestone for Native American gambling, has died at age 84. Dakota, a former leader of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, died Monday at his home in Baraga, according to Reid Funeral Service. The cause was not disclosed. Tribal offices were closed Friday,…

Land-based ・ 18 September 2021

The US Sun

Two women found dead at Palms Casino Resort off Las Vegas Strip in suspected murder-suicide

TWO women were found dead inside a hotel room in Las Vegas in a suspected murder-suicide, according to reports. They were found by employees at the Palms Casino Resort around 3pm on Tuesday. The guests, said to be in their 30s, reportedly hadn't checked out of the hotel prompting security guards to visit the room, Las Vegas Sun reports. They…

Travel ・ 05 August 2021

Mirror

Two dead at Palms Casino in Las Vegas as employee discovers bodies inside room

Two people have been found dead at a Las Vegas hotel in the US as police launch a homicide investigation. The bodies were discovered by an employee of Palms Casino Resort in the US city, before several police cars swarmed on the area. Nearby roads remain cordoned off after the incident on Tuesday. A local news reporter said on social media: "Las…

Incidents ・ 04 August 2021

Smoky Mountain News

Cherokee approves $275 million expansion plan for Murphy casino

Travel ・ 22 July 2021

World Casino News

Temporary North Carolina casino from the Catawba Indian Nation

In the American state of North Carolina and the Catawba Indian Nation has reportedly opened a temporary casino as it continues work on making its more permanent Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort a reality. According to a Thursday report from the Associated Press news service, the federally-recognized tribe agreed a revenue-sharing gaming compact with…

Travel ・ 06 July 2021