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.
While the progress involving a large Bally’s resort casino in River West moves forward, so does the casino planned for Waukegan. American Place is currently under construction and seemingly not concerned about ...
Asian casino operator Genting Malaysia Berhad has reportedly released its first-quarter financial results showing that its aggregated revenues for the three-month period had increased by 176.2% year-on-year to ...
In the United States and professional poker player Cory Zeidman (pictured) has reportedly been arrested on charges relating to an illicit sportsbetting scheme federal prosecutors are contending bilked victims o...
As the summer months draw closer, many poker players are prepping for the upcoming World Series of Poker Championship (WSOP). The WSOP is a seriously popular online poker series featuring a ton of action and of...
In the American state of Iowa and it has reportedly been revealed that a senior legislator received a political action committee (PAC) donation of $23,000 before introducing a measure that looks to place a two-...
In New Jersey and the owner of the giant Ocean Casino Resort has announced that the property is spending roughly $85 million so as to soon debut 460 new rooms as well as multiple food and beverage outlets and a...
In the American state of Illinois and a judge has reportedly denied a temporary restraining order that would have immediately stopped the city of Danville from following through with work on the coming Golden N...
The Chicago casino plans of Bally’s Corporation are moving forward. Yesterday, a special City Council committee consisting of hand-picked chairs by the mayor, decided to approve the Bally’s project to continue ...
Sports betting is coming to Ohio, it’s just going to take a while. The Ohio Casino Control Commission recently announced that services will begin near January 1, 2023, the deadline lawmakers put into place last...
Legislators in the Midwestern American state of Iowa have reportedly passed a controversial measure that would implement a two-year moratorium on the licensing of a casino for the city of Cedar Rapids.
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In the two years after launching legalized sportsbetting in March of 2020 and the American state of Illinois reportedly banked some $122 million in wagering taxes as well as licensing and application fees worth...
The eight online sportsbooks in the eastern American state of New York have reportedly begun seeing business taper off as they recorded their lowest ever weekly combined handle tally for the seven days to May 1...
Playtika studio and the World Series of Poker (WSOP) recently announced a new campaign titled #RoadToTheTable. The campaign will see social media influencers compete against each other on the virtual felt for a...
Slot machines are always a big revenue driver at casinos, but the games are really reaching new heights for Nevada. In the state, over 120,000 slots can be found via licensed nonrestricted locations with the ma...
In Atlantic City and the leader of the Local 54 branch of the Unite Here trade union has reportedly warned of ‘disputes’ for those casinos in the New Jersey community that fail to agree to improve employee cont...