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.
Airing on the CBS Sports Network, Poker Night in America is a popular show that covers live poker game play, with many top pros taking part. The next filming will take place at the Thunder Valley Casino Resort ...
A financial assistance package considered essential to help stabilize Atlantic City’s struggling casino market has once again been rejected via “pocket veto” by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. The measures ...
Boston based Suffolk Construction Co. has been chosen to complete the $1.7 billion Wynn’s Everett casino project. The operator announced on Tuesday morning that the company would be the general contractor for t...
With the exception of a few possible tweaks, a Missouri law established 18 months ago that allows well-heeled casino patrons to be issued credit, is working as intended according to casino operators.
In July...
Record revenue in 2015 was reported by Pennsylvania casinos, reversing two consecutive years of declines.
Gross revenue from table game play at Pennsylvania’s 12 casinos in 2015 of $808,135,353 was an almost...
One of the major freebies in Las Vegas that patrons are grateful for is parking. Along with free cocktails, parking is an expenditure that guests have not had to contend with. However, MGM Resorts International...
A 60-foot steel beam intended for use in the construction of the Lago Resort & Casino in Seneca County was signed by Co-Chairmen Thomas Wilmot, Sr., Brent Stevens, and Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle o...
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 ...