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.
Charles Wood, recently elected chairman of the Chemehuevi Tribal Council, has made construction of a new casino and resort a priority. When elected in May, Wood said that he wanted to see construction begin on ...
The Puerto Rican economy is in deep trouble with a public debt of $72 billion and the government is scrambling for ways to bolster revenues and avert a calamity. One move to get quick cash saw Finance Minister ...
The state of Michigan and the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians are embroiled in an off-reservation gaming dispute which according to attorney for the tribe, John Wernet, should be decided soon.
Attorney Gener...
Bagley, Minnesota will be the latest home to a White Earth Nation gaming facility, with the Indian tribe announcing just yesterday they are planning to construct a Shooting Star Casino in the area. The new proj...
Wynn Resorts has proposed to construct a $1.2 billion casino in the city of Everett and is expected to get approval for a number of permits by the end of the month that will make way for construction to start. ...
In 2014, MGM was given licensing approval to build a casino close to the border of Connecticut, in Springfield, Massachusetts. The casino was set to open in 2017 but MGM has now asked for a delay based on a pro...
Penn National Gaming received preliminary approval yesterday to acquire the Las Vegas property of the Tropicana. Nevada gaming regulators gave the approval after voicing some concerns over the transaction. The ...
Circuit Judge Williams Shashy said he wants to see what transpires in the Alabama Legislature as well as in other pending cases and appeals before deciding whether to order the return of 1,600 electronic bingo ...
Vincent Michael Malfitano is a businessman from California who recently purchased two casinos located in Virginia City, Nevada. To move forward with gaming, Malfitano applied for a gaming license with the Nevad...
Lumpy Lambert is the General Manager of the Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino, which is currently under construction just outside of Murphy. The construction phase is coming along nicely with the schedule a...
MGM Resorts was very excited when it received approval to build a mega-casino resort in Springfield, Massachusetts. MGM was counting on the Massachusetts gambling industry and also expected gamblers from the ne...
Legalized gambling in Alabama is a long shot and a long road, but the first roadblock has been cleared as of August 4, 2015. The Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee voted on a proposal for a referendum that ...
Cherokee County had earlier filed a temporary injunction as it wanted to stop a casino from being constructed in Crawford County. However, a Kansas city judge denied the county’s request stating that the Kansas...
The horse racing industry in Massachusetts now has plenty of cash from casinos, the problem is, with the exception of Suffolk Downs, there isn’t much need for it in the current landscape.
Due to a provision ...
The Cincinnati Insider reports that a Full House Resorts investment affiliate for Rising Star Casino in Indiana has acquired a four-acre riverfront property in Rabbit Hash, Kentucky. The purchase is part of a ...