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.
As the price tag for its Wynn Boston Harbor Resort waterfront hotel and casino near Boston continues to climb, Wynn Resorts Limited has reportedly decided to scale back on some of the retail offerings planned f...
Online gambling is once again on the table in the state of Michigan after State Senator Mike Kowall introduced a new online casino measure titled The Lawful Internet Gaming Act this week. The new legislation wo...
In the state of Georgia, proposed legislation that could see voters asked to permit the licensing of up to two resort casinos has reportedly been given a hearing later today before the Georgia House Of Represen...
In North Dakota, proposed legislation that would allow voters to decide whether to amend the state’s constitution in order to open a maximum of six new state-owned casinos has reportedly been called “racist” by...
In the midst of planning an $800 million redevelopment of its Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem property, operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation has reportedly told employees at the Pennsylvania venue that the casino...
Saipan operators Imperial Pacific International have suffered a large drop in VIP turnover in February, only a month after hitting a record high, according to news reports from a recent Honk Kong Stock Exchange...
Hard Rock International was just announced as the new buyer of Carl Icahn’s Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City, and yet the company still has their eyes on the northern New Jersey market. According to CEO ...
Michael Shackleford, (the Wizard of Odds) latest study was released in February of this year. The study looks at video poker and video keno machines throughout Las Vegas. The charts he produced show the payback...
After initiating a $68 million expansion project at its Treasure Island Resort And Casino in July, the Prairie Island Indian Community of Minnesota has announced that it has now purchased the naming rights for ...
The Seminole tribe of Florida has made clear its objections to two pending gambling bills in the state, saying that they fear that SB 8 and PCB TGC 17-01 were in possible violation of US federal laws. SB 8 was...
For the third consecutive year, the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino in North Carolina will play host to the WSOP Global Casino Championships. The event schedule has been announced by the World Series of Poker, with th...
In Mississippi, a local real estate developer has reportedly announced that he has secured the final $40 million piece of financing needed to build a new casino resort for the city of Gulfport.
According to ...
Billionaire investor and casino magnate Carl Icahn has found buyers for his Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City, which has been closed down since October 2016. According to an official press release, Icahn ...
Lawmakers in North Dakota are soon reportedly set to decide whether to authorize proposed legislation that would ask voters to approve the licensing of up to six state-owned casinos with all of the new venues’ ...
In southern California, the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians has broken ground on a planned redevelopment of its Soboba Casino that will see the facility relocate and construct a new 83,500 sq ft casino complete ...