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.
A long-time anti-gambling activist in Illinois reportedly won $25k courtesy of a sweepstakes game at a gambling café in Villa Park.
The Associated Press by way of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that 68...
In Nevada, a federal bankruptcy judge has approved an agreement that will see billionaire American businessman, Larry Ellison, pay approximately $35.8 million in order to assume control of the shuttered Cal Nev...
In New York, a recent news release from Supervisor William Rieber Jr confirms that a temporary conditional certificate of occupancy (TCO) was issued to Resorts World Catskills on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017 by the ...
Ringing in the New Year right, the Beau Rivage Casino is set to host the Million Dollar Heater Poker Series beginning January 4th. For almost two weeks, the poker room of the casino will offer quality poker tou...
In Michigan, Gun Lake tribal officials recently announced donations totaling $20,000 to three charities. The money reportedly comes from a special fund consisting of winnings that have either been dropped on th...
After the October approval by the WNBA and NBA Board of Governors for the relocation of the of the San Antonio Stars to Las Vegas, the franchise’s new owner and operator MGM Resorts International has renamed th...
To celebrate the New Year, Live! Casino & Hotel will be hosting a special Disco Party. This New Year’s Eve party will be like none other, with four decades of Disco being celebrated along with massive jackp...
One of five casinos in southern California that are upping their game with various development projects, Pechanga Resort & Casino’s $285 million expansion, which solely expands the property’s resort ameniti...
A stipulation for settlement agreement with Golden Route Operations LLC, the largest slot route operator in Nevada, was unanimously approved recently by the state’s Gaming Commission which fined the company $75...
In Maryland, a pair of leading General Assembly Democrats are hoping to see revenues from casino gaming in the state put aside and used to help public schools. Delegate Maggie McIntosh and Senator Joan Carter h...
Efforts to see casino gaming brought to the state of Kentucky will be revived next year as one Senator has already pre-filed a new casino bill. Lawmaker Dennis Keene feels that the atmosphere is more receptive ...
A casino proposed by the Ho-Chunk Nation and the city of Beloit, located in southern Wisconsin, would, according to an Illinois lawmaker, be economically devastating to an adjacent Illinois town.
The results...
Foxwoods Resort Casino has added Rainmaker Stadium to its world-class gaming portfolio. The dynamic stadium gaming experience opening in the Rainmaker Casino features 30 play terminals and three live dealer off...
In Washington, the Spokane Tribe announced on Wednesday that the long-awaited grand opening of their new $40 million casino in Airway Heights will take place on January 8, 2018 at 7pm.
From the parking lot o...
American regional casino operator Boyd Gaming Corporation announced yesterday that it had signed a definitive agreement that will see it pay approximately $280.5 million in order to purchase Valley Forge Casino...