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.
A Denville, New Jersey grandmother set a new record for the longest craps roll and it was only her second time playing the game. She played an unbelievable 154 rolls of the dice, taking 4 hours and 18 minutes. ...
On May 14, the company announced that it had completed the billion dollar public stock offering which is part of its attempt to raise $2.5 billion in capital in total. The company is doing whatever it can to pa...
Harrah's Entertainment has formed a subsidiary company that will tackle the growing and lucrative online casino market. They have hired former PartyPoker CEO Mitch Garber to run the new branch of the gambling c...
Six years after a fire destroyed the main casino building, a four alarm blaze raced through vacant rooms at Moulin Rouge on Wednesday, May 6th.The fire was still smoldering four hours after it was first reporte...
The Carribean Casino and Gaming Corporation has announced the Grand Opening of the Dominican Republic's second Casino. The Sosua Bay Grand Casino is scheduled to open August 1, 2009. Amenities included in the...
Revel Entertainment Group is one of the lucky ones whose Atlantic City project is still underway. The project includes 1800 guestrooms, 3 theaters, 160,000 square feet of meeting space, pools, cabanas, and a s...
People began lining up at 3:30a.m. on Friday, May 22nd, in anticipation of the 9:00a.m. grand opening of the $743 Million Sands Casino. When the doors finally opened at 8:40, a full 20 minutes ahead of schedule...
The Novel to Gamble on this Year
The Ventura Casino - a glittering arena where the super - rich go to pit their wealth against chance and admire the beautiful Chicas who deal at the tables. But behin...
Nine people died and 11 were hospitalized after a casino fire in an apartment building in the industrial city of Dnipropetrovsk, Eastern Ukraine.The fire began after an explosion early Thursday morning, May 7th...
Station Casinos has filed a lawsuit in US District Court against Smart Answer, a Panama-based online gambling company. The casino claims that Smart Answer is committing trademark infringement by using domain na...
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) continues to lead the charge for repealing the unpopular UIGEA from 2006. Since its introduction, the UIGEA has been largely unenforceable due to ambiguous language and has been...
Supporters are waiting with bated breath in the hopes that the Aragon regional parliament will pass a law that would allow the European answer to Vegas to be built.The Gran Scala project would be the largest en...
While the controversy over more casino gambling still swirls in Florida, a new compact was formed between Governor Charlie Crist and the Seminole Indian Tribe.The governor says this will add over $1 billion to ...
On April 23, Isle of Capri Casinos announced the sale of its casino in the UK after executing a buy-out of its debts under the Coventry casino lease for a little over $11 million. The casino was sold to the Ran...
One form of gambling that's a hit with customers and still remains lucrative for the house is the penny slots. With the advent of paper tickets instead of the outpouring of coins when someone hits, penny slots ...