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.
The planned acquisition of the Isle of Capri Casino Hotel Lake Charles by the Laguna Development Corporation (LDC), the economic development arm of New Mexico Native American tribe Laguna Pueblo, has failed.
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Several weeks ahead of schedule, in an effort to attract visitors who are traveling during the Chinese New Year holiday, which begins on Friday, Feb. 16, at 8am today the $900 million Resorts World Catskills ca...
Citing what he called ‘an avalanche of negative publicity’ surrounding the sexual misconduct allegations recently brought against him, billionaire businessman Steve Wynn (pictured) has reportedly resigned as Ch...
In Connecticut, a group of lawmakers is reportedly set to introduce proposed legislation later this week that would revoke the gaming license earlier granted to the planned Mohegan Sun Foxwoods East Windsor and...
American casino and hotel operator Hard Rock International has announced the signing of an agreement that will see it build a new real-money online casino offering in partnership with iGaming solutions innovato...
Nevada-based Golden Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ:GDEN) recently announced the appointment of Mark Seligman (pictured) as the new general manager of its Arizona Charlie’s Boulder and Decatur properties.
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American gaming systems innovator Scientific Games Corporation has announced the signing of an agreement that will see it completely upgrade the casino management system for central California’s Chukchansi Gold...
In advance of this weekend’s Super Bowl LII action, the Nevada Gaming Control Board has reportedly declared that the western state’s numerous sports books had an all-time win high of $248.7 million last year of...
As part of its efforts to get the United States’ Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) revoked, the American Gaming Association trade group has announced that some 97% of all domestic wagers on...
Embattled casino mogul Steve Wynn (pictured) is facing even more bad news this week after the University of Iowa reportedly announced that it intends to remove his name from its vision research facility.
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In southern California, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians has reportedly announced that it has begun an environmental review of a recent expansion proposal for its Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa facil...
After late-2016 saw Crown Resorts Limited abandon its plan to build the $2 billion Alon Las Vegas integrated casino resort, the Australian firm has now reportedly completed the sale of the Nevada development’s ...
Ahead of its opening in the summer, the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City reportedly held an invitation-only job fair yesterday in hopes of finding employees to fill some 3,000 expected positions.
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Located in Olympia, Washington, the Nisqually Red Wing Casino is a gaming property that originally opened in 1997. By early 2015, the property had expanded to provide almost double the original gaming floor. No...
After recently completing the purchases of NYX Gaming Group and Tech Art Incorporated, American gaming machine innovator Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) has now announced that it will be launching a...