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.
888 Holdings announced this week that it is one of the first companies granted licensing for iGaming in Ontario, Canada. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario approved the company, with the new online ma...
The new operator of The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino has reportedly announced the premiere of an ‘equity-like’ sharing program that could potentially see its around 7,000 employees share in financial benefits w...
The seven online sportsbetting services for punters in the southern American state of Virginia reportedly generated almost $500 million in aggregated January handle owing to increased interest in action from th...
After inking separate deals last year to offload its lottery and sportsbetting subsidiaries and American firm Scientific Games Corporation has now announced that it is to officially rebrand its gaming and iGami...
The West Virginia Senate has approved a measure that will bring more gambling to the state. SB 100 was passed by a vote of 23 to 10, set to allow existing racetrack casinos the opportunity to open a satellite l...
New casino operations are coming to Ponce thanks to the official authorization of three new casino licenses by the Puerto Rico Gaming Commission. It was recently announced that the Commission approved casinos f...
After a successful 17-year stint at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) is ready to move to Bally’s, the future Horseshoe Casino, and the Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino. T...
Global gaming content and technology company and mobile games publisher, Aristocrat Leisure Limited (ASX: ALL) has announced that former Chief Executive Officer of its brick-and-mortar gaming unit, Mitchell Bow...
Churchill Downs is a well-known name in the racing community, as the facility hosts the Kentucky Derby year after year. The parent company behind the facility, Churchill Downs Incorporated, actually has its han...
Colorado-based gaming company Century Casinos, Inc. (CNTY:NASDAQ) is set to enter the Reno market after reaching a definitive agreement to acquire Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks, Nevada.
The $195 million dea...
Kentucky state racing stewards have decided to remove the Kentucky Derby win of Medina Spirit from last year’s race and give it to Mandaloun. Last May, Medina Spirit won the race but tested positive for the ste...
The gaming regulator for the southern American state of Louisiana has reportedly ordered Peninsula Pacific Entertainment to sell off its dormant land-based casino license within 60 days or risk having the certi...
American casino operator Hard Rock International has reportedly announced that it has identified three locations in New York City that could potentially serve as the site for a proposed Las Vegas-style developm...
Sportsbooks in Michigan continue to do well, with the January reports revealing that yet another record-setting handle has been hit. In January, the state saw its sportsbooks earn over $530 million in bets, the...
In Canada and the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake and the Six Nations of the Grand River have announced the signing of a ‘mutual cooperation agreement on gaming’ as part of an effort to defend their associated righ...