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.
In the first full month of operating following their June 19, 2020 reopening, July was a good month for Ohio's four casinos and seven racinos, all things considered.
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American media and technology firm Interactive Corporation (IAC) has reportedly spent approximately $1 billion in order to acquire a 12% stake in prominent land-based casino operator MGM Resorts International.
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In 2019, sportsbooks in Nevada took in $1.87 billion in wagers on football, via the NFL and college combined. This was a new record, something will that most likely not take place in 2020. The state won a recor...
American casino operator Century Casinos Incorporated has reportedly satisfied investors with its second-quarter financial results despite posting a 31% year-on-year drop in net revenues to $31.6 million.
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Four of the largest casino-operating tribes in the American state of Oklahoma have reportedly filed a federal lawsuit that is seeking to invalidate gaming compacts the state’s governor inked with the Comanche N...
Billionaire Chinese businesswoman Cui Li Jie has reportedly offloaded 1.54% of her stake in besieged casino operator Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited after a steep decline in its share price trig...
After on July 24, 2020, securing approval from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, Wind Creek Hospitality and Pala Interactive LLC have now announced the launch of the Wind Creek real money online casino in ...
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a slow down in the gaming industry, from casinos to sports betting. States like Iowa are trying to recover, but it is taking some time. Over the past few months, gaming has gott...
British online casino games developer Playtech has announced the signing of a deal that is to see its award-winning portfolio made available to iGaming aficionados in the American state of New Jersey via the lo...
In Atlantic City and a group of local government, labor and gambling industry leaders have reportedly come to together to back a proposal that is set to see the community’s casinos begin employing less foreign-...
The boss for American casino operator Golden Entertainment Incorporated has reportedly announced that his firm will be on the lookout for ‘smaller bite-sized’ acquisitions over the course of the next 18 months....
Legislators in Nevada have reportedly passed a controversial measure that would exempt certain industries from being sued should their workers get ill as a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Permanent closure might be imminent for four Station Casino resorts in Southern Nevada, according to Frank Fertitta III, Chief Executive Officer of parent company Red Rock Resorts Inc. (NASDAQ: RRR).
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On Friday, WSOP.com hosted its final Online Series events. Overall, the series offered one event per day and provided 31 gold bracelets to deserving players. In the end, over $26.8 million was awarded in prize ...
Asian casino operator Wynn Macau Limited has reportedly released its unaudited financial results for the second quarter showing that it experienced a drop of 98.2% year-on-year in overall operating revenues to ...