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.
Effective July 1, 3,000 more employees will be furloughed from the Encore Boston Harbor. The casino has decided to reduce staff numbers as they look to reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Encore is the thi...
In the United States and an entity known as Landcadia Holdings II Incorporated has announced the signing of an agreement that is to see it fully acquire local iGaming operator Golden Nugget Online Gaming Incorp...
American casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corporation has announced that the $17.3 billion deal that is to see it merge with counterpart Eldorado Resorts Incorporated has been approved by the Federal Trade...
In southern Nevada and the local branch of the Culinary Workers Union has reportedly announced that it will be filing a lawsuit against ‘major Las Vegas Strip casino companies’ concerning allegations that they ...
The ten riverboat casinos in the American state of Illinois are reportedly set to re-open from Wednesday morning after being temporarily shuttered some 15 weeks ago owing to the coronavirus pandemic.
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In Nevada and the man behind the coming $2.5 billion The Drew Las Vegas casino resort is reportedly being sued over claims that he has not honored the contracts of five former executives he sacked amid the stat...
St. Louis area casinos will all soon have a single landlord after on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, the Missouri Gaming Commission gave REIT (real estate investment trust) Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. (GLPI) t...
On Thursday, the Nevada Gaming Commission approved eight new amendments regarding cashless gaming systems. The amendments were made to existing regulations. Supporters of cashless options feel that this change ...
As the coronavirus continues to be a problem in the state of Nevada, gaming operators are changing their health and safety policies. The mask policies of top gaming operators MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainme...
In Massachusetts and regulators have reportedly released a number of re-opening requirements for the eastern state’s trio of casinos that are to see the venues prohibited from offering popular table games such ...
Operating at 50 percent capacity and with safety measures based on guidelines from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) in place, Mount Airy Casin...
Even more online casino gaming is now available in New Jersey. Online operator, DraftKings, announced this week the launch of its standalone casino app for the Garden States. The operator used in-house technolo...
In the southern American state of Arkansas and the long-running process to pick the operator for a proposed Pope County casino reportedly took another unexpected turn yesterday after regulators announced that t...
When casinos in Las Vegas reopened in early June, wearing a mask was encouraged but not mandatory for guests. The casinos reopened after months of non-operation in an effort to slow the spread of the deadly cor...
Following many weeks of wait and the nine casinos in Atlantic City have reportedly been told that they will be allowed to emerge from their coronavirus-induced lockdowns from July 2 so long as they agree to kee...