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

Future Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Ottawa To Have A Groundbreaking Ceremony This June

After the postponement caused by the pandemic, on the advice of Hard Rock International, an internationally recognized giant based in Florida, a groundbreaking ceremony for the future Hard Rock Hotel & Casi...

TG Lab Supplies Technology to Casino du Liban for Online Launch

TG Lab, a prominent software development studio, has partnered up with the iconic Casino du Liban, the  landmark casino of Lebanon and the Middle East, Newswire reports. The B2B deal will enable the develop...

Maverick Gaming And Bally’s Partnership To Open Maverick Gaming Poker Room

On May 23rd, Washington-based Maverick Gaming, a poker pioneer owned by Eric Persson, revealed an alliance with Rhode Island-based Bally's Corporation to officially open the Maverick Gaming Poker Room, which wi...
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15 Months for Construction of South Korean RFKR Resorts to Be Finished

A long-awaited RFKR Resort in Incheon, South Korea, won’t be finished in the following 15 months. On top of that, the administrative procedures are still to be finalized, so the date of the grand opening is sti...

Light & Wonder Partners with Grand Casino Luzern for Swiss Online Market Entry

Light & Wonder, the global leader in cross-platform games and entertainment, has signed a deal with the top-tier Swiss operator Grand Casino Luzern for a launch of the aggregator's OpenGaming platform on th...

Maverick Gaming Opens $2 Million Poker Room in Mountlake Terrace, Washington

On May 19, 2023, Maverick Gaming, one of the youngest and the fastest growing casino operators in the United States, celebrated the grand opening of its new Ace's Poker room in the city of Mountlake Terrace, Wa...

Sen. Jessica Ramos Blocks Mets’ Owner’s Redevelopment Plans Around the Citi Field

Following the recent casino license bid from the Mets' owner Steve Cohen that held the soccer stadium development in the vicinity of the Mets' Citi Field stadium in Queens,  Sen. Jessica Ramos has temporarily b...

Mets’ Owner’s Casino License Bid Holds the Soccer Stadium Development Project

As Front Office Sports reports, Steve Cohen, the owner of Major League Baseball's New York Mets, will not allow the neighboring New York City FC (NYCFC) of Major League Soccer to use the Mets parking lot free o...
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New Casino Lawsuit: Hofstra University V. Nassau County Planning Board

A planning board of Nassau County experiences legal issues over a casino and entertainment resort that was planned to be built in Uniondale. The lawsuit is related to the land-based deal with the Las Vegas Sand...

Tribal Casino Bill Pending Consideration Before Maine Legislature

Portland Press Herald reports that Rep. Ben Collings introduced the bill intended to keep the tribal gambling proposal on the agenda after the state lawmakers decide on the tribal sovereignty bill expected to b...

Rocksino By Hard Rock Deadwood To Have A Grand Opening In August

Hard Rock International, the internationally recognized giant based in Florida, has revealed that it will officially open a unique entertainment facility in Deadwood, South Dakota, in the heart of the Black Hil...