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.
On March 1st, the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Gold Eagle Casino in North Battleford, in west central Saskatchewan, Canada.
Zane Hansen, president an...
A federal judge ruled this week that the Legislature acted in bad faith in its failure to approve a gaming compact with the Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians. In December 2015, the federal government, along...
On Tuesday, a new room at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa dedicated to VIP Slots was debuted. The room offers the highest level of privacy and service to the property’s VIP guests.
Reserved s...
Eric Swallow, the fifty-three year-old card room impresario responsible for reinventing the bankrupt Garden City Casino, wants to sell the now popular Casino M8trix in Silicon Valley, but his business partners ...
In order to ensure ease of participation for tens of thousands of Las Vegas casino workers in Nevada’s Democratic caucuses on Saturday, Senator Harry Reid has had discussions with D. Taylor, the head of the sta...
Georgia is one of the least friendly gambling states in the America, but legislators have been discussing the possibility of legalizing gambling in Atlanta, the capital city. The state currently only permits a ...
Casino gaming could be expanding in the state of Oklahoma soon as the Osage Nation are considering creating two new casino sites. The Osage Nation Congress decided in January to pass a resolution for the tribe ...
Massachusetts Gaming Commission is considering whether to approve a new kind of skill based slots that could increase interest in slot machines among millennials. The regulating body released draft regulations,...
Even after various legal set-backs, an anti-casino activist group is continuing its push in federal court to stop the development of a $360 million Native American casino hotel under the Hollywood brand from go...
Dover Downs Hotel & Casino will be hosting the annual Sustain 2016 conference March 14th and 15th this year. The focus of the conference will be on green strategies and marketing to eco-conscious consumers....
Legislation has been introduced by an Idaho House panel that would create a new state agency to investigate and oversee gambling activities throughout the state.
The proposal was introduced on Wednesday by t...
Beijing based Ourgame International Holdings Ltd. bought the World Poker Tour from Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment Plc in an all cash deal for $35 million last summer. Now they have their eye set on placing as...
According to Gregory Chochon, director of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), this year, a new team event is going to be introduced to players, while dealer auditions should begin as early as March. Chorchon reve...
Casino owner Derek Stevens wants to use his Las Vegas venue to try and help Kanye West get rid of the major debt the rapper has accrued, $53 million to be exact. The Downtown Las Vegas Events Center owner has p...
Lawmakers in the state of New Jersey have been trying for months now to figure out a way to assist Atlantic City, as the former booming gambling town has been struggling to remain afloat, almost in bankruptcy. ...