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.
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...
In advance of kicking off its three-day Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in Las Vegas, the American Gaming Association trade group has called for the federal government to consider legalizing sports wagering nationwide...
The Standardbred Breeders & Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ) announced recently that its efforts to aid passage of the referendum to open two new casinos in North Jersey this November will continue...
After announcing its Project Forward expansion venture in mid-August, the Wisconsin Winnebago Tribe has now broke ground on the development scheme for its casinos in the towns of Wisconsin Dells, Black River Fa...
The MGM Springfield casino of Massachusetts continues with the construction process, remaining on schedule to open in September of 2018. Several areas of the casino can now be seen coming to fruition including ...
According to the latest figures released by the Illinois Gaming Board, through the end of August, the city of Springfield received $4.019 million from gambling taxes since the fall of 2012 when video gambling w...
Tribal operators of the Aseneskak Casino, which is located near The Pas, requested to move their gaming venue in the hopes of reviving their struggling business. Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister received the re...