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.
Asian casino operator, Genting Malaysia Berhad, reportedly ‘has the liquidity’ to complete the development of large projects in Las Vegas and Singapore but may jeopardize its future ‘deleveraging trajectory’ by...
Some 18 months after passing legislation to legalize online gambling and the state of Pennsylvania has just reportedly announced that it anticipates the first series of sites will launch during the week beginni...
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has posted the sports wagering report for the month of March, showing the new industry earned just over $5.5 million in revenues. Six venues have been fully operational dur...
In February, it was announced that the Fontainebleau casino of Las Vegas would become The Drew Las Vegas. The casino has sat unfinished for several years, now set to reopen as a new venue. The Witkoff Group LLC...
After two years of ownership, Pennsylvania-based gaming and racing operator, Penn National Gaming, Inc. (PENN: NASDAQ) announced Tuesday that effective June 30, 2019, operations at its Resorts Casino Tunica pro...
Prominent American casino operator, Caesars Entertainment Corporation, has announced that it has selected veteran gaming industry executive, Anthony ‘Tony’ Rodio (pictured), to replace the outgoing Mark Frissor...
The Indiana House of Representatives has reportedly passed a piece of proposed legislation that could see the area around the city of Terre Haute granted a casino license while permitting local operator Spectac...
Last week reportedly saw the North Carolina Senate overwhelmingly approve a piece of proposed legislation that would allow the southern state’s two Native American casinos to add sportsbettting to their list of...
In Washington, a federally-recognized aboriginal tribe has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Valve Corporation amid claims that the video games developer is facilitating illegal gambling by allowing aficionado...
Since opening on September 1st, 2018, the Tiverton Casino Hotel has been successful, now nearly the $1 million mark in regard to gambling revenues for Tiverton. Recent reports show that as of April 11th, the g...
The online gambling news domain at PlayNJ.com has announced that this year’s edition of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament played a significant role in helping New Jersey’s land-based and virtual s...
In Louisiana, a new study from Spectrum Gaming Group has reportedly determined that a pair of under-performing riverboat casinos located near the city of Shreveport would benefit by being moved to other areas o...
Atlantic City's tallest casino is being renamed for the fourth time seven years, as the now former Ocean Resort Casino, which has worn the moniker since being sold to AC OCEAN WALK in January 2018, will be know...
In Indiana, the campaign to bring a casino to the area around the city of Terre Haute reportedly took another step forward yesterday after proposed legislation that would authorize such a venue made it through ...
The billionaire American property developer who once controlled Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort Casino, Bruce Deifik (pictured), reportedly died on Sunday evening after suffering an apparent cardiac arrest while d...