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 the announcement of Amaya Gaming CEO David Baazov being charged with insider trading, it has now been announced that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States against the Canadian company...
Over the past few months, the daily fantasy sports industry in the United States has come under fire. A number of states have reviewed the activity and ruled DFS illegal. Top DFS companies, DraftKings and FanDu...
MGM Resorts International is looking to operate a state-owned convention center and arena near its planned $950 million casino in downtown Springfield.
On Thursday, the Las Vegas-based company announced it w...
The proposed state budget does not include proposals to triple casino profit shares for Niagara Falls.
Assemblyman John D. Ceretto and New York State Sen. Robert G. Ortt had introduced separate bills that wo...
On Thursday, the Alabama Supreme Court overturned a lower court’s ruling issued in June 2015 and ruled against Milton McGregor's VictoryLand in a forfeiture case. The high Court found that the raid conducted on...
The decision to move the casino industry outside of Atlantic City and set up two new casinos in North Jersey has been fiercely debated and will now be left up to New Jersey voters to decide their preference bef...
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court said Tuesday that the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board needs to take a closer look at Stadium L.L.C.'s ownership structure to determine if Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment's ...
According to a company news release, Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno is looking to hire more than 100 new employees to be a part of its AAA Four Diamond team.
On Tuesday, April 12, the company will hold a...
February turned out to be a great month in the state of Nevada as casinos were able to see an increase in revenues thanks to an extra day on the calendar for leap year as well as the Super Bowl. The state was a...
The state of Tennessee’s estimated 1 million fantasy sports customers, and companies such as DraftKings and FanDuel, would be on solid legal ground under a bill overwhelmingly approved by state senators. The bi...
Two Northern California tribes along with the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians have enlisted the help of a Northern California congressman to assist them in blocking a proposed off-reservation tribal ca...
A sign posted at the Port of Palm Beach this Wednesday informed that all Blue Horizon Casino Cruises operations from the port have been suspended. As was explained on the sign, the company was sorry for any inc...
While the Wynn Boston Harbour resort casino and MGM Springfield casino in Massachusetts have been forced to delay their launch dates till 2018 due to a number of opposing factors, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe ap...
In December, 2015, Gaming & Leisure Properties Inc. (GLPI) acquired Meadows Racetrack and Casino for $440 million. Several months later in March, 2016, Pinnacle Entertainment revealed that the company will ...
The Royal D'Iberville casino site in D'Iberville, Mississippi has been purchased by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, who operate casinos in Alabama and Florida.
According to Biloxi attorney Michael Cavanaug...