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.
Tilman Fertitta, the owner of the Golden Nugget in Lake Charles, Louisiana, announced on Thursday that by 2013 a 300-room hotel tower would be added to the casino resort.
Construction has already begun for t...
A poker tournament from August of last year is causing the Hialeah Park casino major issues due to ‘irregularities’ found in the game. Players participating in the event discovered that the prize pool was short...
Mashpee Wampanoag tribal lands in Taunton and Mashpee, Massachusetts were officially declared a reservation by the U.S. Department of Interior on Friday.
Under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, first acquire...
Governor Rick Scott and the Florida Seminole Tribe finally came to an agreement in regards to gaming in the state, reaching a $3 billion gaming deal. However this deal is currently in jeopardy as the Florida Le...
While major Nevada casino stakeholders have been heavily investing in the emerging Asian gambling markets, one Chinese entrepreneur is betting on the future of electric cars – and investing (to the tune of US $...
After increasing from $450 million on Saturday to $700 million on Thursday, the Powerball jackpot has surpassed every other lottery game’s jackpot in U.S. history by reaching $800 million for Saturday’s drawing...
The Genting Group’s investment holding and management company, Genting Malaysia Berhad, has acquired full equity interest in Big Apple Regional Center LLC from YMCMHB LLC, a foreign limited liability company, f...
Two competing proposals to allow voters to decide whether or not to expand casino gambling beyond Atlantic City, New Jersey will be voted on in their respective chambers Monday. January 11 is the end of this le...
The Seminole Tribe of Florida found a friend in court Wednesday when a federal judge rejected the State of Florida's bid to end an ongoing lawsuit filed by the tribe. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle refused t...
Public information sessions will be held in January for contractors and vendors interested in providing supplies and or services for the company licensed to build the $1.3 billion Montreign Resort Casino in ups...
Well established Scientific Games and International Game Technology have been chosen by the North Carolina’s state lottery commission to provide equipment, software and tickets as the state’s new lottery vendor...
Earlier this week, the state of California held a hearing to discuss aspects of gambling. The hearing was supposed to include legislation involving online poker but at the last minute, AB 167 was removed from t...
The proposal to build the Baha Mar resort in the Bahamas was initially submitted in 2002 and over a decade has passed since then but the resort is yet to be completed and continues to be surrounded in controver...
On Wednesday MJC Investments Corp (Manila Jockey Club) announced a ceremonial opening of their new Winford Casino on the ground floor of a 5 star hotel at the site of the former San Lazaro Hippodrome racetrack ...
The November dismissal by U.S. District Court Judge Dennis Saylor IV of the suit between the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) and the state was strengthened on Tuesday when a permanent injunction against ...