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.
In a note on Tuesday, Bernstein said that a proposal to lower gaming tax has been made by a Macau lawmaker in an attempt to increase the region’s competitiveness.
The tax change was recently proposed by Maca...
The Hard Rock Hotel And Casino in Las Vegas has begun construction on an extension project that will see the iconic venue add nearly 18,000 sq ft of meeting and convention space.
Due to be completed by the w...
Governor Paul LePage, along with lawmakers and casino owners broke ground on a $25 million expansion at the Oxford Casino Tuesday on a new hotel slated to open next year.
The expansion will see an attached h...
Singapore-based casino complex Resorts World Sentosa announced on Monday that it started a strategic collaboration with Chinese mobile payment provider Alipay, making it possible for customers to make on-site p...
The new Cotai development, Grand Lisboa Palace, expects to request 400-500 new-to-market gaming tables before it opens in late 2017 or early 2018. Macao Daily reported that Friday, SJM Holdings Ltd's Chief Exec...
In South Korea, the national government has rejected a local proposal that would have seen the tax rate on gross gaming revenues for the eight casinos in the island province of Jeju double to 20%.
According ...
MGM Resorts International has unveiled the designs for the 74 suites that are due to feature in its coming $1.3 billion MGM National Harbor hotel and casino development just south of Washington, DC.
Schedule...
Eagle Mountain Casino, located in the San Joaquin Valley, in Tulare County, California, is hosting a free slot tournament on Memorial Day for members of its Summit Club, veterans, and active military members. T...
Visitors to the Prairie’s Edge Casino Resort will now have an additional form of entertainment to enjoy with the opening of the new comedy club of the property. The Sunset Comedy Club will host its very first s...
Two weeks after Democratic Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto called off a vote on the bill for his aid package, on Monday, New Jersey lawmakers agreed on a rescue package for Atlantic City to keep the iconic reso...
For some time now, officials in the gambling industry have been discussing how to get the younger audience, 20 to 30somethings, interested in casino gaming. While the older generations seem to thoroughly enjoy ...
The eight casinos in Atlantic City have revealed their financial results for the first quarter of 2016 showing a combined 31.1% rise year-on-year in overall operating profit to $106.58 million.
According to ...
The lengthy legal battle between state gambling regulators, the former Argosy Sioux City riverboat casino, and the casino’s local partner came to an end on Monday when the Iowa Supreme Court denied the request ...
The Maharashtra government was instructed by the Bombay High Court in 2015 to review the Maharashtra Casinos (Control and Tax) act of 1976 and make a decision on permitting offshore gambling in the state within...
The iGaming market is constantly evolving as new betting options enter the fray and capture the attention of the masses and over the last three years the industry has welcomed online lotteries.
Although lott...