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 Indiana, the Ameristar Casino Hotel East Chicago has reportedly announced that it will be spending $15 million over the next 18 weeks in order to completely renovate its four-level riverboat casino operation...
In an effort to further distance itself from former Chairman and CEO Steve Wynn, the Las Vegas-based company that bears his name will reportedly rebrand its $2.5 billion under-construction property in Everett, ...
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) subsidiary CityCenter Holdings, LLC has reportedly agreed to sell its Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas property, a luxury, non-gaming hotel located on the Las Vegas Strip, for a...
Two casinos in Atlantic City now have a new gaming option to enjoy, thanks to Scientific Games. The technology-based gaming systems provider announced this week that Bally’s Wild Wild West and Harrah’s Atlantic...
Senate Bill 144 is a piece of legislation that would help the three racinos in Delaware to stay afloat. The bill just recently passed within the state Senate, offering a reduction in gaming revenue payments tha...
The casino market in Louisiana could be about to undergo significant change after the Louisiana State Senate passed legislation earlier this week that would permit the southern state’s 15 riverboat gambling fac...
American casino operator MGM Resorts International has reportedly announced that its $960 million MGM Springfield property could open as soon as August 24 complete with a 125,000 sq ft casino offering some 3,00...
American casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corporation has unveiled a plan that will see it spend around $85 million in order to expand its Horseshoe Southern Indiana and bring the facility’s existing river...
In Oklahoma, the Comanche Nation has reportedly warned that revenues from its Comanche Red River Hotel and Casino could fall by as much as 25% if the fellow federally-recognized Chickasaw Nation is permitted to...
After last week failing to get American casino operator Wynn Resorts Limited to reopen the nominating window for new board members, Elaine Wynn (pictured) is now reportedly urging fellow shareholders to help he...
As the interstate compact takes effect on May 1st, bringing WSOP poker platforms in New Jersey, Nevada and Delaware together, there will be a ton of quality online poker action available. The WSOP is preparing ...
Ahead of its planned re-opening in the summer, Atlantic City’s Ocean Resort Casino has announced the signing of an agreement that will see it feature one of the biggest attractions in virtual golf.
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In what is expected to increase city tax revenue by $1.8 million, a plan to expand Bronco Billy’s Casino has been approved by the Cripple Creek City Council despite opposition from a small group of residents an...
The Republican Governor for Florida, Rick Scott (pictured), has reportedly agreed a deal that would continue to give the Seminole Tribe of Florida the exclusive rights to offer banked card games such as blackja...
In Illinois, a Naperville-based marketing agency’s plan for a video gambling café in Kendall County was denied by Oswego Village Board members this week after reportedly receiving a similar rejection on March 6...