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 Maryland, local casino operator The Cordish Companies has announced that it will soon finish construction on the 310-room luxury hotel tower for its Live! Casino and Hotel Maryland and has begun accepting re...
After the sale of the SLS Las Vegas Hotel & Casino to The Meruelo Group, LLC was given the green light by the Nevada Gaming Commission last month, on April 5 the casino resort was officially sold and Paul H...
In Maryland, MGM National Harbor led the state’s six casinos in setting a monthly revenue record for March, with the Prince George’s County casino generating $60.4 million from both table games and slots to hel...
On Friday evening, the Maryland House voted to pass a constitutional amendment that will see the voters decide how casino revenues will be used for schools in the state. State formulas currently set aside a cer...
From April 10-27, the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey will play host to the 2018 Spring Poker Open. The series will feature over $3.2 million in total guaranteed prize money as well ...
In Louisiana, the firm behind Bossier City’s DiamondJacks Casino Hotel has reportedly unveiled a plan that would see the riverboat venue relocate almost 300 miles southeast to a Tangipahoa Parish site near the ...
In Pennsylvania, one gaming service provider and three casinos had fines levied against them by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB), when at the Wednesday meeting of consent agreements between the reci...
The real estate investment trust (REIT) established in 2016 by American casino giant MGM Resorts International has announced the signing of a deal that will see it spend $1.06 billion in order to purchase the H...
The fifth mini-casino license in Pennsylvania was awarded to the operator of Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course, Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association, by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board...
Working with sister company Poker Central, ESP Gaming has developed an esports studio in Las Vegas, which will be located at the Aria Resort & Casino and debut in May. The PokerGO Studio will reportedly hos...
After the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe broke ground on a $26.5 million major renovation project at its flagship Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant, MI, phase one has been completed ahead of th...
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has announced its approval of American regional casino operator Boyd Gaming Corporation’s plan to purchase the Valley Forge Casino Resort from current owner Valley Forge Co...
Online casino solutions innovator NetEnt AB has announced the signing of a distribution deal via its NetEnt Americas LLC subsidiary that will see the coming Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City offer its fu...
In Massachusetts, federal and state authorities will reportedly be launching an official investigation after a construction worker was killed on Tuesday afternoon while helping to build the $2.4 billion Wynn Bo...
In an attempt to find the next hot product for the Las Vegas market, American casino operator Boyd Gaming Corporation is reportedly trialing a pair of new virtual reality archery titles from International Game ...