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.
Several states across the US have introduced some form of gambling legislation this year on such topics as land based casino gaming, online gaming, daily fantasy sports and more. The state of New Hampshire has ...
The New Jersey Casino Control Commission (NJCCC) ruled today that it doesn't matter if the owner of the former Revel Casino plans to own or run the new casino, TEN, he still needs to obtain a gaming license bef...
Commercial casinos in Deadwood, South Dakota, as well as tribal enterprises in the state, had hoped that the addition of keno, craps and roulette to their stalwart offering of slots and blackjack would invigora...
In California, the decision by the former head of the state’s gambling regulator to open an independent consulting business only four days after her term ended has reportedly sparked criticism from those pointi...
The $440 million del Lago Resort & Casino will open its doors to the public at 10:30 a.m. on February 1, 2017, following a brief press conference and ribbon cutting ceremony. Due to state regulations govern...
In Iowa, a long-running legal dispute between the owner of the former Argosy Sioux City and the shuttered riverboat casino’s past operator, Penn National Gaming Incorporated, has finally been given a court date...
Late last week, Senator John Bonacic of New York revived efforts to legalize online poker in the state by introducing S-3898. The measure would amend current laws of the state to allow certain interactive poker...
The Isle Casino and Racing in Pompano Beach and a Slovania-based electronic table games manufacturer are both named as defendants in a class-action lawsuit that claims a dice game has been taking too big of a c...
As the Big Game - the biggest US gambling events of the year - unrolls, the first US multi-channel sports gambling network VSiN (Vegas Stats & Information Network) will be preparing for launch with the help...
After admitting they failed to follow federal anti-money laundering laws properly, the Gardens Casino is hoping they will be able to continue to operate in Hawaiian Gardens, California. The casino is a large em...
Putting an end to three months of speculation, Sheldon Adelson (pictured) and his family officially withdrew as investors in a proposal to build a $1.9 billion domed stadium on forty-two acres near the Universi...
In Idaho, a battle is reportedly brewing between the western state’s legislature and governor Clement "Butch" Otter over a suggestion that the Republican’s may be about to institute temporary rules legalizing i...
The Casino Control Commission of the state of New Jersey (NJCCC) will be holding a meeting this week, one that would decide the future of the proposed TEN Casino in Atlantic City. Namely, the meeting will be ad...
After refinancing its gaming debt in November following a $2 million swell in overall profits, the Mississippi Band Of Choctaw Indians has announced plans to build a new casino in the southern state offering ar...
Greektown Casino-Hotel of Detroit, a property of JACK Entertainment, just announced last week that they are now offering two new technologies for customer improvement. The GT Connected and Greektown Mobile App ...