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.

South Dakota Eyes Expansion of Sports Betting with New Proposal

In a new legislative push, South Dakota lawmakers have introduced Senate Joint Resolution 507, aiming to amend the state constitution to expand sports betting beyond its current limitations. The proposed amendm...

New Jersey Legislation Seeks to Decriminalize Underage Gambling and Shift Penalties to Civil Fines

New Jersey lawmakers are pushing forward with a new bill that could change the penalties for underage gambling, reducing them from criminal offenses to civil violations. This proposed shift would mean young peo...

Ippei Mizuhara Sentenced for Stealing $17 Million from Shohei Ohtani to Fund Gambling Debts

Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, has been sentenced to 57 months in federal prison after admitting to stealing nearly $17 million from the baseball superstar. T...

Revo Casino & Social House Debuts in Conway with Enthusiastic Response

On February 4, 2025, the Mount Washington Valley in New Hampshire welcomed a new entertainment landmark. Hundreds of excited attendees gathered for the grand opening of Revo Casino and Social House, located at ...

Maine Revokes Oddfellahs Sportsbook License, Halting Betting Operations Before Super Bowl

Oddfellahs Sportsbook & Bar in Portland, Maine, has been forced to halt its in-person sports betting operations after the state of Maine revoked its temporary gaming license. This decision, which came as a ...

Robinhood suspends Super Bowl contracts after CFTC intervention

Robinhood has decided to halt its newly introduced Super Bowl betting contracts just one day after launch, following a request from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The online brokerage had...

Comanche Cache Casino to Reopen with Expanded Features and Historic Wahlburgers Launch

After nearly a year of extensive renovations, Comanche Cache Casino is preparing for its grand reopening on Friday, February 21, 2025, after closing in February 2024 for a major expansion. As part of this phase...

Florida Gaming Commission Targets Illegal Online Gambling Operators

The Florida Gaming Control Commission (FGCC) has taken decisive action against three overseas gambling operators accused of illegally running online sports betting, casino games, and horse racing operations acc...