Silver Sevens controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1998
Bankruptcy and closure of the Continental
Hotel Continental Inc. filed for bankruptcy in February 1998. After failed lease negotiations with American Realty, the property closed on March 31, 1999. The closure affected more than 300 employees.
1987
Continental slot-machine skimming scheme
The FBI discovered that assistant slot manager Michael DiBari had manipulated slot machines to generate false jackpots. Associate Alphonse Cuozzo collected the purported winnings, and the proceeds were sent to the Gambino crime family. DiBari and Cuozzo were convicted. The available account states that the property owners did not know about the scheme.