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.
After a process of more than two years involving investigation and selection, Tioga Downs was approved for a full-scale casino license by the New York State Gaming Commission back in August. The casino is expec...
For a second Season 7 stop, the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) will return to the FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek, Michigan to kick off the Michigan State Poker Championship.
Back in May, the Nottawas...
The Associated Press recently stated that it had records in its possession which showed that the combined spending by those for and against the November referendum to develop casinos outside of Atlantic City ha...
In New York, the Empire City Casino At Yonkers Raceway is celebrating its tenth birthday this week and has revealed that gamblers have wagered more than $71 billion since the slots-only facility opened in 2006....
The controversial plan to build a $1.9 billion stadium in the southern Nevada desert in order to entice the Oakland Raiders NFL franchise to Las Vegas has received support from a trio of the casino industry’s l...
By fall of 2018, MGM Resorts International intends to open a casino near Springfield, Massachusetts. Two federally recognized tribes of the state warned legislators that the two casinos operated by the tribes w...
Konami Gaming Incorporated has signed a deal that will see its Synkros gaming enterprise management system utilized by the coming Rivers Casino And Resort At Mohawk Harbor in Schenectady, New York.
A $330 mi...
Proponents of a constitutional amendment that would legalize casinos in three Arkansas communities anticipate the ballot measure’s success would mean an additional $122 million annually in tax revenue and the c...
In March of 2012, the Navegante Group took over the management of Hooters’ casino operations. This was done when the ownership of the brand was taken over by a financial capital group. Navegante has been succes...
Hollywood Casino Jamul-San Diego opened to large crowds on Monday after having been planned by the Jamul Indian Village (JIV) since the 1990’s.
Located just off State Route 94 about 20 miles east of downtown...
The iconic Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City closed its doors on October 10 just as billionaire owner Carl Icahn had promised. The Trump Taj Mahal became the fifth casino in Atlantic City to wind up opera...
At this year’s at Global Gaming Expo (G2E) trade show, Shooting Star Casino, owned and operated by the White Earth Nation, declared its intent to enter into a multi-property systems agreement with Sydney-based ...
The Skyline Restaurant & Casino in Henderson, Nevada is ready to undergo a big change. The Boulder Highway casino has been in business for decades and the owners and staff know most of the customers by name...
In late September, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania decided to rule that host fees paid by the casinos statewide should be removed. This decision has scared local governments as the counties and municipalities...
What is typically a 15-minute commute turned into a two-hour drive for some on Monday as the grand opening of the Hollywood Casino Jamul-San Diego combined with road construction caused what some residents in t...