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.
Yesterday, in a 249-177 majority vote, the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015, that prohibits the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) from intervention in tribal affairs, mainly gaming facilities, was passe...
Billionaire Phil Ruffin revealed that MGM Resorts rejected his $1.3 billion offer to buy The Mirage, a neighbouring property to his own casino resort Treasure Island.
According to Review Journal, Ruffin, 80,...
The first casino of Massachusetts continues to see a decline in revenues over their smashing first month in operations, despite generating more for the month of October than the previous month. Reports show tha...
One year ago, owner and operator of the proposed Live! Hotel & Casino, Stadium Casino LLC, earned the second license in Philadelphia to have the right to create a full-scale casino. The plans have continued...
The Malaysian based Genting Group has established itself as one of the big players in the global casino industry by setting up a number of popular casino resorts all over the world. Genting has establishment Re...
On Friday a federal judge ordered the State of California to return to the bargaining table with the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians after he found that Governor Jerry Brown had not acted in good faith wit...
Thursday, south of Bagley, Minnesota, gold shovels filled with dirt during the groundbreaking ceremony for the White Earth Nation’s second Shooting Star Casino.
Construction machinery surrounds the site and ...
The Lucky Dragon Hotel & Casino is set to ask Las Vegas city leaders for tax increment financing (TIF) approval on Wednesday, November 18th. They say their lenders will not create additional loan facilities...
On Monday efforts to pass a contentious and heavily lobbied bill fell short when the house failed to put through HR 308, a measure that would prevent an Arizona tribe from building a casino on their land in the...
On Monday, DraftKings and FanDuel requested a temporary restraining order from the New York State Supreme Court to expedite the decision on if the company’s would be able to continue operating in the state as t...
Due to retailers possibly using a lottery game to their own benefit, Connecticut lottery officials have decided to suspend the 5 Card Cash game for investigations. Officials of the lottery stated late last week...
Officials in Pittsburg say they are not concerned with the looming court ruling regarding Kansas’s June decision to award a state-owned casino license to the city.
Earlier this year Kansas Crossing Casino wa...
Las Vegas casino giant MGM will give a presentation to city officials at a forum on Wednesday at the City Stage in Massachusetts that will explain the reasons and implications for the significant changes planne...
Representative George Dunbar of Pennsylvania has a plan to see daily sports fantasy sites working with the casinos of the state. During a meeting last week of the House Gaming Oversight Committee, it was discus...
A community center that has been unused for a long time, owned by the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, cannot be used as a gambling hall according to a recent ruling by a United States District Court Judge. Judge F...