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.
Over the weekend, the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians celebrated the official grand opening of its $168 million Harrah's Northern California casino in Amador County.
Located approximately 32 miles so...
In southern California, the Pauma Band of Luiseno Indians has reportedly failed in its attempt to get the United States Supreme Court to reconsider a lower court’s ruling that tied workers at its Casino Pauma t...
After pleading guilty to one federal misdemeanor records keeping charge earlier in the year, prominent sports wagering specialist, David Oancea (pictured), has now reportedly been ordered to avoid sportsbooks i...
Despite its perceived long-standing antagonism towards gambling, it would reportedly seem that The Walt Disney Company now controls a stake in daily fantasy sports and online sportsbetting firm, DraftKings Inco...
In Nevada, the men behind the former Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino have reportedly been named as defendants in a trio of civil lawsuits recently filed by past investors angered at being collectively owed well o...
Fantasy contests in Pennsylvania generated $22,542,688 in the first 12 months of operation, which in turn, generated 3,381,403 in tax revenue for the northeastern U.S. state.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control ...
A plan to create a tribal gaming hall on Martha’s Vineyard has been a controversial one from the start. The Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe and the Chickasaw Nation have been partnered for quite some time in an effort...
Ahead of the planned June 23 opening of its Encore Boston Harbor integrated casino resort and Wynn Resorts Limited has reportedly opened negotiations that could see it sell the $2.6 million Massachusetts develo...
American casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corporation has reportedly revealed that it will be adding a sportsbook to the previously-announced 100,000 sq ft expansion of its Horseshoe Southern Indiana facil...
The United States House of Representatives has reportedly passed two pieces of proposed legislation that would clear the way for the federally-recognized Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to build a new casino resort on ...
The Republican Governor for Iowa, Kim Reynolds (pictured), reportedly put her signature to a piece of legislation on Monday that will see the state allow sportsbetting to be conducted online and via its collect...
The nine-casino market in Atlantic City reportedly had a very good April after chalking up a 23.8% rise year-on-year in aggregated gross gaming revenues to $265.4 million inclusive of a 58.9% overall increase i...
A recently penned agreement between ESPN and Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) will provide fans around the world with sports betting news and entertainment content.
According to the press release, the col...
The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa announced this week a brand-new online sports betting platform has launched in New Jersey. BorgataSports.com is now live, featuring desktop and mobile capabilities. The site w...
The Seminole Tribe of Florida has reportedly told legislators in Tallahassee that it is to cease making its monthly revenue sharing payments until the state officially settles a long-running dispute concerning ...