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.
The U.S. Poker Open is in full swing in Las Vegas, with several events already finishing up at the ARIA. Just this week, Event #5 concluded, a No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $10,000 buy-in. A total of $850,...
In the United States and the American Gaming Association trade group has announced that the nation’s aggregate commercial gross gaming revenues for April increased by 3,129% year-on-year to $4.39 billion as the...
Genting Group-owned hospitality and casino brand Resorts World has announced that construction of its planned video lottery casino in the Newburgh Mall in Orange County, New York is expected to start this summe...
Back in April, online casinos in the state of West Virginia experienced a drop in earnings. However, last month, the sites were able to bounce back and see an increase in earnings to well over $4.3 million. May...
Sports betting is one step closer to reality in Louisiana. Governor John Bel Edwards just recently signed HB 697, one of two sports betting bills up for consideration in the state. SB 247 just moved through the...
In the eastern American state of New Jersey and legislators reportedly approved a bill earlier this week that would look to help the nine casinos located in Atlantic City to recover from the devastating financi...
Just a few days ago, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed House Bill 6451 into law. Online sports betting, casino, and poker games are now legalized in the state. The change is a big one for the poker communi...
In the eastern American state of New York and local politicians have reportedly killed off a proposition that could have seen a casino resort brought to the densely-populated island of Manhattan as soon as late...
Canadian online gaming innovator Bragg Gaming Group Incorporated has announced the signing of a deal worth $30 million that has seen it buy American iGaming content creation studio Wild Streak Gaming.
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In Illinois, construction has started on a $10 million project at DraftKings at Casino Queen in East St. Louis that will see the remodel of the sportsbook and a new dining promenade.
The 30,000 square foot e...
The PokerGO Studio welcomes back the U.S. Poker Open this week, with the series set to take place from June 3-15. There will be 12 high-stakes events taking place with buy-ins starting in the $10,000 range. The...
In the western American state of Arizona and the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe has reportedly resurrected a plan that is to see it bring a new tribal casino to a small eastern corner of its 1,413-acre reservati...
Regulators in the western American state of Nevada are reportedly hoping to further curb the scourge of problem gambling by launching a new self-exclusion program for those who wish to be barred from accessing ...
As the online poker market continues to grow and expand in the United States, operators like PokerStars have the opportunity to offer quality poker tournaments and events in more areas of the nation. This year,...
After just over three months of service, the sports betting industry in Virginia has reached almost $900 million in bets. In April, the total handle came in at $236,432,524, which is a drop considering recent n...