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.
Over the past several months, the National Basketball Association has intensified its scrutiny of sports prediction markets, becoming the second major U.S. league to formally raise concerns with the Commodity F...
More than 147,000 fans braved rain and cooler temperatures at Churchill Downs for the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby, where Sovereignty surged ahead in the final stretch to win by a length and a half. The ...
Construction of Bally’s $1.7 billion permanent casino in Chicago’s River West neighborhood has been abruptly paused following revelations that a subcontractor with historical ties to organized crime was working...
The State of California and Governor Gavin Newsom have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of the Interior’s recent decision to authorize the Koi Nation’s proposed casino resort in Sonoma Co...
Tulalip Resort Casino in Washington State is approaching a key milestone in its multi-phase transformation, with the opening of a sweeping new addition slated for July 2025. This 70,250-square-foot expansion on...
The U.S. House of Representatives has taken a decisive step toward eliminating hidden costs in hotel bookings by passing the Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2025 (H.R.1479). This bipartisan legislation would man...
The Coates family, founders of UK gambling powerhouse Bet365, is reportedly considering a sale that could value the firm at up to £9 billion. The online betting giant—led by CEO Denise Coates—has been in conver...
A previously rejected proposal that would criminalize online gambling for individuals under the age of 21 in Rhode Island has unexpectedly resurfaced and advanced. One week after the House Judiciary Committee d...
Caesars Entertainment is set to rebrand its iconic Harveys Lake Tahoe property in Nevada as Caesars Republic Lake Tahoe Hotel & Casino, marking a $160 million investment aimed at bringing a fresh, modern re...
Presque Isle Downs & Casino in Erie, Pennsylvania, once a reliable source of jobs and community funding, is facing mounting financial strain—caused in large part by the rapid spread of untaxed, unregulated ...
Steve Cohen’s ambitious $8 billion vision for a casino and entertainment destination near Citi Field in Queens took a major step forward this week, after a closely contested vote by a New York state Senate comm...
Bally’s Corporation has formally revised the terms of its initial public offering for its upcoming $1.7 billion Chicago casino, expanding access to a broader array of investors while still aiming to meet a key ...
The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) has issued cease-and-desist notices to BetOnline.ag and SportsBetting.ag, both operated from Panama, for offering gambling services in the state without proper authoriza...
A federal appellate court has rejected a lawsuit brought by self-proclaimed problem gambler Sam A. Antar, who alleged that MGM Resorts and its subsidiaries actively encouraged his excessive gambling despite bei...
Prediction market operator Kalshi has achieved another courtroom victory, this time in New Jersey, where a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction (pdf) that temporarily halts state efforts to restrict it...