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.
On Monday, July 6th, 2009, opening ceremonies were held for southeastern Indiana's newest riverboat Casino. The new $336 Million Hollywood Casino is on the Ohio River in Lawrenceburg and is less than two miles...
Just past midnight, on Thursday, July 2nd., a new era of gambling began in Colorado thanks to voter-approved changes to Colorado gambling laws. Casinos celebrated the moment with champagne, celebrities, and li...
The Tropicana and other casino assets have been under the control of a government appointed trustee since December of 2007 after the parent company had its license revoked by the New Jersey Casino Control Commi...
There was a time when American casinos supported the concept of internet gambling. Internet gambling sites actually improved business for casinos. Poker players would begin with an online experience and event...
The city of Lakewood, Washington hasn't allowed new gambling businesses since 2005. There were six minicasinos at the time of the moratorium. Happy Days Casino, Bar & Restaurant was one of those six. The...
The rousing success of the third annual Global Gaming Expo Asia (G2E Asia) earlier this month highlights the explosion of growth in the Asian gambling markets. The trade conference was held June 2-4 at the Ven...
On May 14, Governor Jack Markell signed sport betting into law during a ceremony at the Delaware Park racetrack and casino. After officially endorsing the bill, the governor said that his administration looks f...
President Casino in downtown St. Louis, Missouri was closed Sunday May 3, through Tuesday May 5 due to rising floodwaters on the Mississippi river. It was the fourth time in 13 months that the casino had to cl...
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...