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.
As the opening of its MGM Springfield venue draws ever closer, giant American casino operator MGM Resorts International is reportedly set to inaugurate a local training school on Dec. 6 aimed at anyone wishing ...
In hopes of expediting their plan to bring a Class III satellite casino to the small community of East Windsor, last week reportedly saw the administration of Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy join with the st...
In celebration of its new hotel in Nichols, New York, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Tioga Downs Casino Resort on Friday afternoon as media and guests were addressed by officials and Jeff Gural, owner, a...
Since last month, the Poker Room at the Bellagio Casino Resort on the Las Vegas Strip has played host to Season XVI of the World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic. The series continued this last weeke...
Starting on December 5th, the Bellagio Resort & Casino of Las Vegas will play host to the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic Main Event. The casino began hosting the World Poker Tour in late November, off...
Starting yesterday, Foxwoods Resort Casino, located in the state of Connecticut, is set to offer quality poker gaming via the Mega Stack Challenge. The special tournament series will run from the 1st to the 11t...
Penn National Gaming (NASDAQ:PENN) is reportedly in the midst of discussions revolving around the purchase of rival casino owner Pinnacle Entertainment and creating a unified company with 45 properties in upwar...
American casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corporation has announced the signing of an agreement that will see it sell its Harrah’s Las Vegas venue to local real estate firm VICI Properties Incorporated for $1...
Yesterday saw American casino operator Churchill Downs Incorporated announce that it had signed an all-cash deal that will see it offload its Big Fish Games Incorporated casual games subsidiary to Aristocrat Te...
After approval of a long-awaited liquor license on August 11, on Friday the Tohono O'odham Nation will reportedly break ground on a $400 million expansion project at its Desert Diamond West Valley Casino and Re...
One of four licenses awarded in Upstate New York in December 2015, Resorts World Catskills, previously named Montreign, remains on track to open in early 2018. The casino, which is located in rural Sullivan Cou...
An amendment that would give Florida voters the power to limit gambling expansion in the state has surpassed 400,000 petition signatures, according to The News Service of Florida.
The Voter Control of Gambli...
As MGM Resorts International continues to move forward with their new Massachusetts property, the company is looking to start the hiring process for the new venue. The $960m casino resort titled MGM Springfield...
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada is easily recognizable due to many factors including the beautiful Chandelier bar. The crystallized centerpiece of the bar is a focal point and the first feature that visit...
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has reportedly changed its stance on legalized nationwide sportsbetting by revealing that it now intends to lend its support to those lobbying members of Congress for a...