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.
People began lining up at 3:30a.m. on Friday, May 22nd, in anticipation of the 9:00a.m. grand opening of the $743 Million Sands Casino. When the doors finally opened at 8:40, a full 20 minutes ahead of schedule...
The Novel to Gamble on this Year
The Ventura Casino - a glittering arena where the super - rich go to pit their wealth against chance and admire the beautiful Chicas who deal at the tables. But behin...
Nine people died and 11 were hospitalized after a casino fire in an apartment building in the industrial city of Dnipropetrovsk, Eastern Ukraine.The fire began after an explosion early Thursday morning, May 7th...
Station Casinos has filed a lawsuit in US District Court against Smart Answer, a Panama-based online gambling company. The casino claims that Smart Answer is committing trademark infringement by using domain na...
The Poker Players Alliance (PPA) continues to lead the charge for repealing the unpopular UIGEA from 2006. Since its introduction, the UIGEA has been largely unenforceable due to ambiguous language and has been...
Supporters are waiting with bated breath in the hopes that the Aragon regional parliament will pass a law that would allow the European answer to Vegas to be built.The Gran Scala project would be the largest en...
While the controversy over more casino gambling still swirls in Florida, a new compact was formed between Governor Charlie Crist and the Seminole Indian Tribe.The governor says this will add over $1 billion to ...
On April 23, Isle of Capri Casinos announced the sale of its casino in the UK after executing a buy-out of its debts under the Coventry casino lease for a little over $11 million. The casino was sold to the Ran...
One form of gambling that's a hit with customers and still remains lucrative for the house is the penny slots. With the advent of paper tickets instead of the outpouring of coins when someone hits, penny slots ...
Rachael Renee Romanick, a 38-year old mother of four, became a multi-millionaire in less than ten minutes of slots play over Easter break. She said her friend practically had to drag her to the casino but I'll ...
The small African country of Botswana isn't feeling the pinch of recession, at least not in the casino industry. The Casino Control Board released its annual report in April and casino revenues were the highest...
During renovations on March 20, welders working on the kitchen duct work inadvertantly sparked a blaze that spread rapidly, completely destroying the entrance building of the Empress Casino. The fire started at...
It may not be the first casino resort in the Dominican Republic but it may just be the most beautiful location and the easiest to get to. Located in of Sosua, Puerto Plata, all the main roads really do lead to ...
Back in December, Kansas Entertainment LLC (a partnership between Kansas Speedway and Cordish Co.) had pulled their application within hours of gaining the final approval needed from the Kansas gaming commissio...
Last March, the European Commission launched an intensive investigation into the US laws governing internet gambling. The complaint, brought by a coalition of European remote gambling concerns, alleged that the...