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.

Shay Segev leaving Entain amid MGM Resorts International takeover offer

Prominent iGaming and sportsbook operator Entain has reportedly announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Shay Segev (pictured), has decided to stand down after less than seven months in charge. According ...

Tennessee online sportsbetting license for Churchill Downs Incorporated

American casino operator Churchill Downs Incorporated has reportedly just received conditional approval to begin offering online sportsbetting to punters in the southern state of Tennessee. According to a Th...

Entain purchase could hurt MGM Resorts International’s Japan plans

American casino behemoth MGM Resorts International could reportedly seriously damage its chances of being able to enter the Japanese market by moving ahead with its attempt to purchase prominent iGaming and spo...

PointsBet scores sports betting partnership with Detroit Pistons; adds retired NBA star Rip Hamilton as brand ambassador

Global sportsbook operator PointsBet has partnered with the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Detroit Pistons, becoming the Michigan team's designated sports betting partner. Under the terms of the dea...