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
In 2014, MGM was given licensing approval to build a casino close to the border of Connecticut, in Springfield, Massachusetts. The casino was set to open in 2017 but MGM has now asked for a delay based on a pro...
Penn National Gaming received preliminary approval yesterday to acquire the Las Vegas property of the Tropicana. Nevada gaming regulators gave the approval after voicing some concerns over the transaction. The ...
Circuit Judge Williams Shashy said he wants to see what transpires in the Alabama Legislature as well as in other pending cases and appeals before deciding whether to order the return of 1,600 electronic bingo ...
Lumpy Lambert is the General Manager of the Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino, which is currently under construction just outside of Murphy. The construction phase is coming along nicely with the schedule a...
MGM Resorts was very excited when it received approval to build a mega-casino resort in Springfield, Massachusetts. MGM was counting on the Massachusetts gambling industry and also expected gamblers from the ne...
The $3.2 billion Studio City will open in Macau on October 27. Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd, controlled by Lawrence Ho Yau Lung and James Packer will open the casino in a market that has seen a meteoric rise t...
SJM Holdings Limited is a gaming operator who is currently in the construction phase of the Cotai Project Lisboa Palace. Thirty construction workers of the local area have been on the project and most recently ...
Cherokee County had earlier filed a temporary injunction as it wanted to stop a casino from being constructed in Crawford County. However, a Kansas city judge denied the county’s request stating that the Kansas...
The horse racing industry in Massachusetts now has plenty of cash from casinos, the problem is, with the exception of Suffolk Downs, there isn’t much need for it in the current landscape.
Due to a provision ...
The Cincinnati Insider reports that a Full House Resorts investment affiliate for Rising Star Casino in Indiana has acquired a four-acre riverfront property in Rabbit Hash, Kentucky. The purchase is part of a ...
RGB International Bhd of Malaysia has announced the plans to enter the Timor-Leste gaming sector have been suspended. The suspension of the plans are due to the delays that took place in regards to license allo...
Today on the 4th August 2015, it was reported that ASF will be building a new casino on the Gold Coast and it will be next to Sea World.
Earlier this year a proposal was made by ASF to develop a casino resor...
A federal order closed the central California, Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino last October, but with a $35 million deal with creditors close to fruition, the casino could be reopened as soon as Labor Day, ...
Echo Entertainment edged out James Packer’s Crown Resorts in July 2015 to win a huge contract that would allow the company to build mega-casino resort in Brisbane, Australia. This mega-casino project that will ...
The Associated Press reports that the Massachusetts State Gaming Commission has filed another lawsuit asking a judge to dismiss Boston’s suit which challenge’s the commission’s award of a lucrative casino licen...