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 Louisiana legislature on Tuesday, both fantasy sports and sports betting were up for discussion and while the House advanced the daily fantasy sports (DFS) proposal, a Senate committee rejected a sports ...
After Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association was awarded Pennsylvania’s fifth mini-casino license on April 4, not one bid was received for the sixth license at the auction on Wednesday, which was open to ...
After on Monday having rejected for the fourth time the ballot information for a constitutional amendment that would see the creation of casinos in Arkansas, Driving Arkansas Forward, has filed suit against Ark...
In New Jersey, Monmouth Park Racetrack is reportedly anxiously waiting to hear whether the United States Supreme Court will overturn the existing Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) so that i...
Still hurting from the February resignation of its Chief Executive Officer, Steve Wynn, amid numerous allegations of sexual misconduct and American casino operator Wynn Resorts Limited has announced the appoint...
One of two recycled and reimagined Boardwalk casino resorts opening this year, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City will open on June 28. The Wednesday announcement was delivered courtesy of a trio of sim...
SugarHouse Online Casino has introduced the Wyrz prepaid credit card as an additional payment option on its site. The new virtual prepaid Visa® card allows players to securely deposit into their online gaming a...
British online gaming software supplier GameAccount Network has announced the signing of a multi-year deal that will see it provide Paddy Power Betfair with a range of platform services for the expanding iGamin...
The long-awaited expansion of online gambling involving multi-state player pooling will take place next month. On May 1st, New Jersey will join Delaware and Nevada in pooling online poker players. Individuals t...
ABC-affiliated television station and partner of Springfield-based newspaper The Republican, Western Mass News, will reportedly have a standalone studio on the premises of the $960 million MGM Springfield casin...
In Connecticut, legislators have reportedly been advised not to allow the state’s MMCT Venture tribal concern to open its small Mohegan Sun Foxwoods East Windsor casino without first receiving official approval...
In Nevada, yesterday reportedly saw the former Chief Executive Officer for American casino operator Wynn Resorts Limited, Steve Wynn, settle his almost six-year legal battle with former wife Elaine Wynn (pictur...
After completing its acquisition of Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. around this time last year, Eldorado Resorts Inc. (Nasdaq: ERI) has reportedly entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the Grand Victoria ...
Tropicana Entertainment Incorporated is getting out of the casino business after signing a definitive agreement that is to see it sell the majority of its properties including the 2,100-room Tropicana Casino an...
From now until April 22nd, the World Series of Poker site in New Jersey will be offering online poker players the Spring Show Me Tournament Series. The series started on the 15th and will include eight days of ...