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.
For decades the only area in the state of New Jersey to offer casino gambling was Atlantic City. This could soon change as legislators in the state have been considering adding casinos in the northern region of...
After being forced to shut its doors two years ago following the death of its owner, the Klondike Sunset Casino in Nevada is set to re-open next week offering a range of slots and employing about 70 people.
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A lawsuit was filed by Rivers Casino in Pittsburg challenging their yearly tax payment based on revenues from slot machine gaming just a few weeks ago and the suit has now been dropped. Late this afternoon, the...
Plans by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe to build the $1 billion First Light Resort And Casino in the southeastern Massachusetts city of Taunton could be in jeopardy after a federal judge ruled against the federal ...
A village board member of Islandia publicly criticized the handling of a proposal for Suffolk OTB to provide a casino in the area, stating the announcement of a public hearing was provided to only a select few ...
Earlier this week, the Governor of Alabama Robert Bentley, announced that a special session was to be held in the state to discuss the possibility of the state lottery. This was surprising news as the lottery h...
Malaysian firm Genting Group has floated a unique proposal to environmental regulators in Florida in hopes of receiving permission to build a 50-yacht marina on a waterfront site it owns in downtown Miami.
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A group supporting a proposed amendment to Arkansas’s constitution to legalize casinos in three counties was granted a 30-day extension to gather the additional signatures necessary to get the measure on the No...
When three months go by and the Powerball jackpot isn’t hit, the amount tends to climb to new heights. After last night’s drawing, the prize was not won and the amount rose to $422 million.
Not only was Wedn...
In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, the Mississippi State Port Authority (MSPA) amended its lease agreement with the casino operators of the Island View Casino Resort enabling them to secure funding to build a new ...
The state of Alabama has been struggling to raise sufficient funds to take care of basic services and for over a decade has had to borrow heavily and make use of one time funds to pay for these services. Govern...
The Supreme Court Of Nevada has reversed a judgment against Las Vegas Sands Corporation that could have seen the American casino operator forced to pay upwards of $100 million to Hong Kong businessman Richard S...
The Alabama-Coushatta tribe cannot seem to catch a break. Almost 15 years ago, the tribe was operating a casino in East Texas that was shut down by state officials due to the argument that state law overrides n...
In 2004, the World Trade Organization decided on a ruling that would agree online gambling operators licensed in Antigua had been treated unfairly by the United States as these operators had been blocked from p...
Gaming products and services provider Scientific Games has announced that it will be holding the second annual installment of its Shuffle Master Classic poker event complete with a $250,000 prize pool to be sha...