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 Encore Boston Harbor was designed to provide a Vegas-style experience in Massachusetts, offering high-rollers an option in the region. Opened in June 2019 with a cost of $2.6 billion to create, the Encore h...
In Massachusetts and gamblers inside the Encore Boston Harbor property from Wynn Resorts Limited will soon reportedly be introducing four automated beverage dispensing machines in order to speed up the on-floor...
This week in Upstate New York, the Oneida Indian Nation celebrated the grand opening of a multi-million dollar expansion at its Yellow Brick Road Casino.
According to the Tuesday press release, the new 19,40...
The Governor for Alaska, Mike Dunleavy (pictured), has reportedly proposed legislation that could see the giant northern state establish a lottery and legalize keno, video lottery terminals and online sportsbet...
Australian online bookmaker, PointsBet Holdings Proprietary Limited, has announced that its PointsBet USA subsidiary has signed a deal to serve as the official sportsbetting operator for the National Basketball...
On March 16th to the 18th, the American Gaming Association (AGA) will be hosting an exclusive invite-only affair titled the AGA Sports Betting Executive Summit. The 2020 gathering will bring together the leadin...
American casino operator MGM Resorts International has announced that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, James Murren (pictured), is to step down before the expiration of his current contract.
The Las...
The online and retail sportsbetting market of New Jersey could reportedly be well on its way to regularly becoming the nation’s most lucrative after posting a 285% increase year-on-year in January combined hand...
As part of a collaborative enforcement effort in 2019 between the Michigan Gaming Control Board and Michigan Attorney General's Office targeting illegal gambling operations, 14 businesses in the Great Lakes sta...
Maltese online casino and sportsbook operator, Kindred Group, has announced the inking of a deal with Caesars Entertainment Corporation that could soon see it introduce its services to punters in the American s...
HighView Development Group met with the Des Moines Airport Authority Board this week to provide details of their plan to work with the Wild Rose Casino group to create a casino and hotel at the Des Moines Airpo...
In Oklahoma and a federal judge has reportedly ordered the state to enter mediation talks with five of its casino-operating tribes in an attempt to resolve a contentious dispute over gaming compacts.
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Brick-and-mortar players in New Jersey who are apprehensive about gambling online now have an option. Now, all that's needed to "hit the slots" from the comfort of home is a valid internet gambling account with...
The Washington Redskins franchise of the National Football League (NFL) is reportedly hoping to tempt legislators in either Maryland or Virginia into legalizing sportsbetting as part of an arrangement for a new...
American gaming machines behemoth, Scientific Games Corporation, has announced that a total of 22 domestic and international lotteries are taking advantage of some component of its new James Bond-branded family...