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 New York Racing Association has been granted another extension by a state government oversight panel that will last through August 28. While many had hoped the details for the new 25 year franchise agreemen...
Along with the opening of the Casino of the Wind expansion Mohegan Sun in Connecticut will will be once again welcoming live poker tables at the casino and is hard at work training dealers at their dealer schoo...
After an impressive opening weekend Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs is trying to be realistic. The weekend revenue was $35 million over the opening weekend up from $20 million the prior two weekends. After everyone...
Macau has made a move to help its industry continue to draw in VIP players. Government officials have agreed to put a ceiling on the commissions paid to promoters. Recently a new generation of promoters have be...
Las Vegas based Sands Corp. was one of five vying to build a casino in Wyandotte County in northeast Kansas but on Tuesday July 22 it said it will no longer be pursuing a gambling license in the state. Among th...
That the housing and real estate market is all over the place is nothing new as the sub prime lending effects are truly found out. However in some places values should be holding, such as Las Vegas. This is the...
Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed a gaming compact with the Seminole Indian Tribe allowing them to have Las Vegas-style slots and games such as black jack and baccarat which are currently illegal in the sta...
Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino complex located in Santa Fe, New Mexico was opened to the public August 12 but you haven't missed the grand opening celebration. That will begin on September 3 with the off...
Many online gamblers are chewing their nails over the news that Paypal is opening its payment records to perusal by the US Internal Revenue Service. Ostensibly the IRS is looking for those who have hidden a...
Contract negotiations started July 8th at the Isle Casino in Pompano Beach, Florida after the workers secured affiliation with Unite Here on June 11th after an almost year long struggle to unionize. The negotia...
At the beginning of the month, Boyd Gaming Corp. announced that they were suspending work for up to a year on The Echelon, a $4.8 billion dollar complex in Las Vegas. Ground had been broken on the project last ...
Eighteen months ago Caesar's Indiana started a renovation project to transform the riverboat into a whole new casino. The characteristic Roman heads were replaced by golden horseshoes to represent the new face ...
Harrah's Entertainment and Penn National Gaming submitted to questions about their proposed casinos in two different sites in Kansas on July 11th in a Belle Plaine High School auditorium that included over four...
The economic downturn in the United States has had its impact on the casino industry there. Las Vegasand Atlantic City, traditionally the leaders in the US market, have taken big hits financially. Stalled expan...
Casinos Austria International (CAI) opened it's latest casino on July 29 with a official opening ceremony and reception complete with local dignitaries, gaming authority representatives and select guests. The G...