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.
Three years after residents in the Boston suburb of Everett overwhelmingly backed a plan to construct the Wynn Boston Harbor Resort, city officials have now issued the $2 billion project a building permit.
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Over a year after closing its money-losing poker room, the Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City has announced the return of live games starting this Friday.
The New Jersey casino owned by Tropicana Entert...
Yesterday, Las Vegas-based casino operator Red Rock Resorts, Inc. (RRR) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Station Casinos LLC for the acquisition of the Palms Casino Resort located in Las Veg...
On the heels of the April 5, groundbreaking ceremony for the billion dollar First Light Resort & Casino, on Saturday, May 14, 2016, the City of Taunton and the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Gaming Authority will...
The Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc owns fourteen casino properties that are spread across Iowa, Colorado, Florida, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Missouri and Louisiana. The casinos operate under the Lady Luck or Isle ...
The Remington Park Racino has seen a significant increase in those turning out to wager on its quarter-horse races since the Oklahoma City venue began holding annual contests involving zebras, camels and ostric...
The completed expansion of the SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was officially celebrated with a ribbon cutting and special appreciation ceremony on Monday, May 9. Included in the ceremony were t...
The five casinos in northwest Indiana continued their strong performance in April after posting a 3.2% increase year-on-year in monthly gaming revenues to $86.3 million despite a 2.1% decline in overall admissi...
MGM Resorts International has brought a complaint against the Connecticut Airport Authority and its practice of placing itself into executive session during monthly meetings to discuss the “negotiating strategy...
Since 2004, the Las Vegas Monorail has provided transportation for visitors of Sin City, running from the MGM Grand to Sahara Avenue, a total of 3.9 miles. Since opening, the line has struggled and almost went ...
On Monday, Governor Jerry Brown announced that he and northeastern San Diego County’s Pala Band of Mission Indians have signed an updated state gaming compact.
The new compact supersedes the prior agreement ...
American casino operator Eldorado Resorts has revealed that the strong performance of its Reno properties helped it to post a 0.8% increase year-on-year in first-quarter net revenues to $213.6 million.
Eldor...
The 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby this past Saturday at Churchill Downs saw Nyquist, the heavy favorite of the race, earning the win. Ridden by Mario Gutierrez, Nyquist took the lead going down the homest...
Millions of people across the United States play the Powerball lottery in the hopes of winning a major jackpot prize. Prizes are usually split between several individuals who manage to hit the winning lottery n...
The MGM Springfield Casino project is steadily moving along as contractors continue to demolish areas within the footprint of the project. Over the past few weeks, crews have worked to move the First Spirituali...