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
The Chinese owned Union Development Group (UDG) is currently in the process of constructing a mega casino in Cambodia. The casino is being built in the Botum Sakor National Park upon 45,000-hectare-land which w...
Reports state Enrique Razon, a Philippine billionaire, is going to buy a South Korean island to develop a new entertainment complex on. This tourism and leisure complex is specifically going to house a gambling...
The state gaming commission of Massachusetts is currently reviewing three proposals sent in by developers to construct casinos in the state. One of those proposals was from Mass Gaming & Entertainment who w...
In the state of Connecticut, there are two federally recognized tribal groups that will be making a public proposal to open casinos within the state. The public will be able to weigh in on both tribal proposals...
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We reported here on January 28th that the Vietnamese government had given permission for a casino to be opened on Phu Quoc Island, in what is expected to b...
A third casino operation has gained approval under the new casino regulations which shut down Nepal casinos last year. Goa Coastal Resorts, owners and operators of the Pride Group of Casinos and Hotels in India...
The Finger Lakes Gaming and Racetrack is challenging the New York state board's recommendation for the construction of a casino just 27 miles away. An Article 78 petition has been filed with the Albany County C...
There are a number of mega casinos currently under construction in the Philippines and one of those casinos is being built by Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment, Inc which is owned by Kazuo Okada, the Japa...
The brick and mortar casino industry might have gone through a torrid time in 2014 but gambling establishments are not slowing down their efforts to construct more casinos. New York and Massachusetts have appro...
The Cowlitz Indian Tribe has fought long and hard in an effort to secure a reservation for the tribe which was officially recognized in 2000. The tribe’s efforts finally paid off when the Bureau of Indian Affa...
The Galesi Group of Rotterdam is set to meet with the Planning Commission of Schenectady, New York by the end of March to discuss further the plans for a new building project to be located along the water front...
The Seminole Casino Immokalee opened in 1994 as a bingo parlor and has had several expansions and renovations since then. Now some 20 years later they will be opening the first upscale hotel in the Immokalee ar...
Echo Entertainment and James Packer are currently battling it out to see who wins the rights to build a casino in Brisbane, Australia. Echo plans to construct a Destination Brisbane Consortium at Queen's Wharf ...
A 2007 casino law in Kansas allows for only 4 casinos to operate within the state and three of those casinos have already been constructed. The Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane; the Hollywood Casino in Kansas City...
KG Urban Enterprises, a New York development company went all-in when they decided to send in a proposal to construct a $500 million casino on the New Bedford, Massachusetts waterfront. The company spent a lot ...