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.
ESPN was the big winner at the 2017 Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA) Industry Awards held during the FSTA Winter Conference Tuesday. The U.S.-based global cable and satellite sports television channel wa...
After finishing its $631 million acquisition of online casino games innovator NYX Gaming Group earlier this month, American gaming machine innovator Scientific Games Corporation has now announced the completion...
The Thunder Valley Casino in Northern California played host to the World Series of Poker Circuit recently with 12 official ring events on the schedule, taking place over 12 days. The Main Event of the series s...
In Riverside County, California, initial site plans for a new gaming and entertainment development have been released by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Located at the corner of Date Palm Drive and ...
American casino operator Jack Entertainment has announced the signing of a multi-year deal that will soon see two of its Ohio properties begin offering the live dealer Pulse Arena innovation from Las Vegas-base...
UK-based gaming company Gaming Realms plc (LON:GMR) announced on Monday that it has penned a two-year license and revenue sharing agreement with Golden Nugget that has seen its Slingo Originals range launched o...
Figures recently released from the Mississippi Department of Revenue (pdf) show that for 2017, revenue across the state fell two percent to $2.08 billion, a decrease of more than $40 million from the year prior...
On Tuesday, January 23rd, the San Manuel Casino will be hosting a job fair at the San Manuel Event Center. The casino needs to hire over 350 new employees and are hoping to use the job fair to fill several posi...
In August 2016, the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula approved both Ojibwa Casino renovations in a referendum authorizing a total of $40 million for the projects with $6.5 milli...
In Florida, a group opposed to the expansion of gambling has reportedly announced that it has collected enough signatures to have a special ballot initiative placed before voters at the southern state’s next mi...
In preparation for the September opening of its $960 million casino and entertainment complex in the city’s South End, MGM Resorts International is reportedly moving into its corporate offices at 95 State St in...
A bad beat jackpot is not uncommon at casinos across the United States. Gaming venues offer the option to poker players as an extra incentive to play certain poker games in the hopes of earning a major jackpot ...
After what was thought to be a temporary closure of its casino and restaurants on Jan. 4, the Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino, which opened on Nov. 9, 2016, just west of Las Vegas Boulevard, is now reportedly fac...
American electronic payments provider Vantiv Incorporated has announced the completion of its previously-revealed deal to purchase British counterpart Worldpay Group with the enlarged company now due to be know...
The state of Pennsylvania currently has 12 casinos in operation. Of these 12 venues, 10 offer traditional poker gaming. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board recently released the figures (pdf) of the poker roo...