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.
Acknowledging that the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino will not open in time for Labor Day weekend, and although there is no set date, chief operating officer Christian Goode is confident that the casino wi...
Five years after filing a wrongful termination suit and more than three months after a Nevada judge decided her court had jurisdiction over the case, lawyers for Steve Jacobs and Las Vegas Sands argued their ca...
Net Entertainment is a gambling software company that provides gaming options for operators around the world. The company most recently earned approval to operate in the state of New Jersey via the bwin.party b...
Monday marked the one-year anniversary of the closing of the Showboat casino in Atlantic City, and owner Stockton University said its weighing “several” options of expressed interest and hopes a sale is forthco...
Atlantic City has witnessed a significant slump in the casino industry and as a result, four out of the twelve casinos in Atlantic City have been forced to shut down in the last 18 months. Once a thriving hub f...
After opening Plainridge Park Casino in June, Massachusetts has done quite well, earning $18.1 million for the first month of operations, when looking at gross gaming revenue reports. The Massachusetts Gaming C...
As the month of September begins, the Hollywood Casino Perryville will be getting ready to celebrate five years of operation. The casino was the first to be opened in Maryland, having first welcomed customers o...
Bloomberg reports that bondholders owed $7 billion by Caesars have been denied an immediate ruling as to whether or not the casino giant broke the law, thus giving Caesars several more weeks grace to negotiate ...
The state of Illinois is in the midst of a financial crisis and the government has been operating without a budget since the fiscal year ended on June 30th. Millions of dollars in lottery payouts have ceased wh...
With a planned 2018 debut, the executive team of the Ālon Las Vegas Resort is aiming to reinvent the Las Vegas experience with the help of successful nightclub kingpin Jesse Waits. CEO Andrew Pascal and COO Rob...
On Friday, Republican Secretary of State Dianna Duran was charged with embezzlement, fraud, money laundering and campaign finance violations by New Mexico's Democratic attorney general.
The 64-count complain...
Late Friday Wynn Resorts won a key environmental approval for its $1.7 billion Wynn Everett casino project bringing it one step closer to finally breaking ground.
According to a 27-page memo written by Massa...
Smokers at the Hollywood Casino Columbus will soon have a second smoking patio to enjoy as the gaming venue plans on creating additional space to accommodate their guests. The facility will create a new smoking...
Billionaire Carl Icahn has a successful track record of taking bankrupt casinos and turning them around. Icahn decided to take over the struggling Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City which had earlier filed for b...
This fall, Nevada, which is the king of gaming scrutiny, could lead the way to the regulation of daily fantasy sports (DFS) in the U.S., and subsequently impact the future of the activity - depending upon the r...