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
Approximately $178 million would be invested back into Southern Illinois if Walker’s Bluff in Carterville is transformed from a winery and restaurant to an entertainment and lodging complex. Cynde Bunch has a p...
Wynn Resorts has been busy trying to get the Wynn Everett casino project up and running but delays continue to hinder the gaming group’s plans. The company has now had to further delay the cleanup of the site o...
Macau billionaire Lui Che-Woo made his fortune by turning the Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd into the third largest casino enterprise in the world. The 86 year old chairman recently announced that his company w...
A method titled Play Management is being developed for casinos to give players more control over their spending habits, a method that was based on helping gamblers control losses. Plainridge Park Casino has yet...
The recently acquired DiamondJacks Casino and Hotel in Vicksburg, Mississippi will be rebranded as WaterView Casino and Hotel as announced by its new owner, Foundation Gaming Group, LLC. The new brand takes its...
The debate to introduce two new casinos in North Jersey continues to heat up as the pros and cons of this move was once again discussed in an Assembly committee hearing on the 7th of March 2016. This was the 5t...
The Ovalle Casino Resort in Chile was originally expected to open in about a month, but developers, the Boldt Group in association with Grup Peralada, are still awaiting final acceptance of the facilities by th...
Tioga Downs is celebrating a milestone in the construction of their full-scale casino today with a topping off ceremony at 2pm. It is traditional for new casinos to hold an event when the top-most piece of fram...
At the request of Kansas Crossing Casino, Terry Presta, the executive director of the Kansas Lottery, has granted a third 90-day extension in which to open a casino in the Pittsburg area of Kansas. The extensio...
As part of an ongoing lawsuit, a federal judge has been asked by Clark County and other appellants to halt construction of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe’s casino-resort in Northwest Clark County in Washington until ...
A non-Indian gaming facility is being blamed by the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma for impeding its land-into-trust efforts in Arkansas.
It’s been two years since the Quapaw Tribe filed a land-into-trust applicati...
More people who have never been to South Mississippi will have the opportunity to rectify that now that Beau Rivage Resort & Casino is expanding its charter program to additional cities. The Rivage already ...
As reported in September, the Selena World Resort under development in the Primorye Integrated Entertainment Zone (PIEZ) near Vladivostok, Russia will be comprised of three separate phases of development, each ...
On Thursday, the Lago Resort and Casino announced a name change for the Tyre, Seneca County project currently under construction off the New York State Thruway. The $425 million development will now be called d...
While eyes seem to be on a new casino to be built in the Greater Hartford area of Connecticut, a recent study by Oxford Economics shows that Fairfield County would actually be able to benefit better financially...