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.
Well into its major renovation project, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is now converting the area once occupied by its race and sports book into a food and beverage concept.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal repor...
As part of his bid to become the next mayor of Chicago, candidate Garry McCarthy has reportedly suggested that the city could help to ease its current financial problems by opening a casino inside O’Hare Intern...
Yesterday saw the new owner of the Ocean Resort Casino sign a franchise deal with Hyatt Hotels Corporation that will see the coming Atlantic City property become the latest member of the American hotel giant’s ...
In Oklahoma, the Shawnee Tribe plans to break ground in Guymon for the Golden Mesa Casino after on March 28 following a Texas County records check and site visit an official deed signing placing the 102.98-acre...
Playsugarhouse.com is an online casino available in the state of New Jersey, having launched in 2016 by Rush Street Interactive. The online casino recently announced that a new player to the site was able to wi...
The Uncasville, Connecticut-headquartered Mohegan Tribe will reportedly debut its $80 million Mohegan Sun Exposition Center by Memorial Day. Located between the Earth Tower and Winter Garage at the tribe’s flag...
Virgin Group announced Friday that the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas will become Virgin Hotels Las Vegas by the end of 2019. Virgin founder, Sir Richard Branson held a poolside party news conference...
The Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, Nevada was the site of a huge payday for one lucky local woman this weekend.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that according to a spokesperson for Station Casinos LLC...
For the second consecutive month, Nevada's statewide gaming win broke the billion-dollar threshold, thanks to Chinese New Year falling in February this year rather than January as it did last year. The take was...
Las Vegas-based subsidiary of the Konami Corporation, Konami Gaming Inc. has named Casey Whelan as its Vice President of games sales for North America, while Jay Bertsch will take on the role of Vice President ...
Top online poker room PokerStars has announced that the New Jersey Spring Championship of Online Poker is coming soon. The full schedule of the series has been released, offering players a total of 80 events wi...
In Kater V. Churchill Downs, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the 'fun-to-play' Big Fish Casino violates Washington state law. The panel's decision, issued March 28 reverses a 2016 decision from ...
After losing big last year on his alma mater, Detroit native and Las Vegas casino magnate, Derek Stevens (pictured), is once again in for a massive payday if his Michigan Wolverines win the 2018 NCAA Tournament...
Scientific Games Corporation has announced new retail technology involving a lottery instant game is set to be tested in eight states via 7-Eleven stores. SCiQ has been approved for testing in 7-Eleven’s with t...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (pictured) has reportedly dismissed any suggestion he may support a revised tax deal for the Del Lago Resort and Casino by declaring that the state should not ‘get into the busine...