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.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission approved MGM Resorts International application for the construction of a casino in Springfield back in December 2013. However due to a number of reasons the construction of t...
Any win in a US casino over $1,200 requires a "hand pay" and the filing of form 1099-G for tax purposes. Now the IRS is considering reducing the reporting rules from that number to $600. Gaming advocates do no...
Sands China Ltd. was slapped with minor sanctions by District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez for redacting information from specific documents which were in relation to the Steve Jacobs, (former President of Sands Ch...
Residents of New Jersey took part in a new poll taken by the Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind which found that sports betting and casino expansions beyond the area of Atlantic City are not on the minds...
Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians' former General Counsel, Gary Edward Koval, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery in early April 2014 for his role in a casino corruption case in California. A...
The Seals with Clubs website was initially promoted as the biggest Bitcoin online poker website in the world and had a strong player base. The website initially went offline during the middle of February and pl...
Casino Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory was purchased for $6 million in December 2014 by Aquis Developments which is owned by Tony Fung, the Hong Kong billionaire. Fung plans to demolish the old ca...
The casino industry is a multi-trillion dollar business and fiercely competitive. Gambling companies are always looking to expand their operations into new markets and strong measures are adopted when it comes ...
Republican caucus leader Dana Young introduced a bill into the House Monday (HB 1233 "The Gaming Control Act of 2015") that would make wide sweeping changes to the gambling environment in Florida. Among the pro...
Nevada’s online poker industry has not done as well as expected and Delaware has also had to deal with a sluggish online gambling market. One of the main reasons behind this is strict state regulations which o...
Once billed as the gambling hub of the world, Macau’s status of being a gambling paradise for high-rollers may be slipping away. The anti-corruption crackdown by the Chinese government in 2014 was relentless an...
Sun International owns and operates dozens of casinos in Africa and South Africa including Sun City Casino Resort, as well as The Monticello Grand Casino in Chile. It was recently announced that they would merg...
London, England – 1X2gaming is excited to announce the launch of Aladdin’s Destiny, a flash slot based on the famous Middle Eastern folk tale about a young man who finds a magic lamp.
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After a soft opening on February 16th, the new Cherokee Casino in South Coffeyville, Oklahoma is expected to commemorate their official opening today with a visit by Cherokee Principal Chief Bill John Baker and...
OEG group company Olympic Casino Eesti AS has acquired business activity of operating two casinos from the Estonian casino operator Casino Cleopatra OÜ that increases the number of casinos OEG owns in Eston...