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.
Four months ago work on the brand new Wynn Boston Harbor Resort was terminated after a key waterfront permit the property which had been issued earlier was appealed by Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone.
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In a unanimous decision, the United States Court Of Appeals For The District Of Columbia Circuit has ended a long-running land-into-trust dispute between a Michigan tribe and a local landowner by upholding the ...
BestBet has plans to develop a slot machine licensed pari-mutuel facility in St. Johns County on the northeast corner of State Road 207 and Interstate 95. The company currently operates BestBet Orange Park and ...
Just a few days ago, it was announced that Larry Flynt had plans to purchase the Normandie Casino, a venue located just a short distance from Flynt’s Hustler Casino located in Gardena. Now it seems that Flynt f...
On Thursday, 99 percent of UNITE HERE Local 54’s Tropicana members agreed to the terms of a new contract offered by the Tropicana Atlantic City, according to an Associated Press report.
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On Thursday of last week, the Spokane Tribe of Indians released new information on a casino that is planned for the Airway Heights area of Washington. The tribe provided information as well as visuals to indivi...
A construction company based out of Gulfport, Mississippi by the name of Roy Anderson Corp., has been awarded the contract to build a 1,000-plus space parking garage for the Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort.
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Wild Rose Casinos decided to take a calculated risk when it put down $40 million to develop its Wild Rose Jefferson casino in rural Iowa. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission had released to market studies bac...
The Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union had put pressure on five casinos in Atlantic City to provide better benefits to its union members and had been successful with reaching mutual agreement with four out of the...
In California, a plan from the federally-recognized Wilton Rancheria tribe to build a $400 million casino resort on 35.9 acres of land in Sacramento County has attracted some anonymous opposition.
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Across the United States, legislators are taking a look at daily fantasy sports betting. While some states are ruling the activity as an illegal one, others are putting regulations in place to be able to take a...
Greenetrack Bingo & Racing, a gambling facility located within the state of Alabama, has been fighting for years to be able to offer bingo gambling games. After finally seeing headway back in June, the faci...
Las Vegas-based Station Casinos LLC’s desire to enter the Reno market is finally coming to fruition as the company that turned 40 this year announced on Thursday that it would be building a casino across from t...
After previously receiving local approvals, the Hard Rock Hotel And Casino Sioux City is soon set to embark on a $6.5 million expansion project after its plan received final consent from the Iowa Racing And Gam...
Infighting and a better offer have caused the Moulin Rouge to be open yet again for development. Two days ago, Clark County District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez stopped the sale of the Moulin Rouge property of Las...