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
In Indiana, proposed legislation that would allow local casino operator, Spectacle Entertainment, to relocate one of its riverboat gambling licenses to a land-based site in the city of Terre Haute has reportedl...
The Virginia State Senate has reportedly passed amended legislation that could see casinos authorized for up to five independent cities so long as their local populations have approved of such venues via a refe...
As part of its $140 million upgrade, Golden Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ:GDEN) has announced it will rebrand the iconic Stratosphere resort that has called Las Vegas Boulevard home since April 1996.
The new na...
As it prepares to begin the licensing process for its three coming integrated casino resorts, the government for Japan has reportedly outlined the minimum requirements it may expect in terms of the future venue...
In northern California, work has reportedly begun to demolish a portion of an unfinished shopping center in order to make way for a planned $400 million tribal casino from the federally-recognized Wilton Ranche...
The boss for American casino operator, Wynn Resorts Limited, has reportedly reassured investors that his company is planning to open its under-construction Encore Boston Harbor property on schedule despite the ...
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has announced that it will be holding a public meeting in the community of Morgantown early next month in order to accept input from citizens regarding the plan to bring a ...
The Gulf Coast region of Mississippi could reportedly soon become home to a 13th casino after Wednesday saw the southern state’s gaming regulator approve the site for the proposed Long Beach Harbor Resort.
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In New Hampshire, Seabrook Greyhound Park has reportedly been sold to the employee-owned firm behind Nevada’s Eureka Casino Resort in hopes that it can now be transformed into a top area entertainment and gamin...
In Japan, the governments for a trio of local areas have reportedly revealed that they will be lodging formal bids in hopes of securing one of the three casino licenses being made available following last year’...
American casino operator, Wynn Resorts Limited, has reportedly settled the five-count trademark infringement and unfair competition lawsuit it had filed against Malaysian counterpart, Genting Malaysia Berhad, i...
The only section of Massachusetts without a casino could possibly see one in the near future if gaming regulators decide to reopen a bidding process for Region C.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission met on J...
After years of legal wrangling, yet another roadblock has been removed from the Wilton Rancheria's plan to build a casino near Kammerer Road and Highway 99’s Grant Line Road exit in Elk Grove, California, after...
After initiating a $1.75 billion legal action against the newly-purchased Twenty-First Century Fox Incorporated subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company in November, Asian casino operator, Genting Malaysia Berhad,...
In the Eastern Idaho Region, the federally recognized Shoshone-Bannock Tribes have announced they will hold an official ribbon cutting and opening ceremony for their Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel in Fort Hall o...