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 Canadian government has been under increasing pressure to change the Criminal Code that outlaws betting on individual sporting events. Current Criminal Codes allow for the betting on large groups of sportin...
One of the smallest casinos, Bill's Casino has laid off twenty-eight workers and eliminated its tables games for the time being. The casino will rely solely on slots revenue which brings in more than table game...
Thailand has strict anti-gambling laws that force those Thais with the taste and affluence for gambling to travel to foreign casinos. Countries that border Thailand have eagerly jumped at the opportunity to off...
Brian Wilshaw and his wife Wendy are raffling off their 11.5 acre Oldborough Retreat. Forty-six thousand tickets will be sold at twenty-five pounds each. With odds like that it beats out the actual Lottery....
Last year, although the fights were not yet outlawed, gambling on them was a last attempt to squash the lengthy tradition of cockfighting. Backers of the southern tradition have been less noticeable in years pa...
William Hill, Britain's biggest bookmaker, reported a 5% increase in gross wins for the beginning of 2008 from its two thousand some betting shops. The biggest change was seen in the company's over eight thousa...
Race tracks for greyhounds and thoroughbred horses fill the state coffers, but they also earn themselves a nice return as well. This year alone thoroughbred breeders will receive 12.6 million from the West Virg...
The Riverside County Sheriff is asking that the Soboba tribe's casino be shut down after prolonged issues with the tribe on their reservation that borders the casino. Five tribe members have been shot by local ...
On the day after a federal judge ruled against them, the Seneca Indian Nation called a stop to construction of its Buffalo casino-hotel complex. Seneca Gaming Corp. spokesman Phil Pantano claims that the ru...
A joint venture between English bookie William Hill and its Spanish counterpart Codere SA, dubbed Garaipen Victoria Apostak SL or "Victoria" will extend betting shops into Spain, starting with the capital city ...
The ninety islets and almost a million citizens of the Penghu Islands often represent a escape from Taiwan proper for many citizens. For the past couple decades the people of Penghu have been lobbying the gover...
The 2008 World Series of Poker Europe will take place in the Casino at the Empire in Leicester Square London. The first of the four bracelet events begins September 19th, and will last 4 days. It is a £1,500 No...
More than 1300 arrests have been made in an operation lead by Interpol to break up illegal sports betting. The operation dubbed Operation Soga (Soccer Gambling) Wave II coincided with June's Euro 2008 football ...
LAS VEGAS, July 15, 2008 – Professional poker players Marcel Luske, “The Flying Dutchman,” and Michelle Lau will introduce The Federation Internationale de Poker Association (FIDPA) and “The International Poker...
It looks like Steve Wynn of Wynn Resorts is planning an IPO on the Hong Kong stock exchange but no one knows for sure when it will take place. Wynn Resorts hired financial consultants from three of the top firm...