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 Connecticut, the joint Public Safety and Security Committee is reportedly set to hold a special meeting later today in order to consider the merits of four pieces of proposed legislation that, if passed, cou...
American land-based casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corporation has announced the signing of a multi-year arrangement that is set to see it provide daily fantasy sports and sportsbetting firm DraftKings I...
New York-based premium sports analysis and media company, The Action Network, recently announced that it closed on 17.5 million in Series B funding led by private investment firm, Fertitta Capital. Under the te...
After on February 4, the Virginia Senate passed legislation that would allow for a local referendum regarding the allowing of a casino in Bristol, on Saturday night the state's General Assembly passed a bill th...
In New Jersey, the Golden Nugget Atlantic City has announced their online and mobile sportsbook is in full operation. The online betting option launched earlier this week, offering players the ability to place ...
In southern Idaho, the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes has reportedly announced that a new 85,463 sq ft casino connected to its former Shoshone-Bannock Hotel and Events Center is set to begin welcoming players from tom...
In the southern American state of Kentucky, proposed legislation that would legalize some forms of sportsbetting as well as daily fantasy sports and online poker has reportedly successfully cleared its first hu...
American casino operator, Caesars Entertainment Corporation, has released its unaudited financial results for 2018 showing that it had experienced a 2.7% increase year-on-year in enterprise-wide net revenues to...
Ocean Resort Casino will serve as the new Atlantic City Arena Football League (AFL) team's official host hotel for the inaugural 2019 season, after on January 22 it was announced that the expansion team will pl...
The gaming regulator for Massachusetts has reportedly agreed a deal that will allow it to receive the findings of an almost year-long investigation into the alleged actions of former casino magnate, Steve Wynn....
After a February 6, 2019, approval of a complex financial deal allowing operations at Ocean Resort Casino to continue uninterrupted during an ownership transition, a pair of top executives at the Atlantic City ...
Over the past several years, the Coquille Indian Tribe has invested upwards of $6 million purchasing various properties around a proposed casino site in the southern Oregon city of Medford.
According to the ...
Swedish online casino games developer, NetEnt AB, has announced that the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (NJDGE) has granted it a permanent Casino Service Industry Enterprise license, after having ope...
In southern California, the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians has reportedly announced that it intends to launch gaming operations inside its new 474,000 sq ft Soboba Casino Resort from tomorrow.
Hotel to debut...
Last month reportedly saw the six fledgling sportsbooks in Pennsylvania contribute some $938,597 in tax after their aggregated revenues hit $2.6 million off of a combined handle that reached slightly in excess ...