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.
Today, officials from Hard Rock International and Meadowlands Racing unveiled plans for their new casino and entertainment destination, to be called Hard Rock Casino at Meadowlands. The new facility will featur...
After losing $1.6 million in deposit money as well as $1.1 million winnings, three gamblers of the Foxwoods Casino tried to sue the facility for money they claimed was rightfully theirs. The Foxwoods Resort Cas...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Nevada Gaming Control Board agents went to great lengths to infiltrate Paul Phua’s alleged illegal gambling operation at his Caesars Palace villa in Las Vegas.
The sti...
During the 2015 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, Nevada, most of the tournament events will take days to complete. With thousands of players in each event, combined with re-buys and more than one starting da...
It has taken less than six months since the Oneida Nation announced they had plans to build a new casino in the Chittenango area, for the casino to open its doors. The new Yellow Brick Road Casino will open tod...
For days now, players in the Colossus Event of the 2015 World Series of Poker have been wondering just how many players actually registered to compete in the tournament event. The WSOP has now announced that af...
Casinos in Las Vegas might have had an average 2014 but things are looking up in 2015. Las Vegas casinos reported a five percent spike in April 2015 when compared to April 2014 and brought in over $95 million i...
Local gaming operators of Puerto Rico are not happy with the recent decision by the Department of Treasury to move forward with adding video lotteries on the island. Operators believe the gaming machines would ...
Late Friday evening, Governor Brian Sandoval of Nevada signed two bills into legislation that would allow Uber and Lyft, ride-hailing companies, to reenter Nevada and offer their services. After signing Assembl...
The American Gaming Association has been beating a drum for all to hear since it was announced in early March that the IRS is considering a change to casino reporting rules. Rather than raising the reporting th...
The World Series of Poker's, The Colossus, is getting ready to begin Day 2, with the action getting started at 5pm at the Rio in Las Vegas. The No Limit Hold’em Tournament had a buy-in of $565 and offered up $5...
The complicated Florida gambling landscape just got a little more interesting with a ruling from the First District Court of Appeals. The court ruled 2-1 that a voter referendum in Gadsden County allowing slots...
KG Urban Enterprises received heavy criticism by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission after the developers have continued to ask for deadline extensions. The Commission gave KG Urban Enterprises an ultimatum, ha...
The 2015 World Series of Poker started this week and perhaps the most anticipated event of the series began starting flights early this morning. Players have been able to pre-register for the WSOP Colossus, Eve...
A company that has pledged to spend as much as US$7 billion on a casino resort on the Pacific island of Saipan says an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary will construct two hotels and a casino there within a six-...