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
There’s plenty of gambling news coming out of Russia at the moment, and some of the most exciting concerns Vladivostok. The far eastern Russian city is set to launch a brand new casino and hotel complex by the ...
If anyone wants a primer on how certain elements of the US casino industry operate today, all they have to do is follow award winning journalist, Cary Spivak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He paints a seemi...
The billion dollar City Of Dreams Manila opened to much fanfare at Pagcor Entertainment City on February 2nd. Among the elite to attend the grand opening celebration were Lawrence Ho and James Packer, co-chairs...
Sri Lanka has blocked three major casino resort projects casino licenses. Sri Lanka's new president, President Maithripala Sirisena has canceled the three separate casino licenses distributed by the previous a...
20th Century Fox plans to build a 75 acre theme park and casino in the southeastern Korean municipality of Changwon City. The project is expected to be completed in 2018. It will be built in the 700-acre Ungdon...
Integrating an estimated $800 million casino into a historic district of a city established in 1636 is no mean feat - and it can't happen without some disruption of daily life. MGM Springfield has 33 months to ...
Philippines: City of Dreams Manila which has already had a soft opening for the casino has announced its grand opening date for the general public as February 2nd, 2015. The casino which will boast over 3,000...
The much anticipated Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe will hold grand opening ceremonies at 7:45pm on January 28, 2015. But it looks like instead of a bunch of suits with giant scissors cutting a ribbon,...
Galaxy Entertainment Group will open Galaxy Macau Phase II (of IV) along with the Broadway Macau on May 27, 2015. Galaxy Macau is the firm's flagship property in Macau on the Cotai Strip. With the addition of B...
Olympic Entertainment Group (OEG) enters Maltese market and opens its largest casino on the Malta's top tourism region. The new casino will be established in cooperation with Maltese hotel and entertainment ent...
The much anticipated Pride of Texas Casino ship which has already sold outs its maiden voyage - won't be leaving the dock! The cruise posted a note on the website that reads: "Jan 25. 2015 Maiden Voyage Postpo...
Only two weeks after Boston Mayor Martin Walsh filed a lawsuit asking to rescind the license granted to Wynn Resorts by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (see story), the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority has...
Casinos in Nepal, including the illustrious Casino Anna, have opened and nearly immediately been shut down again since they were all declared illegal by the Nepalese Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviat...
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 ...