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.
Global casino equipment and lottery services innovator Scientific Games Corporation has announced that a campaign it created last year for the Pennsylvania Lottery set a new industry record for the most entries...
In the final days prior to the formal opening of Washington State’s newest casino, Ilani, the US Supreme Court refused to hear opponents’ appeals of the previous U.S. District Court and U.S. Court of Appeals ru...
If the latest budget plan proposed by lawmakers to create revenues for the state stalls, an Illinois state senator said he’s willing to move forward with Senate Bill 7, which would create six new casinos across...
Expert electronic gambling operators and officials are gathering April 5th and 6th for Stockholm’s 9th Annual iGaming Forum. Attendees have a unique opportunity to evaluate and consider the opportunities of ent...
The Oneida Indian Nation will begin construction in May on its third Central New York casino called Point Palace Casino to be located on Route 31 in the town of Sullivan in Madison County, according to Syracuse...
A betting ban hasn’t been requested by the NFL on Raiders games when the team leaves Oakland for Las Vegas, and league commissioner Roger Goodell said they have no plans to do so, according to the Las Vegas Rev...
Hard Rock International is now the owner of the former Trump Taj Mahal casino of Atlantic City and the company has plans to unveil what they will be doing to their new property this week. The Taj Mahal was clos...
The Las Vegas gambling market has now been introduced to skill-based gaming thanks to a partnership between Gamblit Gaming and Caesars Entertainment Corporation. Caesars Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino is th...
After passing through committee in January, proposed legislation that would expand gambling in Florida and renegotiate the southern state’s stalled compact with the casino-operating Seminole Tribe Of Florida ha...
In Mississippi, officials are reportedly set to follow a call from Republican governor Phil Bryant and study the possibility of reinvigorating falling tax revenues by establishing a state lottery.
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It has been nine months since the Cal Neva Lodge & Casino owners have filed bankruptcy on the Nevada property and not much has changed in the way of getting the venue back on track for business. The casino ...
In Florida, the casino-operating Seminole Tribe Of Florida has reportedly joined with state officials in asking a Tallahassee judge to reconsider a ruling that they contend could lead to thousands of unregulate...
In a public response to a $21 million lawsuit filed by a Florida-based gaming development firm, the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians issued a statement claiming that the firm was already compensated for...
The vote by National Football League (NFL) team owners on Monday to allow the Oakland Raiders franchise to relocate to Las Vegas has inadvertently helped some of the Nevada city’s largest casino operators to in...
Sports betting and baccarat revenue totals have hurt the state of Nevada as far as overall casino revenues are concerned as both categories shifted down by double digits for the month of February. The Nevada Ga...