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.
Nevada was one of the first states to raise concerns over the daily fantasy sports (DFS) industry over the fact that the DFS games were similar to casino games and hence must be regulated, like the casino indus...
The debate to introduce two new casinos in North Jersey continues to heat up as the pros and cons of this move was once again discussed in an Assembly committee hearing on the 7th of March 2016. This was the 5t...
Investment bank Macquarie Group Ltd. has been retained to explore a possible sale of the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, according to people close to the matter, Bloomberg reported Friday. Numbers out of Las ...
Tioga Downs is celebrating a milestone in the construction of their full-scale casino today with a topping off ceremony at 2pm. It is traditional for new casinos to hold an event when the top-most piece of fram...
At the request of Kansas Crossing Casino, Terry Presta, the executive director of the Kansas Lottery, has granted a third 90-day extension in which to open a casino in the Pittsburg area of Kansas. The extensio...
As part of an ongoing lawsuit, a federal judge has been asked by Clark County and other appellants to halt construction of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe’s casino-resort in Northwest Clark County in Washington until ...
On the heels of the Senate’s pass earlier in the week, on Friday night the state’s House of Representatives failed to address legislation that would have radically changed Florida’s gambling landscape, official...
On Friday, the Schaghitcoke Tribal Nation chief stated that he plans on suing the state of Connecticut for not being included in a plan to build a third casino in the state. The announcement of the lawsuit by C...
A non-Indian gaming facility is being blamed by the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma for impeding its land-into-trust efforts in Arkansas.
It’s been two years since the Quapaw Tribe filed a land-into-trust applicati...
The state of West Virginia is currently dealing with a major budget shortfall and serious issues such as decaying roadways. Two bills have been introduced to try and help the budget shortfall but would be harmf...
More people who have never been to South Mississippi will have the opportunity to rectify that now that Beau Rivage Resort & Casino is expanding its charter program to additional cities. The Rivage already ...
Republican Baltimore County Delegate Chris West has proposed a measure that places a new twist on the controversy of gambling at the Maryland State Fairgrounds. The measure would ban any slot machine gaming or ...
The Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton (pictured) has joined the legion of attorneys general across the United States to make the decision that daily fantasy sports sites are illegal based on state code. FanDue...
On Thursday, the Lago Resort and Casino announced a name change for the Tyre, Seneca County project currently under construction off the New York State Thruway. The $425 million development will now be called d...
According to an individual with knowledge of the transaction, an agreement has been reached between MGM Resorts International and a Simon Property Group Inc. partnership for the acquisition of MGM’s Shops at Cr...