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.
Mohegan Sun Casino announced they are going to add a new hotel tower to their Uncasville, Connecticut location. The tower expansion will be started in fall 2016. These expansion plans will add 1,000 jobs to the...
Carl Icahn, a billionaire investor in failed Atlantic City casinos, is in the media again for the 1st of April 2015. He is still telling media and lawmakers that the Union costs are at least partially responsib...
Atlantic City is still in limbo with regards to tax appeals. The city requested an end to casino tax appeals, but the legislation is currently sitting in Trenton un-decided. While the city waits, Borgata and ot...
Representatives of the Las Vegas Sands Corp. presented a proposal to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board just yesterday to seek approval to add new gaming options to the Sands Bethlehem property. Sands would ...
Republican Senator Bill Coley of West Chester, Ohio has created a new bill that will limit the amount of gaming credits used for promotions at local racinos and casinos, which essentially allows the gaming faci...
The master plan for a $450 million project for a casino in Schenectady, New York has earned the approval from the Planning Commission. Prior to the approval, the commission made some suggestions in regards to t...
A federal court has ruled against Duluth Minnesota's attempt for the reinstatement of an agreement. The prior agreement in connection with the Fond-du-Luth Casino had provided the city with millions annually.
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The formerly closed Bordertown Casino and Arena reopens today at 11 am after the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma tries a soft re-opening of the property. The gaming facility is located at 129 W. Oneida Street...
A petition filed by the Fort Sill Apache Tribe has been denied by the Supreme Court of New Mexico, involving gaming compact negotiations between the tribe and state governor Susana Martinez. The tribe was tryin...
Based on casino gaming competition in the western portion of Pennsylvania, Penn National Gaming has decided to remove themselves from a casino project for the Lawrence County area near the Ohio border. Penn Nat...
North New Jersey news has reported that one of the top NJ real estate executives and a wealthy Manhattan developer may join hands and bid for Revel Casino. The casino is bankrupt and currently for sale in Atlan...
Pennsylvania is still in discussions regarding online gambling. HB649 initially only mentioned internet gaming in which interactive poker games were the subject - that was changed to include “any interactive g...
The State of Oklahoma has filed a suit against the Kialegee Tribe for starting construction of their Red Clay Casino on Indian Reservation land near Broken Arrow. The casino construction is halted until the Su...
Harry Reid, current US Senate minority leader (D-Nevada), has announced he is not going to try running for re-election. He states it has nothing to do with a fall he suffered earlier in 2015 which broke several...
Richard Davis made a name for himself as a prosecutor during the US Watergate scandal in the 1970's that eventually saw President Richard Nixon resign to avoid impeachment. He has also worked for Weil Gotshal a...