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, proposed legislation that would allow local casino operator, Spectacle Entertainment, to relocate one of its riverboat gambling licenses to a land-based site in the city of Terre Haute has reportedl...
The next seven years is reportedly set to see the gambling industry become the fastest growing employer in New York with some positions predicted to have well over 30% more available jobs than they do now.
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In New Jersey, the state gaming regulator has reportedly consented to a complex agreement that is to eventually see a private equity fund assume a majority stake in Atlantic City’s struggling Ocean Resort Casin...
In New Jersey, the state gaming regulator is reportedly scheduled to meet later today in order to decide whether it should approve an interim deal that would eventually lead to a private equity fund taking over...
Swedish online casino games developer, NetEnt AB, has announced the signing of an agreement that is to see it supply Pennsylvania’s giant, Parx Casino, with ‘a broad range’ of video slot and table titles once t...
Operator of casinos and racetracks in the U.S. and Canada, Penn National Gaming, Inc. (PENN:Nasdaq) recently announced that its has found a successor for the exiting, Chris Sheffield, and has appointed Jon Kapl...
The Virginia State Senate has reportedly passed amended legislation that could see casinos authorized for up to five independent cities so long as their local populations have approved of such venues via a refe...
Sunday evening’s uninspiring Super Bowl LIII contest between the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Rams reportedly brought in only around $35 million in official wagers from sportsbetting aficionados in ...
American lottery and gaming machines innovator, Scientific Games Corporation, has announced the launch of its Jin Ji Bao Xi slot along with the associated new TwinStar Wave XL cabinet to class-three markets aro...
As part of its $140 million upgrade, Golden Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ:GDEN) has announced it will rebrand the iconic Stratosphere resort that has called Las Vegas Boulevard home since April 1996.
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In northern California, work has reportedly begun to demolish a portion of an unfinished shopping center in order to make way for a planned $400 million tribal casino from the federally-recognized Wilton Ranche...
The boss for American casino operator, Wynn Resorts Limited, has reportedly reassured investors that his company is planning to open its under-construction Encore Boston Harbor property on schedule despite the ...
A January 22, 2019 survey conducted on behalf of and released by the American Gaming Association (AGA) found that out of every 10 American adults, one plans to wager on Super Bowl LIII between the AFC East's Ne...
Stephen Hand, a pioneer in the casino industry has died at the age of 61. Hand introduced the World Casino Directory to G2E in Las Vegas in 2002, after teaching himself the ropes and building the site for about...
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has announced that it will be holding a public meeting in the community of Morgantown early next month in order to accept input from citizens regarding the plan to bring a ...