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!
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The Virginia State Senate has reportedly passed amended legislation that could see casinos authorized for up to five independent cities so long as their local populations have approved of such venues via a refe...
As part of its $140 million upgrade, Golden Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ:GDEN) has announced it will rebrand the iconic Stratosphere resort that has called Las Vegas Boulevard home since April 1996.
The new na...
As it prepares to begin the licensing process for its three coming integrated casino resorts, the government for Japan has reportedly outlined the minimum requirements it may expect in terms of the future venue...
In northern California, work has reportedly begun to demolish a portion of an unfinished shopping center in order to make way for a planned $400 million tribal casino from the federally-recognized Wilton Ranche...
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.
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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...