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.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission were provided a detailed report by senior representatives of the Wynn Boston Harbor resort casino outlining their plans for the Everett project’s site clean-up and their miti...
Damage control is being done by officials at an Edmonton-area casino after discovering they were the target of a cyber attack that put customer and employee information at risk.
Computer systems at the River...
Digital gaming supplier, NYX Gaming Group, soft-launched a selection of their slots games on the PokerStars New Jersey site yesterday, and after receiving approval from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforce...
On October 26 the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the state of California owes the Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians $36.2 million and declined to rehear the suit. Now, California is asking the U.S. Supreme...
Caesars Palace of Las Vegas was recently evacuated due to a fire that was located in an area with escalators on Monday, leading to three hotel workers being hospitalized due to smoke inhalation. Fire officials ...
Players who visit Philadelphia’s SugarHouse Casino will have a new poker room to enjoy starting tomorrow when the venue unveils the Poker Night in America poker room. The 6,000 square feet of space will open on...
DraftKings and FanDuel are two of the biggest Daily Fantasy Sports operators in the United States and have a strong player database in New York. The DFS industry came under fire last year from attorney general ...
Leave the Montecristo at home when you visit the new MGM Casino at National Harbor when it opens in July; it seems there won’t be any indoor cigar-smoking going on after all.
Language that would have permitt...
In the hopes of reinvigorating the state’s economy, Kansas legislators are considering amending state gambling laws to provide greater financial incentive to developers who open gambling facilities featuring do...
The 10th annual Spring Career Fair hosted by Seneca Resorts & Casinos will take place Wednesday from 11a.m to 7p.m. in the Seneca Niagara Events Center at 310 4th St in Niagara Falls, New York. The job fair...
Nevada’s casino industry generates billions of dollars for the state and is subjected to strict regulations that required all casinos to publically declare their earnings to ensure that their books are open to ...
In one of two lawsuits against the New York Gaming Commission, a judge in New York ruled this week that the Oneida Nation has the right to view documents regarding a rival commercial casino.
Statistical and ...
Season XIV of the World Poker Tour will be coming to the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Hotel and Casino this March and April as the poker tour begins its Showdown series. The first tour stop in Florida will be t...
According to Federal prosecutors, more than $10 million was put into slot machines at a casino in Oklahoma by an individual they say is at the center of a large-scale southwest Missouri drug ring.
Last month...
A federal courthouse in Washington, D.C. was packed on Friday morning as oral arguments were heard in a closely watched land-into-trust case.
What was supposed to be a 30-minute hearing ended up lasting twic...