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.
On Wednesday, April 26, the Virginia Lottery Board, Virginia's gambling regulator, officially approved Caesars Virginia's license application, making the operator officially the third approved casino operator i...
Wynn Resorts, a synonym for the luxurious worldwide casino destinations, has released the first design images for its new casino-complex project in the United Arab Emirates set to open in 2027. The Las Vegas-ba...
Yesterday, Nassau County, New York, signed a lease agreement with Las Vegas Sands, an American casino and resort company based in Las Vegas, Nevada, offering the company control of the Nassau Coliseum site for ...
The Wabanaki Nations would soon get the right to offer online gambling in its casinos if the Maine Legislature approves the bill LD1777.
Operating the sportsbook and online casinos in Maine:
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Having cleared Vermont's House for approval of the Senate committees, the bill to allow sports betting passed Vermont’s Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday. As Sports Handle reports, the bill sustained certain ...
On April 25, Bally's Corporation officially revealed that Bally's Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort has opened 40,000 square feet of state-of-the-art gaming space in a significant extension of its casino floor.
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Yesterday, the American Gaming Association (AGA) officially unveiled its Gaming Industry Outlook report in partnership with Fitch Ratings.
Furthermore, the report shows that a large proportion of gambling CE...
Sheila Little, a woman from Clark County, Nevada filed a lawsuit against Wynn Resorts Ltd, a globally recognized developer of high quality hotels and casinos, claiming that "the company violated labor laws by p...
Three new casinos in New York, which are planned to be built, could cause significant problems for Atlantic City casinos. Panelists at the casino industry conference expressed their concerns and stated that the...
On April 24, the South Dakota Commission on Gaming officially validated the operator and retail licenses of SGMSD, LLC, the company that officially purchased the famed Franklin Hotel and Silverado gambling comp...
The State of Tennessee announced changes in the sports wagering market as its legislators passed the SB 475 Bill on Friday to change the state's mobile sports betting tax system. The Bill will amend the existin...
Little River Band Casino, officially owned and operated by the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, plans to reapply for official approval to build a new casino close to Fruitport Township, Muskegon County, fro...
The National Football League (NFL) has suspended five professional players for placing bets from an NFL facility, thus violating the league's gambling policies strictly prohibiting any form of gambling inside N...
Kindred Group plc, a famous global online gambling operator, keeps expanding across the North American continent. After signing an agreement with the Swinomish Tribe from Washington State in October last year, ...
The U.S. commercial gaming operations started the year with full steam to continue the growth in February. According to AGA’s Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker, the U.S. gaming industry comprising traditional c...