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.
Years of economic crisis on the Caribbean island and unincorporated U.S. territory of Puerto Rico has resulted in another casino closing.
Located in San Juan’s historic district, the Starwood Hotels & Re...
The Hollywood Casino in Perryville was the first casino to open in Maryland back in September 2010 and has successfully completed five rewarding years. Since its inauguration, a number of other casinos have als...
Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association has been fined $13,000 by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday. The fine was levied against the Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Dauphi...
A five year audit released by New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on Friday shows a precipitous drop in off-track betting compared to the previous five years ending in 2008. The nearly 25% drop amounted ...
Today at 2pm the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in association with Caesars Entertainment will open their highly anticipated Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino on the edge of Murphy, North Carolina less th...
The Blue Horizon Casino Cruise ship set sail on her maiden voyage on July 17th from its birth at the Port of Palm Beach, Florida. Less than two weeks later the company announced the ship would be heading to dry...
The Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians, a federally recognized tribe in California has had to deal with a number of legalities in trying to re-open its popular Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino. The tri...
Culminating in 2011, former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick saw an expanded gambling law come to pass on his watch and devoted significant time to negotiating a gaming compact with the Mashpee Wampanoag tr...
The now-failed Presidential aspirations of Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker are believed by some to be at the core of the once presidential candidate’s denial of the Menominee Nation’s bid for an off-rese...
Just last month, construction workers and technicians were putting the final touches on the Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino. All the hard work has paid off as the casino is set to open this Monday, Septem...
A strip mall located outside the city of Chicago sits half empty, with the owners planning on converting the empty space into video gambling cafes. After seeing applications for licensing, the Illinois Gaming B...
Lobbying efforts for a destination casino in Florida by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation have come to an end.
Company heads along with Chairman Sheldon Anderson of the Paradise, Nevada, based company that ope...
The Valley Forge Casino Resort of Pennsylvania earned a renewal of their Category 3 resort casino operating license after the state Gaming Control Board voted unanimously in approval. The Board, consisting of s...
More than a decade has passed since casino mogul Steve Wynn had left Atlantic City for the more prosperous Las Vegas. Three years ago he considered to return to New Jersey and enter its online gambling market, ...
Evangeline Downs Racetrack Casino Hotel is an extremely popular casino and entertainment spot in Lafayette. The racetrack is spread across 750 acres and the casino floor covers over 40,000 square feet and is ho...