Casino openings

World Casino News works hand in hand with the World Casino Directory to bring you news and details about casino properties that have received regulatory approval, a license, and are scheduled to open. The news follows each property's progress from the drawing board to the golden shovel, topping off ceremony, and grand opening.

The dates may change in the Coming Soon section due to construction delays, regulatory matters, or roadblocks created by competitors or community leaders. Follow your favorite new casino's path to opening by staying on top of Casino Project Updates as well as Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Arkansas lawsuit against envisioned Legends Resort and Casino allowed to proceed

Adam Morgan
Arkansas, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, New Hotels, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation
In the southern American state of Arkansas and a judge has reportedly thrown out two motions that were attempting to squash a lawsuit earlier brought against the plan to build and run the proposed Legends Resor...

Bay Mills Indian Community unveils $65 million expansion project at Brimley resort casino in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

K Morrison
Tribal Gaming, U.S.A., Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Sports betting, Michigan
In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the Bay Mills Indian Community (BMIC) is investing $65 million in its nearly 30-year-old resort and casino situated on Lakeshore Drive in Brimley. In addition to providing new ame...

Kambi Group enlarges sportsbetting partnership with pair of Ontario casinos

Adam Morgan
Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Online gaming software, Online gambling regulation, Casino expansion projects, Gaming Industry News, Ontario, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships
Maltese online wagering technologies innovator Kambi Group has announced the inking of a deal that is to see it begin supplying its retail sportsbetting platform to Canada’s Casino Niagara and Fallsview Casino ...

Relocation proposal for New Hampshire’s charitable Concord Casino

Adam Morgan
Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Casino News, New Hotels, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Employment & Careers, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, New Hampshire
In the eastern American state of New Hampshire and the owner of the charitable Concord Casino has reportedly proposed moving the operation to a new site so as to be able to create more jobs and bring in additio...

Wednesday ground-breaking for coming Hard Rock Casino Rockford venture

Adam Morgan
Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, New Hotels, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Economy/Finance, Employment & Careers, Licenses, Illinois
In the American state of Illinois and casino operator Hard Rock International has reportedly announced that it will be holding a special ceremony on Wednesday afternoon to mark the start to construction of its ...

Station Casinos obtains North Las Vegas Planning Commission green light

Adam Morgan
Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, New Hotels, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Economy/Finance, Employment & Careers, Labor Relations, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Nevada
In Nevada and the Station Casinos brand of prominent land-based casino operator Red Rock Resorts Incorporated has reportedly cleared a major hurdle in its plan to bring a new gambling-friendly development to th...

Belle of Baton Rouge Casino Hotel given permission to move onto dry land

Adam Morgan
Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino expansion projects, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Employment & Careers, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Louisiana
The gaming regulator for the southern American state of Louisiana has reportedly approved a plan from casino operator CQ Holding Company Incorporated that is to see the riverboat Belle of Baton Rouge Casino Hot...

Catawba Indian Nation debuts a North Carolina retail sportsbook

Adam Morgan
NFL, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino expansion projects, Casino project updates, Gaming Industry News, Licenses, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Licensing, North Carolina
In the American state of North Carolina and the Catawba Indian Nation has announced the opening of a retail sportsbook within the temporary casino it runs outside the community of Kings Mountain. The federal...