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.
Some of the most prominent executives for MGM Resorts International are reportedly thought to have collectively spent over $10.3 million since Monday so as to purchase in excess of 900,000 shares in the America...
Online poker players in the state of New Jersey will be excited to hear that the New Jersey Spring Championship of Online Poker (NJSCOOP) is set to begin very soon. PokerStars has released the schedule of the u...
In Michigan and the 400-room Greektown Casino-Hotel has reportedly opened its doors for free to local police officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians who may be worried about the ongoing coronav...
American regional casino operator Penn National Gaming Incorporated is reportedly set to lay off almost its entire workforce of approximately 26,000 people from tomorrow in an attempt to safeguard its long-term...
In Massachusetts and the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has reportedly been told that the United States Department of the Interior has unilaterally ‘disestablished’ its reservation to potentially scupper its plan to b...
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has reportedly prompted state health officials in Missouri to temporarily ban the operation of controversial slot-like machines that have become an ever-increasing fixture at ma...
In Colorado, American Gaming Group LLC (AAG), which owns and operates the Wildwood Casino in the former gold mining camp of Cripple Creek, has announced that it has penned an agreement with global provider of t...
Eleven days after being ordered to close in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and yesterday reportedly saw most of the nine casinos in Atlantic City finally provide their employees with temporary lay...
The coronavirus pandemic is affecting the gambling world in many ways. Over the past few days, we have watched as casino around the United States have shut down completely, including hotels and most restaurants...
American casino operator Boyd Gaming Corporation has announced that it will not be paying investors a first-quarter dividend due to the financial uncertainty caused by the coronavirus-related shutdown of its al...
On Wednesday, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill into law, legalizing sports betting in the state. With the passage, the state can enter into new gaming compacts with Indian tribes to include the new ...
The billionaire boss for American casino and entertainments firm Landry’s Incorporated has reportedly revealed that his firm has been forced to temporarily lay off about 40,000 people as a result of the ongoing...
Casino operators in Las Vegas are reportedly losing up to $14.4 million every day as a result of the city’s coronavirus-related shutdown and may now have as little as five months before they completely run out ...
The senior leadership of American casino operator Wynn Resorts Limited has reportedly announced that it will be forgoing some or all of its salaries for 2020 in an attempt to help mitigate the financial impacts...
American casino operator, MGM Resorts International, has announced that Bill Hornbuckle (pictured) has been selected to replace the outgoing James Murren as its latest Chief Executive Officer.
The Las Vegas-...