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.
Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that the Nevada Gaming Commission unanimously designated two lists of gaming regulations subject to modification or elimination in the forthcoming period. Tuesday's session of t...
Cashing in coin buckets officially died out, because the biggest casino operators started using the ticket-in-ticket-out payment system throughout the early 2000s. Furthermore, it resulted in the complete extin...
The eminent developer and operator of world-class Integrated Resort, Las Vegas Sands Corp., reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2023 today. The report stated that the recovery of the company...
Tribal gaming in Arizona hit record levels in the first quarter of 2023 to generate the highest level of contributions from the Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) aggregated since 2004. Following the Arizona Tr...
A legislation to officially legalize sports wagering in Oklahoma has been defeated in the State Senate, meaning it is dead for the ongoing legislative session.
Reason for rejection:
The legislation, which...
Yesterday, Hofstra University, a private university in Hempstead, filed a lawsuit against the Nassau County Planning Commission for supposedly breaching state open meetings law when it called a hearing on a $4 ...
The Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians have big plans for its Salem casino - but Governor Tina Kotek doesn’t agree with the tribes.
Against the expansion of the gaming industry:
The new tribal cas...
One of the biggest development companies in the world, Cordish Developments, wants to renovate Bossier City's Diamond Jacks Casino & Hotel. The company presented its plans for redevelopment to the Louisiana...
Eagle Mountain Casino, owned and operated by the Tule River Indian Tribe, will officially relocate to a new location in Porterville, California. Furthermore, the relocation process in almost complete and the ca...
After an extended period of struggle to win a larger US market share, the Australian-based sports betting giant PointsBet has decided to sell its U.S. operations. As Front Office Sports reports, the company has...
Everygame Poker never ceases to surprise its players with constant prizes.
The latest is that a player who wins an online satellite tournament, titled Vegas Milli Maker Satellites, which runs until April 23,...
New York sports betting operators had a record monthly performance in March. According to the source, the New York State Gaming Commission reported that the sports betting operators in the Empire State generate...
For decades, the casino industry has been one of the major contributors to the Illinois economy. However, things have changed; as from 2012 to 2022, the same industry saw a $200 million decline, according to da...
Yesterday, the Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise (CRDE), owned and operated by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a new travel plaza to be located on South Church ...
Skill games might be legalized in Pennsylvania, and it might happen soon. More oversight awaits Pennsylvania's gambling scene, and the proposed regulation will greatly impact the state's economy.
Great impa...