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.
It was announced this week that Scientific Games would be helping Casino Arizona launch new products for customer enjoyment. The gaming operators two properties will now have access to online gaming content via...
American casino operator, Century Casinos Incorporated, has released its second-quarter financial results showing that it had experienced a 73% drop year-on-year in operational earnings to $996,000 in spite of ...
After naming Matt Maddox and Richard Byrne to its board of directors earlier this week, American casino operator Wynn Resorts Limited has now reportedly agreed a severance package with Kim Sinatra (pictured) th...
After replacing controversial predecessor Steve Wynn as Chief Executive Officer for American casino operator, Wynn Resorts Limited in February, Matt Maddox (pictured) has now been given a seat on the Las Vegas-...
After entering into a definitive agreement in April this year to purchase the Grand Victoria Casino for $327.5 million, MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) announced Tuesday that along with its venture partne...
After having received final approval for its casino plan from the Planning Board in Tiverton, Rhode Island last fall, the Twin River Management Group on Monday announced that on August 28, 2018, it will shut do...
Mount Airy Casino is moving ahead with their mini-casino plans after purchasing over 100 acres of land located in Big Beaver, Pennsylvania. The land is located near Interstate 376 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike,...
Kneeland C. Youngblood has been named director of Las Vegas-based gaming machine and systems innovator, Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS).
According to the official press release (pdf)…
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Wynn Resorts Ltd (NASDAQ:WYNN) has been working hard to complete the Encore Boston Harbor project, a casino resort located in the city of Everett, set to open by June of 2019. The casino has a $2.5 billion pric...
American daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings Incorporated reportedly made history on Wednesday afternoon by becoming the first to launch a mobile sportsbetting service for aficionados in the eastern state ...
British bookmaking giant, William Hill, has further entered the American sportsbetting market after it announced the signing of deals with casinos in the southern states of Mississippi and West Virginia.
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In 2013, the Genting Group purchased an area of land from Boyd Gaming on the Las Vegas Strip. This parcel of land contained 87 acres and was to be the future home of Genting’s Resorts World Las Vegas. The area ...
It’s been nearly two years since the federally recognized Osage Nation broke ground on its new $150 million flagship, Osage Casino Hotel Tulsa.
According to a Monday report from ABC-affiliated television sta...
Yesterday saw American casino giant MGM Resorts International ink a partnership deal with the National Basketball Association (NBA) only a day after finalizing a related joint venture agreement with British onl...
Caesars Entertainment Corporation is set to become the latest casino operator to expand its sportsbetting services in the United States after announcing that it intends to launch sportsbooks for its properties ...