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.
Because of the recent financial difficulties being felt all around the country, many casinos are starting to consider offering gambling online, to bring in better profits. Casino experts have long considered on...
The largest poker site in the world made the record books during the last weekend in December during it's Sunday Million poker tournament -twice! The first record was for the most players taking part in an onli...
Major League Baseball (MLB) officials have loosened some of the restrictions that barred baseball teams from making any kind of deal with a gambling business. For a very long time, this was a touchy subject for...
The M Resort, soon to open in Henderson, NV, will be the furthest south of all the resorts in the Las Vegas Valley. Developer and chief executive Anthony Marnell III has grown up in the business as the son of t...
The ruling came down from Pennsylvania Judge Thomas A. James Jr. of Columbia County who was presiding over a case where a man was prosecuted for running a low stakes NLHE game out of his garage. Walter Watkins...
After Governor Steve Beshear of Kentucky seized 141 domain names as “gambling devices”, the gambling industry has been up in arms over the dangerous precedent that could be seen. Not only did the suit on behalf...
The latest casino for Jupiters will be a glamorous boutique casino located in the Sebel Port Vila. The casino, set to open in February, features two floors of elegant gaming that includes 8 table games and 96 ...
After intensive lobbying by the gaming industry, the UK Gambling Commission approved the second raise in two years for slots payouts. The maximum bet rose from 50 pence to 1 pound and prizes also doubled from 3...
Even with the gaming industry having a bit of an off year in 2008, the holiday crowds still managed to surprise many, and have generated some new hope among casinos that the new year may go better for them. The...
Everyone remotely connected with the gambling industry is familiar with the UIGEA and the effects that this legislation has had. Passed back in 2006, the law has yet to be enforced due to the ambiguity of what ...
When the Seneca Nation of Indians’ made their surprise announcement of a new casino project earlier this month, it caught many people entirely by surprise. Not the least of which was Anthony P. Cellini, Supervi...
Even just a day prior to the Atmore's $240 million Wind Creek Casino and Hotel scheduled opening, and workers were still hard at work to get everything finished on time. The casino and resorts sections have alr...
The popular East Coast casino has introduced the Rolling Chip to the United States in two of its gaming areas at the resort in Connecticut. It will initially only be available in the resort's baccarat table...
This is probably the most unusual gambling related news you will hear this year but on January 16, the five members of the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission actually asked Governor Kathleen Sebelius to cut th...
There has been controversy over the UIGEA since the bill was tacked onto an unrelated port bill back in 2006. Without ever defining what “unlawful gambling” actually is, the law nevertheless puts the burden on ...