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.
After the cancellation of the 2020 World Series of Poker due to COVID-19 and a Main Event option late in the year, poker players can now celebrate the return of the series today. The WSOP is back in action with...
The United States’ online sportsbetting market is expected to grow by almost 300% over the course of the next four years to be regularly chalking up aggregated annual revenues of around $37 billion by 2025.
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American casino operator MGM Resorts International has announced the completion of the arrangement that has seen it purchase a 50% stake in the CityCenter Las Vegas development previously held by Emirati invest...
American sportsbetting operator FanDuel Group has announced that it is to roll out its retail services for punters in the western state of Washington for the first time via an arrangement with the federally-rec...
A pair of prominent gambling critics in Florida are reportedly serving as primary backers for a new federal lawsuit that is aiming to stop the southern state from becoming that latest to launch some form of onl...
The Blackstone Group has decided to accept a deal from MGM Resorts International involving the operations of the Cosmopolitan casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The operator will take over the property, paying over $...
Eight weeks after launching the Super Hot Fruits Megaways video slot and American online casino games developer Inspired Entertainment Incorporated has now returned to announce the premiere of its new Big Piggy...
California-based entertainment and talent-agency conglomerate Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. is going all-in on sports wagering, having entered into an agreement to acquire sports-gambling technology company, Op...
In southern California and the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has reportedly announced that it is changing the name of its flagship San Manuel Casino to the Yaamava’ Resort and Casino at San Manuel.
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Even though the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020, it is still an issue around the world today, for many reasons. In Las Vegas, Nevada, the virus is not only still spreading, but it is also affecting the em...
In the American state of Alaska and a federal judge has reportedly ruled against an effort by the Native Village of Eklutna to bring a small casino to tribal lands located around 20 miles north of downtown Anch...
A new casino will eventually come to Terre Haute, Indiana, with the state’s Gaming Commission choosing the operator sometime in the near future. Proposals are already coming in and the decision should be made s...
Visitors and residents of Saskatchewan will eventually have access to a new online gaming site thanks to a new deal that was signed by the province and the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations. An amendme...
American casino operator Churchill Downs Incorporated has announced the official submission of a proposal to bring a new gambling-friendly development to the western Indiana city of Terre Haute.
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American alternative investments firm Apollo Global Management Incorporated has announced that it has completed its previously-disclosed acquisition of land-based casino operator Great Canadian Gaming Corporati...