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.
The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown is almost over, and the 2021 edition has been one for the record books. So far this year, live poker tournaments have done extremely well, with players turning out in large...
The Wynn Summer Classic is a traditional poker series that takes place at the Wynn Las Vegas each year. For 2021, the series will run from May 27 to July 13. There will be 30 events on the schedule with over $1...
In the western American state of Nevada and aggregated gross gaming revenues for March reportedly hit $1.067 billion as the casino industry continues to recover from the damaging impacts of the coronavirus pand...
Online poker is over a year old in Pennsylvania now, with the only game in town being the PokerStars brand. For quite a long time, the brand had zero competition due to the fact that no other operators were in ...
In the United States and the BetMGM retail and online sportsbetting brand has reportedly announced that it has plans to become the nation’s second biggest player before the end of the year by being live in as m...
The firm behind the Betway online sportsbetting brand, Super Group Holding Company Limited, has announced that it is to combine with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) before going public via a listin...
An agreement has been reached in the state of Florida between the Seminole Tribe and Governor Ron DeSantis. If approved by the legislature next week, the state could be the next in the US to offer sports bettin...
Back in January, all eyes were on the NFL and who was going to the Super Bowl. During the playoffs, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cleveland Browns went head-to-head. For sports bettors in the United States, th...
Caesars Entertainment Inc. (CZR), has unveiled its planned $400 million investment for its trio of Atlantic City casino properties. Released Wednesday, the "master plan" expands on testimony company executives ...
Chicago officials are ready to get the ball rolling on a new casino resort. Today, officials will start a request for proposals, and interested parties will have until August 23 to turn in their submissions. Th...
In Virginia, after narrowing the field of bidders for a resort casino down to three finalists last month, the city of Richmond has now eliminated Bally's Corporation and its $650 million casino proposal from th...
In the United Kingdom and the deal that will see American casino operator Caesars Entertainment Incorporated purchase local land-based and online sportsbetting giant William Hill is reportedly set to close ‘imm...
American land-based casino operator Bally’s Corporation has announced the successful completion of a public stock offering that has brought in $671.4 million to help in its quest to acquire British iGaming firm...
Since launching in January, the online casino market in Michigan continues to see growth. First offering games starting on January 22, the state has seen revenues jump every month since. The March reports are n...
After more than seven years of work and Genting Malaysia Berhad has reportedly announced that it is planning to officially open its $4.3 billion Resorts World Las Vegas venue from June 24.
According to a Mon...