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
Nearly six years after starting a land-into-trust process, the Seminole Tribe Of Florida has received the final environmental impact statement from the Bureau Of Indian Affairs for a 45-acre site adjacent to it...
The B.C. Lottery Corporation (BCLC) asked two First Nations and three municipalities in June 2016 if they would be interested in welcoming a new gaming facility into their communities. Those interested were ask...
The Prime Minister of the Bahamas, Perry Christie, has announced that his government has entered into a “framework agreement” to complete construction on The Baha Mar Casino And Hotel “as expeditiously as possi...
Originally expected to open a few months ago, after visiting the construction site of the Ovalle Casino Resort in Chile, Mayor Claudio Renteria expects that the venue is on pace to meet the September 4 opening ...
In California, Democratic governor Jerry Brown has signed an updated gambling compact with the Buena Vista Rancheria Of Me-Wuk Indians following a federal ruling in favor of the tribe’s casino aspirations.
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Bradley International Airport was considered a prime site for a new casino in the state of Connecticut, but will no longer be considered. The Connecticut Airport Authority has withdrawn the site for considerati...
The FireKeepers Casino, located in Michigan, has just announced plans to transform a portion of their interior restaurant into a new dining venue titled Dacey’s Taphouse. The new restaurant will offer sit-down ...
Austrian gaming giant Novomatic has announced that its new Casino Admiral San Roque in southern Spain could be open by the end of July offering a selection of over 100 slots alongside eight gaming tables.
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Local television and radio broadcaster Teledifusão de Macau reports that the MGM Cotai casino resort, originally scheduled to open by the end of 2016, will not experience any serious delays according to an arti...
A planned meeting of the Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) could have a packed house on Wednesday night if members of a group opposed to a waterfront casino at Lake Nipissing in Ontario show up.
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The highest court in Massachusetts has approved a proposal that will see voters asked via the November presidential election ballot whether the eastern state should authorize a second slots parlor.
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The casino industry generally receives a bad rap from anti-casino groups as they believe the industry causes more harm than good to the local communities. Many anti-gambling activists believe that the presence ...
After receiving a conditional license late in January, the Alter City Group’s $1.7 billion Plumeria Golf and Casino Resort at Nasarino Beach on the Northern Mariana Island of Tinian held a groundbreaking ceremo...
In the Commonwealth Of The Northern Mariana Islands, months of uncertainty could be at an end after a former investor in the shuttered Tinian Dynasty Hotel And Casino was granted a conditional operating licence...
After 18 months’ worth of delays due to a number of setbacks, James Packer’s $2 billion Crown Barangaroo is on the way to being Sydney, Australia's second casino as it received final approval from the NSW Plann...