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
Darren Keane, CEO of Storm International Personally Opened a New VIP Casino in a Five-Star Hotel in Yerevan, Armenia
Storm International, a global developer and operator of gaming and entertainment complexes...
On August 1st the St. Regis, the penultimate in exquisite and lavish accommodations that simply define luxury at its finest, will be opening at the Sands Cotai Central. St. Regis Macao at Estrada Do Istmo will ...
MACAU, Jan. 12, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (SEHK:6883) (Nasdaq:MPEL) a developer, owner and operator of casino gaming and entertainment resort facilities in Asia, today unvei...
The Corpus Christie area will soon see at least one new casino cruise ship, and possibly two. The 155 foot long ship that will be known as The Aransas Queen was docked at the Tarpon Shores Bait and Beers Stand,...
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh has filed a lawsuit against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to stop the Wynn Casino development approved in September unless Boston residents get a binding vote on the project's...
It took a little bit of political maneuvering and a goodly sum of cash, but on November 4, 2013 New York voters approved Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan for up to 7 Las Vegas style casinos and a couple of slots parlor...
If it seems like the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles popped up overnight it's simply because it began as a Pinnacle Entertainment casino called Sugarcane Bay in 2006, and then Pinnacle returned their licen...
Four days after the New York Gaming Facilities Board announced its recommendations for three casino licenses in Upstate New York, the Oneida Indian Nation announced it would be opening a new casino on tribal la...
Update: Whitesands Casino Apia is not expected to open until early 2017.
The Whitesands Casino in Mulifanua held a soft opening on October 4th with the hotel anticipated to open today. However, it was recent...
Watch for the following properties to appear in the "Coming Soon" section of the World Casino Directory.
Only a few minutes after the New York Gaming Facility Location Board Meeting began their meeting, the...
The New York Gaming Facility Location Board will convene a meeting at 2pm Eastern Time today to decide which casinos may apply for up to four private licenses in three regions of Upstate New York. Four project...
The year 2014 saw a variety of changes in the gambling world from three and potentially four casino closures in the former mecca of Atlantic City, to furthered Downtown revitalization in Las Vegas, plummeting p...
Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. opened the doors of City of Dreams Manila in Entertainment City, Paranaque, with a soft launch today of their newest integrated resort super casino. It is the second property to...
When voters in Massachusetts passed an expanded gambling bill in 2011 (which recently survived a referendum to abolish it) part of the law mandated that the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) minimize any n...
In mid-September 2014, Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course opened to the public giving Ohio gamblers and visitors their seventh racino. This expensive project took just over a year to build and has...