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.
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...
After passing the Senate earlier by more than a 2/3 majority, the Idaho House sent SB 1011 to the Governor's desk with a veto-proof majority of 49-21 to reverse a 2013 law that allowed historic racing machines ...
Indiana lawmakers want to control any process for approval of casinos planned on tribal lands. An amendment to House Bill 1540, allowing riverboat casinos to move onto land, would see the way gaming compacts in...
Despite being late to the party, a Georgia legislator has introduced an amendment to the constitution that would expand options for gambling within the state to horse racing and casinos. With the tax revenue fr...
Stockton University bought Showboat Atlantic City from Caesars Entertainment back in December 2014. The Showboat casino was closed in August 2014 to lessen competition for the company's other three casinos in...
The Cherokee Nation tribe built the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa in Catoosa, Oklahoma back in 2004 for an estimated $80 million. The operation was a success and the tribe decided to expand the facility in...
Top House representatives are currently pushing for a new casino bill to be passed to allow the development of new casinos in South Florida. The last time a casino bill was discussed was back in 2012 and the bi...
On Thursday, the approval was made to allow casinos to negotiate the price of horse race broadcasting, allowing simulcasting to remain available. The bill will soon head to the desk of the Governor for a final ...
Racetrack casino operators within South Florida area have banded together and put aside any disagreements, to fight for equal gaming rights within the state. Seven horse tracks, dog tracks and jai-alai frontons...