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.
Update: 7-16-2015: The Cripple Creek City Council has approved seven casinos to serve alcohol 24/7. There are nine total casinos; however, only seven applied for permission to serve alcohol throughout the day. ...
The Fort Sill Apache Tribe is an American Indian tribe based in Oklahoma that owns land in the southern portion of New Mexico. The tribe recently filed a motion against several groups due to a federal decision ...
The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is planning to review tribal gaming during the July 22 scheduled oversight hearing. In anticipation of an increase in the numbers attending, a location larger than the usual ...
The City of Boston has filed a lawsuit against Wynn Resort’s proposed $1.7 billion Everett casino stating that a portion of the land acquired to build the casino belonged to Charles Lightbody, a convicted felon...
Day 6 of the World Series of Poker Main Event begins today at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas with 69 players returning to the felt to try and bag a spot in the November Nine. On Day 5, 237 play...
According to an indictment filed in Las Vegas on Friday, eleven people have now been connected to a fake credit card scheme in the area. The 74 count indictment accuses six women and five men of working togethe...
For the second time, The Tradewinds Casino Cruise ship, Escapade (not pictured) ran aground Saturday. A sand bar on the Bull River cut gamblers' trips short. The ship was stuck for about two hours before retur...
Alabama Governor Robert Bentley did not include gambling revenue in his fiscal plan as a way to deal with the states budget shortfall in a special session of the legislature.
Senator President Pro Tem, Del M...
Last week special agents with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Drug Enforcement Administration, assisted by other federal and state agencies and the Modoc County Sheriff’s Office, raided a large marijuana g...
Lago Resort and Casino in the Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York suffered a body blow from the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court Friday. The panel reversed a 2014 lower court decision and va...
Bloomberg reports that billionaire John Paulson, principal of the hedge-fund firm Paulson & Co, along with other junior debt holders, are discussing a deal intended to successfully augment and salvage a ban...
The LINQ Hotel & Casino, located in the heart of Las Vegas’ famous strip between The Flamingo and Harrah’s Las Vegas, has completed its full resort renovation. The $223 million redesign is focused towards t...
In a move said to avoid payments in lieu of taxes under Atlantic City's new PILOT program, which has yet to be signed into law, the shuttered Trump Plaza was approved to create a deed restriction that will keep...
Big Lagoon Rancheria of California was able to convince an en banc panel of all 11 justices of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals that California erred in challenging the status of their land, placed in trust by ...
Update: July 13
No firm date has yet been set for the maiden voyage, however a representative has informed us that it looks like an "all clear" to sail by July 17th.
Also in a previous version of this sto...