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
Former Baha Mar Board member and key ally of Sarkis Izmirlian, the project’s original developer, Dionisio D’Aguilar, said that the recent decision by the government to complete the stalled $3.5 billion project ...
On Saturday, Macau’s Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong Vai Tac, confirmed that in addition to 1,614 slot machines, casino operator Sands China Ltd (HKSE: 1928) would receive 100 new-to-market tabl...
Work on a $3 billion casino and residential project that will be situated on the Gold Coast Broadwater next to luxury hotel Palazzo Versace and Sea World, will begin as early as March 2017, according to The Cou...
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas has decided to partner with three high-end designers who will be responsible for designing a total of 21 VIP penthouse suites which will be a part of the new Boulevard Tower. The c...
NagaCorp Ltd, a HKEx listed casino firm based in Malaysia with operations in Cambodia and elsewhere, has announced they will be selling 190,000,000 of their existing placing shares in a placing and subscription...
A new Gulfport Harbor Casino that is planned within the state of Mississippi could be delayed if developers have a recent request approved. The developers want to see the project delayed by two months from thei...
As part of a $35 million redevelopment, demolition work at The Ville Resort Casino, which until September 2015 was known as Jupiters Townsville Hotel & Casino, owned by Chris Morris, founder, and chairman o...
The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) has approved a ballot proposal to spend up to $40 million on new casino development projects at the Ojibwa Casino in Marquette and the Baraga location.
The proposal w...
Australian casino tycoon and billionaire James Packer's Crown Resorts Ltd decided in 2014 to partner with Andrew Pascal, the ex-president of Wynn Las Vegas and purchase 34.6 acres in Las Vegas, with plans to op...
After a selection and investigation process that lasted more than two years, on Tuesday, August 30 the New York State Gaming Commission granted Tioga Downs a casino license making it the fourth full-scale upsta...
Plans for casino developments by First Nations on both the Alberta and Saskatchewan side of Lloydminster are moving forward.
On August 22, the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) voted to pursue...
The referendum to move casinos out of Atlantic City goes to vote on November 8th and both opponents and proponents of the referendum are campaigning hard to sway voters to their side of thinking. Assemblyman Ra...
An opening date has yet to be announced for the $360 million Hollywood Casino Jamul, which is situated on the tribe’s federally recognized reservation in East County, San Diego.
In the interim, chairwoman of...
People who love to gamble but who hate having to deal with the cigarette smoke present in most casinos can now enjoy Western Iowa’s first non-smoking room at the WinnaVegas Casino Resort.
Up until about a we...
The Garlic City Card Room will soon have a new home as the city Planning Commission approved a proposed move of the gaming venue. Garlic City is the only card room in the city of Gilroy, California that would l...