North America Casino News

This is the place to explore breaking events and important news about the casino of North America. While there may are 23 separate countries on the continent, you will find most of them covered in our Caribbean Casino News section. While some news from Mexico will appear here, most of the articles about casinos and regulatory happenings in this section are about the Canadian and US industries. The U.S.A. has more casinos than any other place on earth, so most of the articles in this category are about them.

The U.S. and Mexico are organized by states while Canada is organized by provinces and territories. In the U.S. and Canada, we have given all Tribal and First Nation news the same weighting as if they were a single state within their respective countries.

This section provides a broad overview of all casino news in North America and the articles are always cross-referenced with more specific information about the subject matter.

Times Square Casino proposition strongly opposed by influental Broadway group

The Shubert Organization, one of the most influential member of the Broadway League, is strongly against the plan of opening a casino in Times Square. The plan was initially proposed by Manhattan-based develope...

Hacksaw Gaming gets first-ever licence to enter U.S. market

iGaming provider, Hacksaw Gaming, has been granted a provisional license in West Virginia to enter the United States market for the first time. The company is excited about the event that marks "the start of a ...

All-time high commercial gaming revenue reported by AGA in Q3 2022

The American Gaming Association’s (AGA) Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker has reported that commercial gaming revenue in the U.S. reached a record level of $15.17 billion in Q3 2022. This quarterly revenue is 2...

COVID-zero policy led Wynn Macau to $163 million revenue loss in 3Q22

During the past 3 months until September 30th, 2022, Wynn Resorts, a leading developer of high quality hotels and casinos, saw revenue decreased by 162,7,0 million dollars, across Wynn Macau and Wynn Palace, Ma...

IGT gaming and betting segments boost 3Q22 growth

The income from continuing operations of global gaming machines, lottery, sports betting, and iGaming giant International Game Technology (IGT) grew 191% year-on-year to reach US $294 million at the end of 3Q22...

Sports bet ballot proposition rejected in California

The ballot proposition to legalize sports betting in California was rejected by Californian voters on Tuesday. The measure, supported by the most expensive campaign in U.S. history, had insufficient support as ...

DraftKings Stocks continue to drop as Monthly User Growth decreases

On Friday, November 4th, 2022, DraftKings, a daily fantasy sports (subset of fantasy sport games) contest provider and sports betting company, announced slower monthly user growth in the third quarter of the ye...

Saskatchewan launches first legal online gaming platform: PlayNow.com

Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority's (SIGA) Canadian-based branch SaskGaming launched its first legal online gaming platform on November 3rd, 2022 via partnership with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous N...
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Pragmatic Play Expanding to Ontario via Partnership with NorthStar Gaming

It seems like Pragmatic Play is very serious about its expansion to North America. The next step is conquering the Canadian market – and it will be done via a partnership with NorthStar Gaming, an iGaming opera...