Posted on: November 6, 2023, 11:44h.
Last updated on: November 6, 2023, 11:44h.
An unnamed patient is continuing to recover from a weekend shooting at Illinois’s Rivers Casino Des Plaines parking garage.
The victim accidentally was shot in the leg early on Saturday morning while inside a car.
At 12:52 a.m., a Des Plaines police officer was told the victim needed an ambulance, according to CBS News.
EMTs responded and personnel provided first aid. They then transported the wounded man to a local hospital.
He was treated by physicians. The injuries didn’t appear to be life-threatening.
Based on initial reports, a gun accidentally discharged inside the car. The victim was a passenger in the vehicle, according to a statement from Rivers Casino. No one else was injured.
It’s unclear if the gun owner will be charged. The firearm was never taken inside the casino.
Stabbing at Rivers Casino Schenectady
A man was slashed at Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady on Friday night.
He was rushed to New York’s Albany Medical Center. The patient was treated for his injuries.
His condition wasn’t immediately known, according to the Daily Gazette news outlet.
He apparently was well enough to walk into the casino at about 6:30 p.m., when he told an employee he had been stabbed.
Schenectady Police Department Sgt. Nick Mannix didn’t provide details of the stabbing. So far, it appears no one was arrested.
Gambling Plea in Florida
An Ohio man pleaded not guilty last month to 123 counts linked to illegal gambling in Florida.
Timothy Surgen, 57, of Kent, allegedly operated three illegal gambling joints in Palm Beach County, according to the Akron Beacon Journal news outlet.
He was charged with money laundering an amount of over $100,000, 120 counts of unlawful possession of a slot machine, and two counts of keeping a gambling house.
The illicit gaming took place on video slot machines at Treasure Island Arcade, Black Beards Super Game Room, and Games N More in Florida, the report added.
Between the three businesses, there was believed to be about 100 or more gaming machines.
Surgen owns Kent-based Surgen Enterprises LLC.
Arizona Gambler Leaves Kids Alone
An Arizona man appeared in court last month on a child abuse charge after he allegedly left twins alone at home while he went gambling.
Craig Thomas Opdycke, 37, left the two-year-old children at a Peoria, Ariz. residence on Sept. 13. He spent about five hours at a casino, police said.
A resident notified local police after seeing the twins outside with a dog.
When officers contacted the citizen, he estimated that he saw the kids outside for approximately 20 minutes prior to him calling 911 for assistance,” according to a court document quoted by Phoenix TV station KSAZ.
He saw the kids running near the street and they then reached the end of the street. The concerned resident took them back to the house.
The twins had dirty faces, feet and clothes. Their diapers were soiled, too, and needed to be changed, police said.
Opdycke eventually arrived back at his house. He first told police officers he was at a restaurant for about a half hour. Later, he admitted he was at a casino.
The twins’ mother took the children under her care.
Opdycke also admitted to police he has a gambling addiction. Opdycke was released on his own recognizance and his case is pending in state court.
