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 New Jersey, proposed legislation that would alter the current licensing protocols for casinos in Atlantic City and disqualify any applicant that had “substantially closed” a property during the previous five...
After earlier this month agreeing a 13-year deal to supply the Florida Lottery with selection of solutions and services, gaming technology innovator International Game Technology (IGT) has now inked an agreemen...
In northern California, a proposal from the federally-recognized Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation to expand its Cache Creek Casino Resort has passed a key stage in its development following the release of a tribal envi...
The two top-tier creditors agreed Tuesday to Caesars Entertainment Corporation's (CEC) terms to restructure the company's debt, leaving about US$1 billion on the table in exchange for protecting top executives...
In California, the federally-recognized Wilton Rancheria tribe has reached a tentative agreement with local officials to build a $400 million casino resort on 35.9 acres of land in central Sacramento County.
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For some time now, casino operators have been considering how to reach out to millennial customers. In decades past, casinos have had no trouble bringing in player traffic as individuals enjoyed the slot machin...
Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton has quietly introduced a new bill that would prohibit financial institutions from processing online gambling transactions to the US Senate on 21st of September. The bill is co-sponso...
UNITE HERE, the parent union of the Culinary Workers Union, which is the certified bargaining representative of workers at Trump Hotel Las Vegas, on Tuesday, called for a national boycott of all business with t...
Expanding its footprint into North Las Vegas, on Tuesday, Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) announced the completion of its $380 million purchase of the Aliante Casino & Hotel.
The acquisition of the n...
G2E 2016 kicked off Monday at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas with a full day of education sessions covering everything from eSports and skill-based gaming, to AML guidance for commercial and tribal casinos, regula...
Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: ERI) announced on Monday that it plans to invest more than $50 million in improvements to its trio of casinos which span eight city blocks in downtown Reno.
Highlights of the ...
Atlantic City is looking for a way to fight off debt, especially since the city faces a takeover by the state. Yesterday, Mayor Don Guardian stated that the city will be able to earn around $100 million by sell...
Customers in the U.S. will no longer be permitted by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission (KGC) to be served by its online gambling licensees after it was determined that Continent 8, LLC, an Internet technologies f...
In Pennsylvania, state officials have met to decide what to do if Endeka Entertainment decides against appealing a summer decision from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board not to award the operator with a Cat...
Land is worth a pretty penny when located along the Las Vegas Strip and one developer is trying to cash in on a five-acre portion bought almost ten years ago. Triple Five owns a section of land, totaling more t...