Casino openings

Casino openings

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

Syndicate lodges applications for new Kentucky horseracing and slot venues

September 22, 2020

Casino proposals, Horse Racing, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Employment & Careers, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Kentucky

In Kentucky and Keeneland Race Course has announced the inking of a deal with the majority owners of the compatriot Kentucky Downs facility that is to see the group work towards bringing new casino and horserac...

Revised opening target for under-construction Emerald Bay Resort and Casino

September 22, 2020

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Philippines

In the Philippines and the PH Resorts Group Holdings Incorporated subordinate of local conglomerate Udenna Corporation has reportedly announced that its coming Emerald Bay Resort and Casino should be fully open...

Philippines second-quarter gross gaming revenues shattered by coronavirus

September 22, 2020

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino openings, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Philippines

In the Philippines and the extended closure of land-based casinos due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic reportedly caused the sector’s aggregated second-quarter gross gaming revenues to plummet by 95.7% year-...

Governor criticizes opponents of Wakayama Prefecture casino proposal

September 21, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Japan, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

In Japan and the governor for Wakayama Prefecture has reportedly criticized opponents of the plan to bring an integrated casino resort to the Honshu jurisdiction’s Marina City artificial island. According to...

Netherlands implements new anti-coronavirus curfew measures

September 21, 2020

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino openings, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Netherlands

The government for the Netherlands has reportedly instituted a range of new anti-coronavirus protocols that require casinos and slot parlors located in five highly-populated regions to fully close from one o’cl...

British iGaming revenues hit by re-opening of land-based retail betting shops

September 18, 2020

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino openings, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Online Poker, The Players Lounge, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Fantasy eSports, United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom and the Gambling Commission regulator has announced that the amount of money spent by domestic online gamblers in July fell by 4% when compared with the previous month to slightly above £4...

Optimistic fourth-quarter prediction for Genting Malaysia Berhad

September 18, 2020

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino openings, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Asian Casino News, Malaysia

Asian casino operator Genting Malaysia Berhad is reportedly set to see its business prospects improve beginning from the fourth quarter although its various subsidiaries could face a much longer road to complet...

Albania set to inaugurate bespoke casino zone for Tirana

September 17, 2020

Albania, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, European Casino News, Licenses

The Prime Minister for the small eastern European nation of Albania has reportedly reversed his long-held aversion to gambling by approving a plan that is to see the capital city of Tirana play host to a bespok...

Arkansas casinos recovering from coronavirus-related shutdown

September 16, 2020

Arkansas, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino openings, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Taxation

The three casinos in the southern American state of Arkansas together reportedly lost more than $1.4 billion in gross gaming revenues as a direct result of their enforced nine-week closures at the hands of the ...

Genting Malaysia Berhad bailout for Resorts World Catskills

September 14, 2020

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino openings, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, New York

Minority shareholders in Asian casino operator Genting Malaysia Berhad are reportedly unlikely to be pleased with the company’s recent decision to pump another $150 million into its loss-making Empire Resorts I...

License approval for Las Vegas’ coming Circa Resort and Casino

September 11, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Licenses, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

In Las Vegas and the plan to open the coming Circa Resort and Casino from next month has reportedly taken a step forward after the Nevada Gaming Control Board approved the under-construction property’s gambling...

Station Casinos puts pair of Reno parcels up for sale

September 9, 2020

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Nevada

In Nevada and American casino operator Station Casinos has reportedly placed a pair of undeveloped sites it owns in the city of Reno up for sale as it continues to contend with the economic fallout of the ongoi...

Paradise City re-opening following coronavirus scare

September 9, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino openings, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, South Korea

South Korean casino operator Paradise Company Limited has reportedly announced that the gambling hall and hotel within its giant Paradise City development are set to re-open after being temporarily closed last ...

Solaire Resort and Casino launching new ‘phasing plan’ re-opening program

September 8, 2020

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino openings, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Labor Relations, Philippines

In the Philippines and the re-opening Solaire Resort and Casino has reportedly detailed the launch of a ‘phasing plan’ that should allow it to gradually increase capacity via the implementation of new safety an...

Crown Resorts Limited enquiry hears from Jason O’Connor

September 8, 2020

Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Crime

In Australia and an official enquiry looking into the license suitability of Crown Resorts Limited has reportedly taken evidence from one of the firm’s employees that was arrested by Chinese authorities in 2016...