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.
In the western American state of Wyoming and legislation that had sought to legalize online sportsbetting and daily fantasy sports contests was reportedly defeated yesterday following a third reading before the...
In the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and beleaguered casino operator Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited has reportedly been told that it will be placed into receivership if it does n...
In the state of Alabama, Senator Del Marsh has been pushing a gambling bill, to see residents vote on whether or not they want a lottery and/or up-to 10 casinos to be created. In a surprising turn of events thi...
On Friday, the Georgia Senate passed a gambling bill that would see sports betting legalized in the state. Revenues from the industry would go towards college scholarships on a needs-basis as well as broadband ...
On the same day as it announced fourth quarter and full year 2020 results, Rhode Island-based gaming company Bally's Corporation (BALY:NYSE) formerly Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc., revealed a multiyear agr...
In the southern American state of Alabama and voters could soon be going to the polls to decide on whether to authorize a lottery and allow for the licensing of up to seven more casinos.
According to a repor...
American real estate investment trust Vici Properties Incorporated has announced that it is hoping to raise up to $2 billion in cash via the launch of a public offering involving 60 million common shares indivi...
The UFC and DraftKings have signed a groundbreaking new partnership deal. The latter is now the official sportsbook and daily fantasy partner for the UFC in both the United States and Canada. The gambling brand...
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...
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...
After opening its virtual doors to bettors in Michigan in January 2021, the online gaming division of Wynn Resorts Ltd (Nasdaq: WYNN) WynnBET has partnered with the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Detro...
American casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation has announced the signing of deals that are to see it offload its remaining trio of domestic properties for an aggregate consideration worth roughly $6.25 bi...
It is not uncommon for a grudge to linger for many years or lead to escalated behavior. In New York recently, a decades long-grudge led to a 72-year-old professional poker player to send several suspicious piec...
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...
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 ...