The United States has more casinos than any other country on the planet. There are nearly 300 gambling properties in Las Vegas alone. World Casino News covers the changing casino landscape across the country by highlighting changes in gambling law & legislation, announcing casino proposals, providing project updates as they occur, and reporting on casinos that have been sold or slated for closure along with every other important happening.
While Tribal Gaming has its own section in the news you will find coverage in this section for all 28 states that have compacts with the tribes as well. Las Vegas and Atlantic City get a lot of coverage here but we also keep you informed about casinos in the heartland and along the Gulf Coast. We followed the upstate New York casinos closely from the siting process to grand openings and will continue to provide financial updates as well as breaking news when the next round of licensing gets underway. You'll read it here first when New York City welcomes their first full-scale, non-lottery casino.
In a landmark decision and the New York Court of Appeals yesterday reportedly reversed an earlier decision to rule that daily fantasy sports are legal and do not violate the eastern state’s constitution.
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The five casino proposals on the table for Chicago have now been narrowed down to three. Mayor Lori Lightfoot passed proposals this week connected to McCormick Place and decided to extend the process of selecti...
Churchill Downs Incorporated's (CDI) portfolio of properties just got a little bigger with the announcement of a new acquisition in New Hampshire. The company recently signed a definitive agreement to take on C...
A judge has reportedly told the Virginia city of Richmond that it may take a second run at persuading local voters into allowing radio broadcaster Urban One to bring a $600 million casino resort to a 100-acre p...
Third-party iGaming studios will now be able to develop and distribute their product using the Swintt platform after the casino software provider unveiled its "game-changing" new partnership program SwinttStudi...
For quite some time, plans have been in the works to create a KISS-themed casino at the old Margaritaville casino in Biloxi. Titled Rock and Brews, the property would offer gaming and entertainment, backed by m...
In Pennsylvania, combined total revenue during February 2022, from all forms of gaming, including fantasy contests, totaled $375.7 million, a 24.1 percent monthly year-over-year increase. However, it is a drop ...
In the southern American state of Kentucky and a proposed measure that would legalize sportsbetting has reportedly cleared an influential legislative committee despite considerable antagonism from opponents of ...
In downtown Las Vegas and the El Cortez Hotel and Casino has reportedly announced that it is to soon begin transitioning into a property that will only be accessible to patrons over the age of 21.
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The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has released the February revenue figures for the Atlantic City casino industry. For in-person gaming, the totals are up 43% when compared to the same month in 2021...
Top Shelf Poker Room is a card room offering services in Flint, Texas that was recently raided by police and shut down after being accused of illegal gambling. The poker room operates like others in the state a...
The state of New Jersey is reportedly soon expected to officially appeal a February 25 court ruling that invalidated its amended payment in lieu of tax (PILOT) arrangement with the nine casinos in Atlantic City...
In the United States and the PointsBet USA subsidiary of global online sportsbook operator PointsBet Holdings Limited has reportedly announced that its OddsFactory proprietary platform now features a trio of ne...
The eastern American state of New York has reportedly told the casino-operating Seneca Nation of Indians that it could soon face ‘enforcement and collection efforts’ tied to the pair’s long-running dispute over...
In the United States and the American Gaming Association (AGA) trade group has announced that this year’s edition of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament could attract a combined all-time high of som...