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.
As reported by PlayPennsylvania, on June 20, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) officially uveiled the profit figures for Pennsylvania online casinos for May, which showed that online casino operators...
The Board of Directors of the largest gaming technical standards development organization, The International Gaming Standards Association (IGSA), unanimously approved the formation of a Responsible Gaming Commi...
Hastings Exposition and Racing, the group which operates horse races in Hastings, has cancelled the plans to open a horse racing casino in this Nebraska city. According to KSNB, the group operated by Brian Beck...
The 2022/23 soccer campaign was a memorable one for followers of Manchester City. The world-famous, multi-award-winning team playing out of the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, won a historic treble. Pe...
Three days after the receipt of the comprehensive $195 million offer from DraftKings on June 16, 2023, Australian online sports wagering operator PointsBet Holdings agreed to proceed with the sale of its US bus...
A renowned sport betting operator, DraftKings Inc., has revealed its intentions to acquire the US operations of the Australia-based sports wagering giant PointsBet. According to the press release, DraftKings de...
Good news for all NFL teams with foreign marketing rights!
As Sports Business Journal reported, from June 16, they can sell sportsbook sponsorships to any legal gambling operator in their respective countrie...
On June 16, a groundbreaking ceremony was held by the Graton Resort & Casino, the San Francisco Bay Area's leading gambling facility owned by the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, marking the official ...
The Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) reports that the sports wagering handle in the state of Arizona reached the level of more than $644 million in March of 2023, which is the second highest monthly level sin...
It was recently announced that Republican Gov. Phil Scott officially signed into law H.127 bill, making Vermont another US state to legalize online sports wagering. In addition, half of the US states have alrea...
During a meeting Monday night, June 12, the Richmond City Council voted 8 to 1 in favor of the bill that would put ONE Casino+Resort back on the November ballot, which will likely move to a second referendum vo...
Yesterday, on June 12, officials familiar with the ongoing negotiations revealed that the Seneca Nation of Indians and the Hochul administration, aka the New York State governor's administration, are quietly di...
Following the April 28 resolution of the Kansas Senate and House of Representatives that allowed Prairie Band Casino & Resort to offer sports betting, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation recently voted to ap...
Casinos and gambling companies have been struggling to draw younger populations to their resorts for a long time. Various measures were conducted, including special areas with music and serving food and drinks ...
Following the recent $9 billion acquisition of the Crown Resorts, the New York-based real-estate giant Blackstone is planning a major investment in the the casino and hotel operations in the Melbourne site to m...