Casino openings

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

Empire Resorts to hold outreach meetings to attract contractors for recently-approved casino

Public information sessions will be held in January for contractors and vendors interested in providing supplies and or services for the company licensed to build the $1.3 billion Montreign Resort Casino in ups...

China’s anti-corruption crackdown will impact the progress of the controversial Baha Mar Resort

The proposal to build the Baha Mar resort in the Bahamas was initially submitted in 2002 and over a decade has passed since then but the resort is yet to be completed and continues to be surrounded in controver...

Gay Head tribe’s bingo hall permanently banned by judge

The November dismissal by U.S. District Court Judge Dennis Saylor IV of the suit between the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) and the state was strengthened on Tuesday when a permanent injunction against ...

Connecticut Attorney General seeks dismissal of MGM casino suit

On Wednesday a motion was filed in federal court by the state attorney general’s office that requests a lawsuit filed by MGM Resorts in August be dismissed. The suit, filed by the developer of a new casino in S...