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.
Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada is turning the big 5-0 and plans on celebrating by spending $75 million in upgrades. The owner of the casino, Caesars Entertainment Corp. is due to announce today that they p...
The Pennsylvania Harness Racing Commission gave their blessing to a change in ownership and license transfer that is a key first step in bringing Lawrence Downs Casino and Racing Resort near New Castle to fruit...
US Congressman Trent Franks has asked for his HR 308 to be placed on the House’s suspension calendar. U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva (pictured) is trying to stop him. Known as the “Keep the Promise Act” the bill woul...
Preet Bharara, the U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York who brought the poker industry to its knees and permanently altered the landscape of the online gambling industry in what has now become kno...
Spectrum Gaming released an updated report on October 19th that showed a decline in attendance at one West Virginia greyhound track from 929,000 in 1983 to only 13,000 in 2013. The report was commissioned by t...
Yesterday Mayor Thomas Hoye Jr. of Taunton, Massachusetts announced that the public will have a chance to review and comment on infrastructure and traffic improvement programs planned as part of the Mashpee Wam...
The Parx Casino in Benesalem will be undergoing an expansion soon as the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has given the facility approval to add new slot machines to the gaming floor. The casino will have the ...
Just weeks after defending an MGM Springfield redesign scrapping the marquee 25-story glass-tower hotel and proposing instead a street-accessible 6-story hotel that offers the same number of rooms but at a subs...
In a race to put a third Connecticut casino into operation at least one year before the MGM project in Springfield is scheduled to open, the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes are asking for casino proposal...
Visitors to the Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway will now have more gaming options thanks to the addition of electronic Three Card Poker and Blackjack. After a provision was approved on the first of April ...
MGM is planning a development in Springfield, Massachusetts which will include a casino and entertainment space. The company has just announced they are now planning on reducing the size of the development, whi...
The Mohegan Sun Arena, entertainment arm of the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut has positioned itself to be ranked as one of the top entertainment venue brands, and recently won their ninth award in seven yea...
In the most recent Resorts Casino Hotel management agreement update, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission (NJCCC) will allow the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (MTGA) to invest in Resort’s online gambling ...
The MGM Springfield has been granted approval from the Springfield, Massachusetts historical commission for its revamped hotel design and location.
Citing “skyrocketing” construction costs, last month MGM Re...
StarsDraft, the "new kid on the block" in daily fantasy sports (DFS) has scaled back its offering to only include players physically present in Kansas, Massachusetts, Maryland, and New Jersey. Parent company, A...