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 an effort to stop the Wilton Rancheria Tribe from building a $400 million casino resort on 35.9 acres of land in central Sacramento County, opponents of the casino have started to gather signatures for a bal...
The Graton Resort and Casino, which opened in 2013, has been in expansion mode developing a $175 million hotel that is expected to open to the public on November 15. The tribal casino which is owned by the Fede...
The on-going legal battle between poker pro Phil Ivey and Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel and Casino has been well documented over the last couple of years. Towards the end of October, U.S. District Court Judge N...
Back in September, it was rumored that the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania was planning a major expansion. It was reported that the gaming venue had filed plans within the Department of Community...
Financiers of the Deadwood Mountain Grand resort are suing a group of developers that turned the former Homestake gold mining slime plant in overlooking Deadwood, South Dakota into a luxurious hotel and casino ...
The Louisiana Legislature has created a task force comprised of state officials that will examine ways in which it can increase the competitiveness between the state’s gaming sector and Oklahoma’s Native Americ...
Station Casinos recently announced that their sports books will once again start accepting bets on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 205 event which is scheduled to take place in the iconic Madison Squar...
LAS VEGAS – Lucky Dragon Hotel & Casino installed the centerpiece of its casino property in Las Vegas. A one and a quarter-ton glass dragon sculpture, surrounded by glass orbs, is suspended above the casino...
In New Jersey, the administration of Republican governor Chris Christie has assumed complete control over fiscally distressed Atlantic City with the state now holding the power to take over key functions usuall...
The Chicago Cubs historic World Series win has been wonderful for the city of Chicago as well as for the state of Illinois. However, it seems the win may have affected the casino earnings of neighboring state I...
In Rhode Island, a proposal that would see casino operator Twin River Management Group Incorporated transfer the license for its Newport Grand Casino slots-only property to a new full-scale Twin River Tiverton ...
The Sycuan Casino in California will be going ahead with plans to expand the casino, with a new hotel and gaming space added. The Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation has plans to create a hotel with 300 guest ro...
Soboba Casino has recently announced the upcoming launch of a new casino room in cooperation with Aristocrat Technologies. The new area will be a special part of the casino that would be exclusively powered by ...
In Nevada, the United States Securities And Exchange Commission regulator has subpoenaed at least three companies involved with entity wagering funds demanding to know the identities of their investors along wi...
After being defeated in a state-wide ballot on Tuesday, proponents of a New Jersey measure that would have expanded casino gambling outside of Atlantic City have revealed that they could now push for far more s...