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 December 18 the House and Senate passed a $1.1 trillion omnibus tax & spending bill that averted a shutdown of the US government. President Obama signed it into law the same day. Included in the bill wer...
A citizens group and competing casino interests have spent considerable time and resources in an attempt to stop the Lago Resort & Casino from going forward in the Upstate New York town of Tyre. One oft rep...
Just three days after Florida Governor Rick Scott signed a new gambling compact with the Seminole Tribe, a company that could benefit from the deal, wrote a huge check to Scott’s political committee. Resorts Wo...
Located in Salamanca, New York, the Seneca Allegany Resort and Casino is now offering a new dimension of entertainment and comfort thanks to a brand new gaming floor. The resort has revealed the new design of t...
One day after Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan declared daily fantasy sports betting illegal in the Prairie State, on Thursday, separate lawsuits were filed by Boston-based DraftKings and New York-based F...
Year on year numbers show about 10% more people flew in and out of McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas during November this year. Total traveler visits for November 2015 were 3.7 million. According to s...
On Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor denied a request by the (Aquinnah) Wampanoag tribe of Gay Head to reconsider his ruling that they may not open and operate a casino on the island near B...
At least 10 people in Massachusetts don't want to see a second slots parlor follow Plainridge Park. The group of residents have filed a complaint with the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts against the Att...
The decision as to where to locate a casino near the Massachusetts border may be later in 2016 than originally planned for by the states two federally recognized tribes.
The Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan t...
The 100th birthday celebration for Frank Sinatra took place earlier in December but fans were missing the experience of enjoying the Cal Neva Resort & Casino, a venue in Lake Tahoe (Crystal Bay) that was on...
On Wednesday, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined what is now a growing list of states and issued an opinion saying fantasy sports games played on sites such as DraftKings and FanDuel are considered i...
Calls are coming from both sides of the aisle as well as from unions to put the question of expanded gambling in New Jersey in front of voters in November 2016. Currently the former #2 gambling destination in t...
Almost $5 million is to be spent on a Sacramento, California casino, allowing the card rooms to become more upscale, offering luxury amenities. The Lotus Casino will be upgrading the Stockton Boulevard property...
Kentucky Franklin Circuit Court Judge Thomas Wingate ordered Amaya Gaming, a Canadian online gaming operator, to pay $870 million to the state for providing illegal gaming service to Kentucky residents. Last mo...
The Illinois Supreme Court has ordered the owners of Rivers Casino in Des Plaines to pay around $3 million in back taxes to Cook County. In a separate ruling, they will also have to pay taxes of about $1 millio...