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 Massachusetts, a bill that would require cities to share their take of tax and other related revenues from casinos with wards in those respective cities has been filed by State Rep. Bud Williams (pictured, b...
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has reportedly ordered a subsidiary of Rush Street Gaming to pay a fine of $30,000 after determining that it had allowed people below the age of 21 to place wagers ...
After announcing in 2017 that a number of casino tax appeals covering casinos in Atlantic City had been settled, it appears as though the iconic Boardwalk city will be required to pay out millions after all.
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An organization representing the interests of Minnesota’s tribal casino industry has reportedly written to the state’s new Governor, Tim Walz (pictured), urging him not to support legislation that could bring s...
Casino operations at Monticello Casino and Raceway in Thompson in Sullivan County, New York will soon be shut down, however, the harness racing track will remain open for business, at least for the time being.
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In Pennsylvania, the premiere of two additional casino-based sportsbooks helped to push December statewide aggregated gross revenues from sports wagering up by just over 294% month-on-month to slightly over $2 ...
In the Eastern Idaho Region, the federally recognized Shoshone-Bannock Tribes have announced they will hold an official ribbon cutting and opening ceremony for their Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel in Fort Hall o...
Australian payment services provider, EML Payments Limited,has announced that its American subsidiary has inked a deal to supply online sportsbook operator, PointsBet USA Incorporated, with a reloadable card in...
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has reportedly proposed changing the eastern state’s regulations on sportsbooks so as to prohibit licensed operators from accepting individual wagers of more than $...
After last week announcing plans for a proposed waterfront casino, a group of residents and legislators from the independent city of Portsmouth in the Commonwealth of Virginia made a trip to the southeastern st...
Lobbyists allegedly working for American casino magnate, Sheldon Adelson (pictured), may have reportedly played a significant role in getting the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) to change its stance c...
Las Vegas-based global hospitality and entertainment company, MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), recently added a member to its Board of Directors. The appointment of Keith A. Meister (pictured), Chief Inve...
American lottery and gaming machines innovator, Scientific Games Corporation, has announced that it has rolled out its PlayCentral 54 self-service advance for retailers in the states of Arizona and Pennsylvania...
In Rhode Island, a senior Democratic state legislator has reportedly introduced a measure that would build on late-November’s launch of land-based sportsbetting by allowing residents to additionally place sport...
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has reportedly announced that it is to give online gambling firms up to 90 days to alter their policies and practices so as to comply with its latest stance concern...