Not all casinos will stay open as long as Casino de Spa in Belgium which opened in 1763 or the 400-year-old Casinò di Venezia on the Grand Canal. Sometimes the slots and tables will move from a riverboat to land as they did in Indiana, sometimes the casinos simply fail due to market forces or mismanagement as many have in Atlantic City. And while rarer, some will simply not open with a viable concept and close within a year as happened in Las Vegas in January 2018.
While not all closures result in the property being imploded, we cover those spectacular events here as well. In some instances a story in this section will lead you to more information in Mergers, Acquisitions and Partnerships; Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation; or Casino Sales. Whatever the future holds for the places haunted by Lady Luck, you will find their stories here.
In Macau, the government has reportedly announced that it is considering transforming the Macau Yat Yuen Canidrome Club into a cultural, leisure, sports and education facility once the long-running greyhound ra...
Billionaire business magnate and investor Carl Icahn (pictured) issued a statement on Monday indicating that his company, Trump Taj Mahal Associates, Inc, will sell the shuttered Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlan...
In the Philippines, the Casablanca Casino inside the Hotel Stotsenberg has reportedly been forced to close with the loss of 200 jobs after its new owner was unable to meet an escrow requirement from the Philipp...
Taxpayers, through the government of The Bahamas, are reportedly bolstering repairs of Memories Resort & Spa at Freeport on Grand Bahama Island. Freeport's largest resort property has been closed since suff...
El San Juan Hotel announced last Friday that due to challenging economic and industry dynamics, it has decided not to reopen its casino when it reopens on Sunday, February 5, 2017.
“Over the past several mon...
The economic crisis in Puerto Rico has caused yet another gaming venue to close down. The casino located within the Hotel San Juan will not be opening back up on the 5th of February, a date the venue had planne...
In Canada, a six-year-old rental dispute between casino operator Vanshaw Enterprises Limited and landlord Mayfield Investments Limited reportedly came to a head on Monday with the doors to Casino By Vanshaw in ...
Eastern European casino operator Olympic Entertainment Group has announced that its Polish subsidiary has filed for bankruptcy protections following a late-September decision from the Finance Ministry not to ex...
In Singapore, the Straights Times print edition reported on December 31 that The International Criminal Police Organization ICPO or INTERPOL, conducted raids as part of an operation called Operation First Light...
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In a sweeping move seen as the reversal of an earlier pledge to allow online gambling operations in the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the plug pulled on all online gambl...
Billionaire Carl Icahn decided in August to close the iconic Trump Taj Mahal on October 10, 2016 as the management was unable to reach agreement with the Local 54 of Unite-HERE union who had gone on strike as t...
A legislative audit earlier this week stated that the Idaho Racing Commission ran afoul of the law when it disbursed funds from the now shuttered Les Bois Park's historical/instant racing machines. The race tra...
Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) agents in cooperation with Angeles City police and the regional Criminal Investigation and Detection Group carried out an order issued by President Duterte to shut...
A casino and restaurant located in Kennewick, Washington has decided to shut down after facing financial struggles. Lucky Bridge Casino posted a notice at the entrance, announcing their closing on Thursday. Loc...
Thirteen years after the launch of what was hyped at the time as the future of British casinos, Genting Club Star City, is expected to close later in January.
Owners of the Birmingham casino that opened in 2...