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.
In Wisconsin, a new economic impact study commissioned by the Stockbridge-Munsee Band Of Mohican Indians has reportedly found that the casino-operating tribe stands to lose about 37% of its annual gambling reve...
After failing in a bid to bring a casino to the small Colorado border town of Dinosaur in 2011, the Ute Indian Tribe Of The Uintah And Ouray Reservation has reportedly returned with a second proposal that would...
The Golden Nugget Casino in Las Vegas has recently announced the launch of a new sports betting app in partnership with Miomni Gaming, aimed at sport fans all across Nevada. The app, according to the press rele...
The Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes will meet in Windsor Locks on Thursday to discuss their plans for a possible new casino there. The meeting will take place at 7pm at the Windsor Locks High School audi...
On Thursday, the State of Florida appeal a court ruling from November of 2016 by a United States District Judge that gave the Seminole Tribe exclusive rights to blackjack until 2030. The filing of the appeal is...
In September of 2016, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court were given a 120 time frame in which to come up with a solution for the state tax levy on slot machines. Casinos of the state were paying $10 million or 2% o...
For some time now, the Coquille Indian Tribe has been working to create a gaming venue in the Medford area on property located at Highway 99 in Oregon. The tribe announced on Friday that the land is now qualifi...
In the United States, global financial services firm Western Union has reportedly agreed to pay a fine of $586 million after admitting that it violated federal anti-money laundering laws by allowing its agents ...
After a December study found that the opening of the Plainridge Park Casino had not led to an increase in crime, a similar year-long investigation has now reportedly concluded that the Massachusetts venue has a...
This February, the Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee will be hosting a special poker tournament festival. The second annual Seminole Immokalee Poker Challenge will take place at the casino as part of the Seminole...
According to local business and other reports, Rivers Casino is getting ready to build a $35 million hotel on the Ohio River property in Pittsburgh, Pa. As planned, the hotel will have 214 rooms, according to a...
In Rhode Island, the plan from casino operator Twin River Management Group Incorporated to build a new full-scale facility in the town of Tiverton using the transferred license for its Newport Grand Casino slot...
Mississippi Gaming Commission Executive Director Allen Godfrey reported this week that developers who tried to see a casino located in Diamondhead off the Bay of St. Louis and the South Beach Casino in Biloxi y...
American casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corporation has reportedly agreed to pay a criminal penalty of $6.96 million in order to end the long-running probe by the United States Department Of Justice into whether ...
In Elk Grove, California, a proposed Indian gaming venue has been under heavy fire from the beginning. Now, a new television commercial has been created by a nonprofit group blasting the project. Without citing...