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.
After breaking ground on its off-reservation casino in western Washington in November, the Spokane Tribe Of Indians has now reportedly unveiled the name and logo for the coming $400 million development.
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The Rivers Casino & Resort located in Schenectady, New York is set to open a new hotel this July with 165 guest rooms. Management of the casino has announced that the new hotel located on Mohawk Harbor will...
The Plainridge Park Casino of Massachusetts will have to pay a $65,000 fine due to not being in compliance with requirements for security staffing on-site. The casino has been found to be in violation of the mi...
The 2017 WSOP kicked off this week at Harrah’s in Las Vegas. Poised to make another record year for entries and prize money given away, we already have our first bracelets awarded.
Casino employees always ge...
After earning a fifth place win during the $100,000 high roller event at Aria Poker last week, Christoph Vogelsang has snagged the 2017 Super High Roller Bowl first place finish. The $100,000 event was one of f...
The 2017 World Series of Poker is well underway, with the official first day on Tuesday and bracelet events starting yesterday.
Every day, players at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino will have access to a ...
A petition regarding the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians’ decision to build its fourth tribal casino in The Magnolia State has failed.
The only federally-recognized tribe in the southern state was faced ...
The expansion of gambling was among the issues that did not get called up for vote in the Illinois General Assembly prior to the spring session deadline on Wednesday.
According to the State Journal-Register,...
As lawmakers in Connecticut continue to consider controversial legislation that would expand casino gambling, the mayor for the eastern state’s largest city, Bridgeport, is reportedly remaining circumspect on t...
Last weekend, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed a bill into law that legalizes eSports betting events.
Senate Bill 240 extends state laws currently in effect on sports wagering to eSports events. The new...
The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino of Hollywood, Florida announced on Monday that they are making changes to their poker gaming offerings.
The ballroom of the property will become the new home to the ...
Early Monday, a Ferndale, Washington man was arrested for allegedly calling in a bomb threat to the Silver Reef Hotel Casino Spa located at 4876 Haxton Way in Ferndale.
The Bellingham Herald reports that 45-...
Employees of any business expect to have access to certain benefits during their employment, including health insurance. The Twin River Casino may soon be subjected to a strike if employees go ahead with their ...
This year's Iron Bowl, being an odd-numbered year, will be played in Auburn, Alabama, and while it may not be on the NCAA football schedule until November, it doesn’t mean that the game isn't on the mind of spo...
Five weeks after opening and the Ilani Casino Resort in south-west Washington has so far reportedly seen thousands of gambling enthusiasts passing through its doors every day while also awarding around 3,000 sl...