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.
Pala Casino Spa & Resort’s new $5.6 million 10-acre RV Resort located on Highway 76 next to the hotel casino will be open for business next month as the casino confirmed a May 23 opening date.
The new RV...
The first three months of 2016 recorded the highest single quarter for Ohio’s four casinos since they opened in 2012; generating $71.2 million for schools, cities and counties.
An increase of approximately $...
On Tuesday, the State Senate of New York approved a casino revenue sharing bill that would see the Yellow Brick Road Casino providing Madison County with 25% of their slot gaming revenues as part of what the ca...
The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino of Hollywood, Florida has been playing host to the World Poker Tour Hard Rock Poker Showdown since the 31st of March. Game play has continued over the past few days wit...
On Friday, April 8 on Forty Mile Road, the Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians presented a check of nearly $700,000 to Yuba County during the sunrise groundbreaking ceremony for the tribe’s Fire Mountain Casi...
The Eagle Mountain Casino located on the Tule River Indian Reservation continues to grow its long list of winners.
According to a casino press release, in February and March guests at the “People’s Casino” i...
It is the hope of the Taunton school district that it receives its share and more than what the city bargained for on its behalf of the anticipated casino revenue from the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe’s proposed $50...
Today, jury selection is expected to take place in a wire fraud trial, where three men have been accused of trying to hide an ownership stake in waterfront land where Wynn Boston Harbor is to be constructed. On...
In 2015 seven states in the U.S. considered legalizing online gambling, none of the bills got off the floor. Currently online casino games and poker are only available inside the borders of three states and one...
The state Lottery Commission wants city governments and the video lottery casinos they oversee to be more diligent in their enforcement of the statewide smoking ban in those businesses, and is sending them an o...
After starting off strong in 2016, the casinos of Indiana have reported a slight drop in revenues from gaming when compared to the same time frame in 2015. The casinos of the area were able to earn $89.6 millio...
A Chicago company behind the Brockton resort casino proposal is now facing a $1.65 million fine in the state of Illinois. Rush Street Gaming has been accused of provide a no-bid cleaning and security contract a...
The development of a casino and tribal village will be actively supported by the city of South Bend in exchange for community investment and revenue sharing. Also part of the agreement, the city has agreed not ...
The Cowlitz Tribe in Washington has struggled for over 150 years to reclaim parts of their homeland and practice self-determination. A little over a year ago the tribe, officially recognized in 2000, along with...
To compete with the $425 million del Lago Resort & Casino being built approximately a half hour away in Tyre, Seneca County, Finger Lakes Gaming and Racetrack will get a lower tax rate.
The Ontario Count...