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.

Connecticut to open to commercial betting after Gov. Lamont, Mohegans reach gambling expansion deal

After thinking they were “at the finish line” in April 2019, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and the Mohegan Tribe, have reportedly finally agreed to terms for a comprehensive gambling expansion plan that could see...

Wilton Rancheria secures further funding for coming California tribal casino

In northern California and the federally-recognized Wilton Rancheria tribe has reportedly secured even more outside funding to help it build the $500 million Sky River Casino. According to a Monday report fr...

Federal court signs off on Aristocrat Leisure Limited legal settlements

In the United States and a federal court has reportedly signed off on the $31 million arrangement Australian gaming machines innovator Aristocrat Leisure Limited agreed last May in order to settle a pair of cla...

Ohio governor forecasts state’s ‘inevitable’ legalization of sportsbetting

The governor for Ohio has reportedly declared that it is only a matter of time before the American state follows the neighboring jurisdictions of Michigan, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Indiana in legalizing ...

Entain counters resistance by increasing its takeover offer for Enlabs AB

Prominent iGaming and sportsbook operator Entain has announced that it has redoubled its effort to purchase smaller Baltic-facing competitor Enlabs AB by upping an earlier bid by some 32.5% to approximately $44...

Caesars Entertainment Incorporated boss optimistic about the future

The boss for American casino operator Caesars Entertainment Incorporated has reportedly expressed optimism regarding the coming year due to his firm’s Las Vegas Strip properties recently posting a dramatic rise...

Massachusetts tribe loses federal appeal in Class II legal battle

In Massachusetts and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has reportedly lost its appeal against an earlier ruling that is preventing it from unilaterally bringing a Class II electronic bingo hall to land...

CalvinAyre.com calls it a day after almost twelve years of publishing

The prominent online and land-based gambling news website at CalvinAyre.com has reportedly shut down following almost twelve years in business as its billionaire owner continues shifting his focus to the nascen...

BetMGM launches second online casino in Pennsylvania via Borgata Casino app

Sports betting and gaming entertainment company BetMGM now has two online casinos in Pennsylvania after launching the Borgata Casino app in the commonwealth via a market access partnership with Rush Street Gami...