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.
Tight credit markets have forced yet another gambling company to postpone beginning a project in the United States. MGM Mirage is delaying the start of construction on the $5 billion dollar MGM Grand Atlant...
Known as the “father of riverboat gaming”, Bernard “Bernie” Goldstein is the current chairman of the board of Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. Goldstein was instrumental in lobbying for the original riverboat gaming ...
Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson has often gone in the opposite direction of the rest of the gambling industry and he's continuing that tradition even in these uncertain economic times. While casino projects ...
In a game of semantics, Governor Steve Beshear of Kentucky called the online gambling domains “gambling devices” which are illegal in the US state. Beshear, through Secretary of the Justice Michael Brown, filed...
Sofitel has brought it's luxury brand and signature style to Macau's historic waterfront district with the opening of Sofitel Macau. The new development includes the ultra luxurious hotel with spa facilitie...
First Hurricane Gustav roared into the Gulf of Mexico and shortly behind Gustav came Hurricane Ike. With both storms being touted as having the potential to come ashore as Category 4 storms, evacuations wer...
The Clairvest Group Inc. has announced a $16 million USD investment to purchase 50% ownership in the Plaza Sol de Los Lagos casino that it being built in Osorno, Chile. The Clairvest investment will make them ...
The Commission of Economic Development, Industry and Commerce (CEDIC) has given its approval to a proposal that would allow casinos within that country. The House of Representatives sponsored commission provide...
From October 2nd through October 5th, poker players have the opportunity to see if they have the luck of the Irish at the Irish Poker Festival. The festival events will take place at the Irish National Events C...
The second season of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) started its 2008 run with live broadcasts from the Grand Waldo Casino in Macau. 538 players showed up, boosting the prize pool to $1,620, 897. Both nu...
Aruze has long been a player in the gambling industry but mainly behind the scenes before now. The Japanese manufacturer of gaming machines also owns almost a quarter of the shares of Wynn Resorts and now h...
Online poker buffs thought they had a victory when the Republican Party struck language out of their platform that spoke against online gambling. Unfortunately, the two sentences in question were put back i...
Not all Republicans are against online gambling. A bill was introduced before Congress recently by Republican Congressman Pete Sessions that would redirect the focus of the UIGEA to online sports books. The bil...
Factory pre-shuffled playing cards are a clearly growing trend in the Asian gaming market. While there are a few reasons for this, the main ones are efficiency and reliability for operators.
Pre-shuffled...
Playtech the online gaming software developer, provider, and licensor has announced a deal with Snai who manages over six thousand Italian betting shops. Snai will become Playtech's first Italian licensee on it...