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.
Three of the most prominent casino operators in Las Vegas are reportedly set to begin testing their employees for exposure to coronavirus as part of an effort that could see them given permission to partially r...
Pennsylvania's iLottery program is officially the most commercially successful to date in North America with total sales of online/mobile games reaching $1 billion in just under two years.
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Live-dealer online casino games developer Evolution Gaming Group AB has announced the signing of an agreement that is to see its innovations offered to players in the United States via the New Jersey-facing iGa...
In upstate New York and the Oneida Indian Nation has reportedly announced that it is hoping to conduct a phased re-opening of its three tribal casinos from early next month utilizing a strict set of revised saf...
On Monday, Station Casinos revealed their new health and safety protocols for reopening their venues in Nevada. Measures to be put in place include testing employees for the coronavirus as well as enhancing cle...
In southern Virginia and officials for the city of Danville have reportedly launched negotiations that could see Caesars Entertainment Corporation given the right to build and operate the area’s envisioned casi...
Last month’s reverse merger of American online sports wagering innovator DraftKings Incorporated with iGaming technologies firm SBTech Malta Limited has reportedly transformed the founder of the latter firm int...
While around the state of Louisiana casinos are reopening on Monday, May 18, 2020, under strict new guidelines and regulations established by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, DiamondJacks Casino & Hotel ...
Lakeside Entertainment Casino is the first to reopen in the state of New York since non-essential businesses closed back in March. The facility is a slot-machine only casino operated by the Cayuga Nation. The t...
The lottery for the small eastern American state of Rhode Island is reportedly hoping to counter a recent coronavirus-related downturn in revenues by launching a new service that allows aficionados to enjoy a r...
The southern American state of Louisiana is reportedly planning to allow its 23 casinos to begin re-opening from Monday after temporarily closing down the venues on March 17 in response to the coronavirus pande...
After extending the temporary closure of its Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut in late April, the Mohegan Tribe has once again pushed back the reopening of its Uncasville property through the Memorial Day weeke...
American casino operator Hard Rock International has announced the signing of a deal that has seen it acquire the complete intellectual property rights for the former Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas.
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After being closed for almost two full months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, five casinos in Arizona are ready to reopen. New safety measures have been put in place and the venues will be live once again, with r...
In the western American state of Washington and the Angel of the Winds Casino Resort has reportedly re-opened some eight weeks after being temporarily shuttered as a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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