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 the state of Alabama, Senator Del Marsh has been pushing a gambling bill, to see residents vote on whether or not they want a lottery and/or up-to 10 casinos to be created. In a surprising turn of events thi...
On Friday, the Georgia Senate passed a gambling bill that would see sports betting legalized in the state. Revenues from the industry would go towards college scholarships on a needs-basis as well as broadband ...
On the same day as it announced fourth quarter and full year 2020 results, Rhode Island-based gaming company Bally's Corporation (BALY:NYSE) formerly Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc., revealed a multiyear agr...
In the southern American state of Alabama and voters could soon be going to the polls to decide on whether to authorize a lottery and allow for the licensing of up to seven more casinos.
According to a repor...
American real estate investment trust Vici Properties Incorporated has announced that it is hoping to raise up to $2 billion in cash via the launch of a public offering involving 60 million common shares indivi...
The UFC and DraftKings have signed a groundbreaking new partnership deal. The latter is now the official sportsbook and daily fantasy partner for the UFC in both the United States and Canada. The gambling brand...
After thinking they were “at the finish line” in April 2019, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and the Mohegan Tribe, have reportedly finally agreed to terms for a comprehensive gambling expansion plan that could see...
In northern California and the federally-recognized Wilton Rancheria tribe has reportedly secured even more outside funding to help it build the $500 million Sky River Casino.
According to a Monday report fr...
After opening its virtual doors to bettors in Michigan in January 2021, the online gaming division of Wynn Resorts Ltd (Nasdaq: WYNN) WynnBET has partnered with the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Detro...
American casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation has announced the signing of deals that are to see it offload its remaining trio of domestic properties for an aggregate consideration worth roughly $6.25 bi...
It is not uncommon for a grudge to linger for many years or lead to escalated behavior. In New York recently, a decades long-grudge led to a 72-year-old professional poker player to send several suspicious piec...
In the United States and a federal court has reportedly signed off on the $31 million arrangement Australian gaming machines innovator Aristocrat Leisure Limited agreed last May in order to settle a pair of cla...
The governor for Ohio has reportedly declared that it is only a matter of time before the American state follows the neighboring jurisdictions of Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Indiana in legalizing ...
The Colorado Division of Gaming has finally released the reports for the state’s January sports betting earnings. The industry is booming and with over $326.9 million wagered last month, the state has hit a new...
Prominent iGaming and sportsbook operator Entain has announced that it has redoubled its effort to purchase smaller Baltic-facing competitor Enlabs AB by upping an earlier bid by some 32.5% to approximately $44...