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.
Legislation proposed last month by Republicans in the Florida House Of Representatives that would essentially maintain the status quo in terms of the southern state’s gambling and casino markets has survived a ...
While there have been public "non-confirmation" confirmations that a sale of Las Vegas Sands Corp's Sands Bethlehem Casino to MGM Resorts International is imminent, experts caution that such a transaction will ...
In marketing millennial style 101, MGM Grand Las Vegas Hotel & Casino has brought what is being billed as the world’s first indoor laser golf course and private lounge to its new Level Up lounge.
Located...
In Florida, a new poll from the No Casinos In Florida lobby group has reportedly found that some 84% of the southern state’s residents want to reduce casino gambling or keep the status quo while some 60% of res...
In North Dakota, controversial legislation that would have asked voters to amend the state’s constitution in order to open a maximum of six state-owned casinos is reportedly dead after suffering a second set-ba...
As a long continuing trend across the country and throughout the world plays out, West Virginia could be the next U.S. state to end greyhound racing without actually banning the animal sport.
As part of the ...
In southern Florida, global casino operator Genting Group reportedly won unanimous support from an influential Miami-Dade County committee last week for its plan to build a 300-room hotel on a small plot of lan...
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission released the February 2017 reports for gross gaming revenues of the Plainridge Park Casino late last week, which showed the facility earning just over $12 million for the mon...
Detroit native and Las Vegas casino magnate, Derek Stevens, is in for a massive payday if his alma mater Michigan Wolverines win the national title.
Stevens, who graduated from the University of Michigan in ...
Although other casinos have tried the program on a limited basis for special VIP guests, the newer Lucky Dragon Casino in Las Vegas is the first to offer a rolling chip program on a regular basis. Rolling chips...
While keeping with their latest Grand Opening date of April 8, 2017, Kansas Crossing Casino has now announced that special guests will receive 'sneak peeks' throughout the last week of March and all of the publ...
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board released figures yesterday that show the table games at Pennsylvania casinos saw a decrease in gross revenues of 2.8% for the month of February when compared to the same mo...
In North Dakota, controversial legislation that would ask voters to amend the state’s constitution in order to open a maximum of six state-owned casinos has reportedly suffered its first set-back after being se...
In Mississippi, the state gaming regulator has reportedly denied permissions to build two new Gulf Coast casino resorts amid concerns that the sites for the proposed developments did not sit far enough away fro...
In Mississippi, the future of two proposed Gulf Coast casino resort projects will reportedly be decided later today during a meeting of the Mississippi Gaming Commission being held at the Hard Rock Hotel And Ca...