Casino News

Our Casino News section is where you will find breaking news and updates on important developments as they unfold. Look to this section to learn what is happening today and beyond with casino proposals, project updates, openings, expansion projects, closures, and even casino cruise ships. We cover the entire world in this section with the latest news front and center. As new articles are published, they take the top positions.

Stay on top exciting new prospects or follow along as controversies bubble up or the tug of wars develop. Often you'll see casino project updates appear in another section as well when lawsuits and litigation rear their heads. And sometimes you can follow a proposal through all of its steps from concept to licensing to the grand opening announcement and celebration. Looking for a topping out ceremony? This is the place!

Most casinos don't last forever. Sometimes they'll move from the river to land, they might be imploded to make room for something fresh and new, or what may have seemed like a great concept just can't make the numbers and closes after a year. Look for breaking and sometimes sad news about casino closures in this section.

More support for Florida’s disputed sportsbetting-friendly gaming compact

The Attorney General for Florida has reportedly come out in support of the state’s ill-fated gaming compact with the Seminole Tribe of Florida by urging a federal appeals court to overturn a November ruling tha...

Construction of temporary Nebraska casino set to begin from next month

In the American state of Nebraska and Elite Casino Resorts LLC is reportedly next week set to break ground on a temporary casino for the Fonner Park thoroughbred horseracing track that will eventually offer a s...

FanDuel Group receives ultimate Las Vegas sportsbook approval

At the same time as announcing the coming launch of its FanDuel TV-branded television network, American sports betting operator FanDuel Group has reportedly received the final green light to open a retail sport...

Pair of Idaho tribes to potentially submit separate off-reservation casino plans

In the western American state of Idaho and a pair of federally-recognized tribes have reportedly begun preparing plans that may see them officially apply for permission to bring off-reservation casinos to the a...

Positive forecast for MGM Resorts International’s planned Osaka casino resort

The $8 billion integrated casino resort MGM Resorts International is looking to bring to the Japanese city of Osaka could reportedly become the most profitable facility of its kind across the whole of Asia. ...

Portugal launches Casino Estoril and Casino Figueira license tenders

In Portugal and the Servicos de Regulacao e Inspecao de Jogos (SRIJ) gaming regulator has reportedly announced the official launch of an international tendering process for the licenses to operate two of the co...

Kambi Group signs Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort online sportsbetting deal

Maltese online wagering technologies innovator Kambi Group has announced that it will be entering the emerging online sportsbetting market of Arkansas after inking a deal with the southern American state’s Oakl...

Queensland license review for The Star Entertainment Group Limited hears damning allegations

In Australia and the official Queensland investigation into whether The Star Entertainment Group Limited is fit to hold a casino license has reportedly heard how the operator ‘actively encouraged’ high-risk gam...