Casino News

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.

Better Collective Acquires Playmaker Capital For $188 Million

Better Collective has officially purchased Playmaker Capital for an overall cost of €176 million (£153 million/$188 million). Additionally, the projected date of the official conclusion of the definitive purcha...

Everygame Poker Hosts A Week-Long Competition For Its Slots Players That Boasts $2000 In Rewards

Starting from November 6th to November 13th, Everygame Poker is hosting a competition where the best slots players will receive $2,000 in rewards. Additionally, to be named the best, at the beginning, slots pla...

Pagcor to Upgrade Casino Filipino As Country’s Gaming Revenues Head to Exceed the 2019 Record

Following the recent move to transform the state-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor) into an exclusively regulatory entity, this governmental agency's chairman and chief executive Alejandro Tengco...

Georgian Prime Minister Raises Tax Rate For Gambling Businesses In Georgia To 15%

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili has raised taxes on the gambling industry and reported that the level of gambling in the country is "catastrophic." Rise of the gambling turnover: During his b...

Join Bad-Tempered Panda On His Adventures In Hacksaw Gaming’s New Release: Eye Of The Panda

Hacksaw Gaming, an online real money game developer based in Malta, has launched Eye of the Panda, a panda-themed slot featuring a grumpy, strong panda, who is also the bouncer of a club called "Brave Panda's U...

Seminole Tribe Of Florida To Launch Sports Wagering, Roulette And Craps On December 7 In The Sunshine State

The Seminole Tribe of Florida has formally given the go-ahead to expand its casino gaming under the Gaming Compact, a monumental deal officially signed and supported by the State of Florida and the Tribe two ye...

Crown Melbourne Casino Workers Announce Strike During the Busy Racing Season

After four months of negotiations for a better terms and conditions of labor agreement, around 3600 workers of the Crown Melbourne casino might reportedly resort to a protected strike action during the busies...

Become Indiana Jones In Yggdrasil’s New Slot: Wild Stack Frenzy

Yggdrasil, a globally recognized iGaming provider based in Malta, has officially launched Wild Stack Frenzy, a cave-themed slot that involves an adventure in a mystical cave where players may see an array of di...

Szerencsejáték Privately Held Company Limited Enters Into An Alliance With EveryMatrix For OddsMatrix-Powered Sportsbook and Platform Services

Szerencsejáték Privately Held Company Limited (SZRT), Hungary's main lottery firm, has officially entered into an alliance with EveryMatrix, to utilize OddsMatrix-based sportsbook and platform services, which a...

Dubai Puts On Hold Plans To License Casino Operators, While Ras Al Khaimah And Abu Dhabi Push Forward

Following the formation of the framework responsible for legalized gambling by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) two months ago, aka during September, it appeared that Dubai would move quickly in terms of starting...

Lottomatica’s Vertical Acquires 100 percent of the SKS365’s Share Capital

Following the Italian lawmakers' announcements of the regulatory changes proposed to channel almost $1 billion of the illegal online gaming revenues to legal gambling operating streams, the major online gaming ...

WarHorse Gaming Launches Sports Wagering Window in Omaha For the First Time

WarHorse Gaming LLC, owned by Ho-Chunk, Inc., opened its sports betting facility on November 1, 2023, in Omaha to debut legalized sports betting in the city. The operator launched its sports book in a build...

Macau Experiences New Post-Covid Revenue High In October; GGR To Reach US$26.8bln Next Year

During October, the gaming industry in Macau continued to grow in terms of accumulated profits, with gross gaming profit (GGR) reaching a 30.9% increase compared to September's GGR of MOP$19.5 billion, which is...