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.
According to multiple reports, the government of Curacao has issued a gambling license to an online casino known as Edgeless. If the claim is verified it is the first time that a blockchain based casino has rec...
Sarkis Izmirlian's BML Properties Ltd., the former owner of Baha Mar resort in the Bahamas has sued the Chinese state-owned corporation China Construction America Inc. for $2.25 billion. BML claims that CCA per...
Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus has announced that in the future, users of slot games will have to authenticate their identity before being able to play the games. While the authentication process will...
One of five casinos in southern California that are upping their game with various development projects, Pechanga Resort & Casino’s $285 million expansion, which solely expands the property’s resort ameniti...
For the first time ever, the National League of Poker (NLOP) is offering up a seat to the World Series of Poker Main Event. The WSOP is one of the most anticipated live tournament series on offer each year, wit...
Ireland's Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe (pictured) has decided not to change the country's taxes on betting businesses for 2018 but will revisit the issue before announcing the budget for 2019. The minister ...
In mainland China, according to official data from the Ministry of Finance, November sales from official lottery products saw an 11.8 percent year-on-year spike to approximately CNY38.56 billion (US$5.89 billio...
The Statistics and Census Service has released the visitor arrivals for the month of November in Macau, showing an increase in travelers by 9.4% when compared to November last year. The increase resulted in mor...
The government of Queensland in northeast Australia has approved Destination Brisbane Consortium's development plan for the Queen’s Wharf precinct in Brisbane, according to a statement by the government and a f...
Martin Jacobson’s poker career started in 2008 when he won an entry into the Main Event of the World Series of Poker. He had the option to take the $10,000 buy-in in cash and forego competing, but Jacobson deci...
A stipulation for settlement agreement with Golden Route Operations LLC, the largest slot route operator in Nevada, was unanimously approved recently by the state’s Gaming Commission which fined the company $75...
The Ethereum blockchain development company SmartPlay has reportedly placed one of their cryptocurrency gambling machines in a land-based casino. The SmartBox machine operates on smart contracts using the Ether...
The high court of Bombay at Goa was informed by the state government last week that they will issue a jetty or docking facility to Golden Globe Hotels Pvt Ltd (GGHPL). The jetty, expected to be issued any day n...
In Maryland, a pair of leading General Assembly Democrats are hoping to see revenues from casino gaming in the state put aside and used to help public schools. Delegate Maggie McIntosh and Senator Joan Carter h...
In efforts to assist with gambling problems in Japan, the Japan Racing Association (JRA) is set to introduce a new program that will allow family members of gambling addicts to block individuals from taking par...