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 number of police officers that visitors see along the Las Vegas Strip is about to change. The Las Vegas police department have announced that the number of officers on foot patrol will be increased beginnin...
Amaya Gaming first received approval to offer PokerStars and Full Tilt gaming to players located in the state of New Jersey via online gaming sites back in September of 2015. The approval was granted on the 30t...
Genting Malaysia Bhd (GenM) said in a statement this week that the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has appointed them as manager of First Light Resort & Casino which is scheduled to break ground in Taunton, Massach...
Nassau County Off-Track Betting Corporation couldn't catch a break after being granted the right to offer slots in 2013 in an effort to bolster revenues and keep the business alive. Protesters and community gro...
The lead investor of the Kansas Crossing casino project has announced that construction can continue after a Shawnee County Judge ruled in favor of the casino venue. The state-owned casino, which is located in ...
In Atlantic City, the union that represents the casino workers is known as UNITE HERE Local 54. The union has been vocal in all areas of casino employment as of late, including listening to presidential candida...
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...