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
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 ...
Leaders of the Seminole Tribe of Florida are considering a new hotel construction for the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino property of Tampa, Florida after gaining approval by the airport authorities to create a 16...
The New South Wales government took its time to go through the proposal and documentation submitted by James Packer’s Crown Resorts for the construction of a $1.3 billion hotel complex in Barangaroo. The propos...
The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (LRBOI) and their chief Larry Romanelli are moving ahead on their plans to build a casino in Fruitport Township, Muskegon County, Michigan. The build has been in the work...
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission approved MGM Resorts International application for the construction of a casino in Springfield back in December 2013. However due to a number of reasons the construction of t...
Casino Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory was purchased for $6 million in December 2014 by Aquis Developments which is owned by Tony Fung, the Hong Kong billionaire. Fung plans to demolish the old ca...