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
The drama that has enveloped Stockton University since the December 13, 2014 purchase of the shuttered Showboat Atlantic City hotel and casino for $18 million, seems to have finally come to an end. The Universi...
The Nambé Pueblo will open a new slots-only casino about 16 miles north of Sante Fe, New Mexico tomorrow marking their first entry into the gambling business after about two decades of on again, off again consi...
Notwithstanding current legislation being considered by New Jersey lawmakers that would greenlight two casinos in the northern part of the state, a real estate tycoon’s plans to build a $1 billion Hard Rock Cas...
With construction workers still milling about in a parking lot that isn’t quite finished, on Wednesday the Casino at Dania Beach had a soft opening and unveiled its approximate $60 million revamp after closing ...
The hotel and casino lobbies will be the locations for a traditional tribal ceremony and formal grand opening celebrations at Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino in Coursegold, California Friday afternoon. Fest...
It has been close to five years that efforts to right the listing boat of Atlantic City have gone without success. Soon voters will decide whether to allow gaming outside the city, bankruptcy may become an opti...
An effort by Epsom Republican Rep. Dan McGuire to repeal a committee recommendation to nix what could potentially be, in terms of revenue possibilities and according to McGuire, the “largest gambling bill,” eve...
The Quinault Beach Resort Casino (QBRC), located on the north coast of Washington State on the Olympic Peninsula, has announced a US $25 million expansion. Construction will begin in March and will employ more ...
Hard Rock International has announced plans to open it's second Dominican Republic Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in the country's capital of Santo Domingo. The hotel will feature 400 rooms, and the state-of-the-ar...
Major demolition began on Tuesday morning in preparation for MGM Resorts International’s $950 million resort casino in downtown Springfield.
It’s almost been a year since photographs were taken with construc...
A compromise over a referendum on casino gambling in North Jersey has been reached by two Democratic legislators, Governor Chris Christie announced on his return to the State House on Monday.
Coming on the e...
Many of Macau’s casinos have accepted the fact that the VIP market segment will most likely never be the same as it was before and have since moved on to focusing on mass market gamblers just as the Macau gover...
The Saratoga Casino and Raceway of New York is planning an expansion that has a price tag of $39.3 million. The venue, located in Saratoga Springs, has been able to secure a $15 million loan for construction fr...
The first of two hotels to be built in north San Jose, California, part of a new casino, hotel and office complex, may don the Hilton name, according to one of the property’s developers.
A 49-table casino, a...
The Mashpee Wampanoag raised their nation’s flag for the first time on their newly designated tribal land on Monday afternoon and celebrated what they are calling the next step towards breaking ground this spri...