World Casino News covers breaking news from around the globe. In this section we cover casino news. This is our main category which contains about 75% of all articles so you may see the same articles also appear in sub-categories or additional sections if more than one subject is prominent in the story.
This is a great section for readers to follow the progress of their favorite up and coming new casinos. We report on new casino proposals as the stories break and keep you in the loop if they hit snags. As the projects move from the drawing table to groundbreaking, and when construction and other milestones are reached, we'll let you know with casino project updates. Look for opening date announcements and coverage of grand openings here as well.
In this section, we also cover expansion projects, new hotel announcements, and casino closures. Look for the occasional cruise ship news here too. This is the section you will want to bookmark to stay abreast of all the Latest Casino and Gambling News, as it happens, anywhere in the world.
Proposed legislation that would legalize casino gaming in Japan is reportedly not likely to pass through the current session of the Asian nation’s parliament this year due to time constraints and the effects of...
Today, local leaders and citizens who support a plan to expand and transform Walker’s Bluff from a winery and restaurant into an entertainment and lodging complex in Southern Illinois will travel to the state’s...
David Baazov, former CEO and Chairman of Amaya Gaming has made an official bid to buy the Canadian gaming and gambling company to a total price of C$3.48 billion, or C$24 per share. His bid is a 30.9 percent pr...
Universal Entertainment which is led by Japanese tycoon Kazuo Okada recently confirmed that their $2.4 billion Okada Manila casino resort in the Philippines will open before the end of December 2016. The multi-...
Expected to open in the spring of 2017, the $500 million Ilani Casino Resort being developed by the Cowlitz Tribe and Salishan-Mohegan near the town of La Center, Washington, is gearing up for a major hiring s...
In Kenya, four Kisumu District County politicians have called on the national government to investigate claims that coin-operated slots are being illegally smuggled into the African nation by foreign nationals ...
The boss of American casino operator Pinnacle Entertainment Incorporated has reportedly declared that the firm would consider acquiring a property in the Las Vegas area if the right deal came along but at prese...
After publicly endorsing Hillary Clinton in August, Jim Murren, Chief Executive Officer for MGM Resorts International, has now speculated that the presidency of Donald Trump could well hurt American casino inte...
After postponing the vote on a new draft of its gambling bill last month, another step has been taken by Brazil towards launching a regulated online gambling market, with the approval of SB 186/2014.
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Asian casino operator Genting Singapore has reportedly signed a deal that will see it sell its interests in a coming development for South Korea’s Jeju Island so that it can better focus on its Singapore busine...
Season four of the World Poker Tour Deepstacks will begin in 2017 and the first half of the new season has now been announced, with a new stop set for Maryland Live! The first half of the new season will offer ...
The Tigre de Cristal casino in Siberia is the biggest casino in Russia and was developed at a cost of RUB 8.2 billion by G1 Entertainment LLC. The company recently announced that it plans to invest $500 million...
In an effort to stop the Wilton Rancheria Tribe from building a $400 million casino resort on 35.9 acres of land in central Sacramento County, opponents of the casino have started to gather signatures for a bal...
The Graton Resort and Casino, which opened in 2013, has been in expansion mode developing a $175 million hotel that is expected to open to the public on November 15. The tribal casino which is owned by the Fede...
The on-going legal battle between poker pro Phil Ivey and Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel and Casino has been well documented over the last couple of years. Towards the end of October, U.S. District Court Judge N...