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
Wild Rose Jefferson Casino quietly opened their doors on July 13th, more than two weeks ahead of their announced official opening date. The annoucement may have been hushed but the response wasn't. Over 500 peo...
Self-made Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada has increased his investment assurance to $2 billion U.S. towards completing phase one of the integrated Manila Bay Resorts casino and entertainment complex. The Phili...
U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor ruled in Boston this week that the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe must stop construction on their planned Class II gambling facility on the island of Martha's Vineyard. The ...
Things are heating up for casino mogul Steve Wynn over the planned waterfront Wynn Resort, in the City of Everett near Boston, Massachusetts. On Wednesday, U.S. District Court Magistrate Marianne Bowler heard a...
Currently under construction next to the Macau Jockey Club, the Macau Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel no longer plans to include a casino on-site. In the original plans announced in 2013, the $350 million project wou...
After a majority vote by members of the Kansas Lottery Gaming Facilities Review Board in June in favor of the construction of a gambling casino owned by the state, investors are now seeking approval to add a fo...
Fitch Ratings, a global research and analytics firm, has published their forecasts for the first casino to open in the state of Massachusetts.
Plainridge Park Casino, owned by Penn National Gaming, is projec...
The Museum of Old and New Art, also known as MONA and the Federal Group have recently sent in proposals to the State Government in the hopes of adding a casino on-site at the museum. Government officials have n...
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands’ (CNMI) Lottery Commission has given Grand Mariana Casino & Hotel Resort’s parent company, Hong Kong-listed Imperial Pacific Holdings Ltd., permission to go ...
Last Thursday Atlanta Mayor, Kasim Reed said that he would be willing to meet with the representatives that have pitched casino developments for the Turner Field area, but many local residents are not happy wi...
The Tohono O’odham Nation will not need to comply with an “overly burdensome” request from the Arizona Attorney General's office to produce documents in the tribe's current case against the state. U.S. District...
On July 26th 2015, Geoff Hogg, the Managing Director of Echo Entertainment, stated that now they have been awarded the Brisbane casino license they are aiming to keep and re-purpose the heritage buildings when ...
Despite opposition by Governor Pat McCrory and other North Carolina officials, The Catawba Indian Nation is moving forward with the planning for development of their Kings Mountain casino project, and seeking o...
The March 9th civil filing of State of Kansas vs. National Indian Gaming Commission et al.,, has added two tribes to its gowning list of litigants.
In a court filing on Wednesday, the state of Kansas and Che...
The historic Village Club Card Room in San Diego, CA, owned by the Souza family has relocated and held its official opening yesterday, but owner Harvey Souza and family have been ironing out the kinks since May...