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 Governor Brian Sandoval chairs the Gaming Policy Committee and relied on the committee’s guidance in 2012 when the state decided to legalize the online gambling industry once again after the infamous Bla...
Bob McDevitt is the President of the Local 54 of Unite-HERE, a union heavily involved in the Atlantic City casino industry. Union workers have been greatly affected by recent issues in Atlantic City including t...
The drama that has enveloped Stockton University since the December 13, 2014 purchase of the shuttered Showboat Atlantic City hotel and casino for $18 million, seems to have finally come to an end. The Universi...
On Friday, an appeals court of Atlantic City ruled in favor of the Trump Taj Mahal Casino, stating the casino was within their legal right to end the pension and health insurance benefits for employees. With th...
Wynn Las Vegas is planning on launching a new application in February to offer sports betting for gamers in the area. The sports betting application will be focused on betters in the state of Nevada, with resid...
The Nambé Pueblo will open a new slots-only casino about 16 miles north of Sante Fe, New Mexico tomorrow marking their first entry into the gambling business after about two decades of on again, off again consi...
Notwithstanding current legislation being considered by New Jersey lawmakers that would greenlight two casinos in the northern part of the state, a real estate tycoon’s plans to build a $1 billion Hard Rock Cas...
With construction workers still milling about in a parking lot that isn’t quite finished, on Wednesday the Casino at Dania Beach had a soft opening and unveiled its approximate $60 million revamp after closing ...
The hotel and casino lobbies will be the locations for a traditional tribal ceremony and formal grand opening celebrations at Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino in Coursegold, California Friday afternoon. Fest...
From the 5th to the 7th of February, the Dover Downs Hotel & Casino Poker Room will play host to six different tournaments, including a large event with a guaranteed prize pool of $25,000. The format of eac...
It has been close to five years that efforts to right the listing boat of Atlantic City have gone without success. Soon voters will decide whether to allow gaming outside the city, bankruptcy may become an opti...
MGM Resorts International, revealed that two executives with rich investment banking experience has been appointed as key people in MGM Growth Properties LLC; this is the recently announced MGM’s real estate in...
Discussions regarding the National Hockey League’s (NHL) expansion will be the primary agenda of a meeting next week.
A special session is expected to take place on Wednesday in New York where the NHL’s exec...
In what is being billed as an "improved transportation initiative" that promises to deliver "Bimini Bliss", Resorts World Bimini (RWB) has announced that their casino cruise out of Florida stopped operations a...
Although most of the surviving casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey are on the mend and posting profits, the long term trend for gaming revenues in the Boardwalk city are worrisome. According to a recent report...