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.
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...
Joe DeSimone bought the Railroad Pass Casino and has initial approval from gaming regulators to run the property. Joe DeSimone purchased the property from MGM Resorts International in April 2015, but could not ...
It was six months ago that the owner of the Trump Taj Mahal decided to eliminate the health care program of casino workers. The casino has been in an ongoing battle with the Local 54 of Unite Here in a quest by...
Christian Lusardi put together an ingenious plan that involved counterfeiting poker chips. The 43 year old Lusardi decided to buy counterfeit chips from a Chinese manufacturer and then carefully counterfeited B...
On July 8th 2015, it was reported that the Golden Gaming have taken steps forward to expand beyond Nevada.
Initial permission has been granted by the Gaming Control Board for the merger of Golden Gaming and ...
On July 8th 2015 it was reported in Las Vegas that last years main event World Series of Poker winner will not have the chance to defend his title this year, but there is no shortage of pro poker players and so...
New York’s Gaming Commission took steps on Monday towards the formal issuance of licenses for commercial, Las Vegas-style resort casinos. The process included a formal regulations review, southern tier applicat...
Tuesday, July 7, 2015—MGM Resorts International and Eldorado Resorts announced their plans to shift ownership of two Reno, Nevada casinos. Eldorado Resorts already has 50% ownership of Silver Legacy, but will a...
Over the July 4th holiday weekend, an Internet hacker decided to attack four online casinos in the state of New Jersey. The attack occurred for only 30 minutes but shut down the four sites and demanded a ransom...
Wynn Resorts is currently in the process of building a mega-casino resort in Everett, Massachusetts which is estimated to be around $1.75 billion. Wynn had acquired an important 1.75 acres from the Massachusett...
Just yesterday, the governor of Nevada signed an executive order which will see a new committee formed to work on tourism in the southern portion of the state. The committee will be working on projects to prior...
Gaming and Leisure Properties is a real estate investment trust that recently increased their offer to buy Pinnacle Entertainment’s land holdings. An announcement on July 7, 2015 confirms GLPI Chairman Peter Ca...
A state appeals panel of New Jersey recently found that Atlantic City had overcharged the Borgata casino of property taxes and will now have to pay around $63 million to the gambling property. The ruling found ...