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.
South African president, Thabo Mbeki, has signed the National Gambling Amendment Bill. The bill allows for legalized online gambling. It is not yet clear when operators can start accepting bets officially howev...
The Canadian government has been under increasing pressure to change the Criminal Code that outlaws betting on individual sporting events. Current Criminal Codes allow for the betting on large groups of sportin...
One of the smallest casinos, Bill's Casino has laid off twenty-eight workers and eliminated its tables games for the time being. The casino will rely solely on slots revenue which brings in more than table game...
Thailand has strict anti-gambling laws that force those Thais with the taste and affluence for gambling to travel to foreign casinos. Countries that border Thailand have eagerly jumped at the opportunity to off...
Brian Wilshaw and his wife Wendy are raffling off their 11.5 acre Oldborough Retreat. Forty-six thousand tickets will be sold at twenty-five pounds each. With odds like that it beats out the actual Lottery....
Last year, although the fights were not yet outlawed, gambling on them was a last attempt to squash the lengthy tradition of cockfighting. Backers of the southern tradition have been less noticeable in years pa...
William Hill, Britain's biggest bookmaker, reported a 5% increase in gross wins for the beginning of 2008 from its two thousand some betting shops. The biggest change was seen in the company's over eight thousa...
Race tracks for greyhounds and thoroughbred horses fill the state coffers, but they also earn themselves a nice return as well. This year alone thoroughbred breeders will receive 12.6 million from the West Virg...
The Riverside County Sheriff is asking that the Soboba tribe's casino be shut down after prolonged issues with the tribe on their reservation that borders the casino. Five tribe members have been shot by local ...
On the day after a federal judge ruled against them, the Seneca Indian Nation called a stop to construction of its Buffalo casino-hotel complex. Seneca Gaming Corp. spokesman Phil Pantano claims that the ru...
A joint venture between English bookie William Hill and its Spanish counterpart Codere SA, dubbed Garaipen Victoria Apostak SL or "Victoria" will extend betting shops into Spain, starting with the capital city ...
The ninety islets and almost a million citizens of the Penghu Islands often represent a escape from Taiwan proper for many citizens. For the past couple decades the people of Penghu have been lobbying the gover...
The 2008 World Series of Poker Europe will take place in the Casino at the Empire in Leicester Square London. The first of the four bracelet events begins September 19th, and will last 4 days. It is a £1,500 No...
More than 1300 arrests have been made in an operation lead by Interpol to break up illegal sports betting. The operation dubbed Operation Soga (Soccer Gambling) Wave II coincided with June's Euro 2008 football ...
LAS VEGAS, July 15, 2008 – Professional poker players Marcel Luske, “The Flying Dutchman,” and Michelle Lau will introduce The Federation Internationale de Poker Association (FIDPA) and “The International Poker...