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.
The boss for American casino operator, Wynn Resorts Limited, has reportedly reassured investors that his company is planning to open its under-construction Encore Boston Harbor property on schedule despite the ...
Stephen Hand, a pioneer in the casino industry has died at the age of 61. Hand introduced the World Casino Directory to G2E in Las Vegas in 2002, after teaching himself the ropes and building the site for about...
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has announced that it will be holding a public meeting in the community of Morgantown early next month in order to accept input from citizens regarding the plan to bring a ...
The Gulf Coast region of Mississippi could reportedly soon become home to a 13th casino after Wednesday saw the southern state’s gaming regulator approve the site for the proposed Long Beach Harbor Resort.
A...
In New Hampshire, Seabrook Greyhound Park has reportedly been sold to the employee-owned firm behind Nevada’s Eureka Casino Resort in hopes that it can now be transformed into a top area entertainment and gamin...
In the Philippines, the head of the nation’s gaming regulator has reportedly implored President Rodrigo Duterte (pictured below), to lift his ban on the building of any new privately-financed casinos so that th...
The Rooney family, known especially for their ownership of one of the NFL's wealthiest franchises, the Pittsburgh Steelers, the oldest franchise in the AFC and winner of six Super Bowl titles, no longer owns Em...
American casino operator, Affinity Gaming, has announced the signing of a definitive agreement that is set to see it offload its trio of small casinos in Colorado to rival Twin River Worldwide Holdings Incorpor...
In New Jersey, the businessman behind the struggling Ocean Resort Casino has reportedly inked a deal that is to involve a majority stake in the giant Atlantic City property being offloaded to a private equity f...
In Japan, the governments for a trio of local areas have reportedly revealed that they will be lodging formal bids in hopes of securing one of the three casino licenses being made available following last year’...
Swedish operator, Kindred Group PLC (KINDSDB:Stockholm), has inked a new partnership agreement with Mohegan Sun Pocono in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
According to the official press release...
Under the t...
American casino operator, Wynn Resorts Limited, has reportedly settled the five-count trademark infringement and unfair competition lawsuit it had filed against Malaysian counterpart, Genting Malaysia Berhad, i...
In Maine, the small town of Oxford saw an uptick last year in the amount of revenue it received from the Oxford Casino Hotel versus its take from 2017.
According to the Press Herald...
In 2018, the town o...
The only section of Massachusetts without a casino could possibly see one in the near future if gaming regulators decide to reopen a bidding process for Region C.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission met on J...
In northern Italy, last summer’s decision to temporarily close one of Europe’s oldest casinos has reportedly devastated its host community and left over 200 creditors out of pocket to the combined tune of appro...