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.
Visitors to the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino will soon have a new dining establishment to enjoy for the three main meals of the day by the 18th of this month. The Canal Street Café is a new dining concept in t...
Each year, the Pechanga Resort & Casino hosts a fundraiser that benefits Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley, helping to provide funds for homebuilding programs, ReStores of the group and other areas. On Jun...
Station Casinos is planning a major expansion for its Palace Station property in Las Vegas that will include a 27-story tower, bingo hall, new pool, movie theater, and a rooftop restaurant, according to Eater V...
Maryland’s five casinos have been on a roll lately and the latest revenue report shows that their performance improved for the 7th month in a row. Combined revenues hit $93.3 million, which is for 2.1% better t...
After earlier announcing that it intends to discontinue receiving electricity from utilities firm Berkshire Hathaway from October, American casino giant MGM Resorts International has now unveiled the nation's l...
A group known as ‘A Better Rochester’ has started to put pressure on the City Council to ban Native American casinos from operating in Rochester. The group is funded by the Batavia Downs and del Lago, Finger La...
According to a recent news release by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office, 22 counties, and municipalities throughout upstate New York will benefit from $30 million in casino license fees paid by the state’s newly l...
In the past five years, only four states have managed to maneuver an online gaming bill through their legislature. Now, three of the four states have legalized online gambling and there is a chance that Pennsyl...
In Nebraska, a pro-casino group that is collecting signatures in order to have a trio of referendums placed on the upcoming November presidential ballot has revealed that it is confident of success.
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This year marks the beginning of the 13th season of the World Series of Poker Circuit, with the WSOP announcing on Tuesday the 2016-2017 schedule. The circuit will make 22 stops in the United States and travel ...
In an effort to get ahead of any potential future competition from neighboring Georgia, the Eastern Band Of The Cherokee Nation has announced that it is investigating the possibility of opening a third casino i...
American casino operator Golden Entertainment has announced the completion of an extensive renovation project for its Rocky Gap Casino Resort near Cumberland, Maryland, that included an expansion of its table g...
Having opened the world's largest casino at 10,500,000-square-feet (980,000 m2) with the Venetian Macao in 2007, Mark Brown is no stranger to thinking big and executing seemingly fantastic and unbelievable plan...
The Islandia site chosen by Suffolk Off-Track Betting (OTB) for a 1,000 video lottery terminal (VLT) casino is expected to be received better than the previously chosen location in Medford.
In interviews las...
The virtual world and standard lottery gaming continue to combine across the United States. Lottery tickets can be purchased online and applications are being created for mobile devices to allow players to chec...