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 opening almost a year ago, Plainridge Park Casino has now implemented the Play Management software program that allows slot machines players to set self-imposed limits on their daily spending.
The Plai...
A challenge by a union attempting to restore the pension and health benefits of upwards of 1,000 workers at the Atlantic City Trump Taj Mahal casino was rejected Tuesday by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Ending the...
Gambling regulators in Miami, Florida are facing off against the Jacksonville Kennel Club, Inc., fighting over the legality of player-banked card games. The operator of pari-mutuel gaming is blaming the conflic...
Yesterday, the World Series of Poker began the 47th running of the annual tournament series, with poker players heading to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas to take part in several tournament even...
After being built more than 80 years ago for the sport of jai-alai, Casino Miami Jai-Alai is undergoing an upgrade for the 21st Century and will soon feature an improved façade and entryway alongside new bars a...
MGM Resorts and Boyd Gaming owned a 50 percent stake each in Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa but now MGM Resorts will become the sole owner after Boyd Gaming decided to sell its share to MGM Reso...
On the heels of a story we ran yesterday about the new Moulin Rouge Las Vegas which is expected to open in West Las Vegas by 2019, Moulin Rouge Holdings LLC (MRH) has delivered a press release and supporting do...
Whether or not to restore the pension and health benefits of more than 1,000 casino workers at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City is the decision the Supreme Court is being asked to make in the ongoing bankru...
Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) operators were optimistic about getting an Illinois DFS bill passed but legislators decided to put the bill on hold after allegations were made regarding a-cash-for-votes scheme.
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It could be a very painful summer for Monmouth Park Racetrack after the New Jersey thoroughbred race track suffered a 32.8% decrease year-on-year in on-track handle over the recent three-day Memorial Day holida...
The D Las Vegas’ Downtown Las Vegas Events Center and the MGM Las Vegas Village are proving that outdoor space can be utilized efficiently to increase traffic from locals and out of state visitors alike.
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Since its grand opening five days ago, Topgolf Las Vegas located behind MGM Grand, might just be the hottest attraction on the Strip at the moment.
Crowds are swarming to the Las Vegas, Nevada attraction and...
The Moulin Rouge casino has been around for a long time and was the first racially integrated hotel casino in Las Vegas. The casino never had a lot of success and for the last sixty years, a number of casino de...
The Lucky Dragon Casino on the north Strip may still be on target to open this year, but it’s not receiving any tax increment financing from the city to help it get there.
A request for tax increment financi...
The balance of Tulsa’s casino dollars could be tipped, the market grown, and a different kind of consumer could be attracted, by the new Margaritaville hotel and casino complex being built at River Spirit Casin...