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 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...
The small New Hampshire town of Milford will be losing its only casino after ten years following news that The River Casino is soon set to move just over 13 miles to the city of Nashua.
According to a report...
The village of Pyla, located within the United Nations buffer zone on the divided island of Cyprus has seen illegal casinos raided and shut down following a five-hour operation that began at 4am today. Accordin...
After failing to renew its operating license, a casino in Sihanoukville, Cambodia has been ordered to shut down operations by Preah Sihanouk provincial authorities, according to a recent report by The Phnom Pen...
Earlier this month Senate President Steven Sweeney had stated that his bill S-2575 which seeks to revoke the license of closed New Jersey casinos and prevent owners from reopening their casinos under a new name...
The iconic Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City closed its doors on October 10 just as billionaire owner Carl Icahn had promised. The Trump Taj Mahal became the fifth casino in Atlantic City to wind up opera...
As of 5:59 a.m., on October 10, 2016, the Trump Taj Mahal became the 5th casino to shut down in Atlantic City, New Jersey since 2014. Almost 3,000 individuals are without jobs after billionaire owner Carl Icah...
At 6am on Monday morning, the Rainbow Casino at retail superstore and leisure development Teesside Park in North Yorkshire, England will close its doors resulting in the loss of approximately 30 jobs.
The Ga...
New Jersey State Senate President Stephen Sweeney has introduced new legislation that would alter the current licensing protocols for casinos in Atlantic City and disqualify applicants that had “substantially c...