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 controversial Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for American casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation, Sheldon Adelson (pictured), reportedly passed away yesterday evening at the age of 87.
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BetMGM is now the official sports betting partner of the Washington Nationals, after recently agreeing to an exclusive, multi-year partnership with the Major League Baseball (MLB) team's owner, Lerner Sports Gr...
Sydney, Australia-based company PlayUp has announced sports betting license approval in New Jersey. The company currently offers online sports betting services, daily fantasy sports and horse racing in New Zeal...
Prominent iGaming and sportsbook operator Entain has reportedly announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Shay Segev (pictured), has decided to stand down after less than seven months in charge.
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In the United States and a prominent Bank of America analyst has reportedly predicted that aggregated 2021 revenues from sportsbetting and iGaming could well be about to increase by up to 70% year-on-year.
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In Colorado, City Council members of gambling towns have elected to increase betting limits and allow new games, after Amendment 77 was passed into law last year. Amendment 77 allowed the cities to decide to do...
Asian casino operator MGM China Holdings Limited has reportedly responded to an earlier recommendation from one of its minority investors by announcing that it has no plans to begin restructuring its business.
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American casino operator Churchill Downs Incorporated has reportedly just received conditional approval to begin offering online sportsbetting to punters in the southern state of Tennessee.
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In eastern Pennsylvania and the $600 million Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia is reportedly set to officially open to the public from February 11 following a little over two years of construction.
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In Macau and a prominent investor in local casino operator MGM China Holdings Limited has reportedly urged the enterprise’s majority shareholder, MGM Resorts International, to sell up to 20% of its own stake to...
Prominent gaming machines innovator International Game Technology (IGT) has announced the premiere of the new Wheel of Fortune Slots Zone attraction within southern Nevada’s Plaza Hotel and Casino.
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is finally on board with mobile sports betting. For quite some time, the governor has remained against legalizing online wagering, but now he seems to see how the industry will he...
British sportsbetting and iGaming software innovator FSB Technology Limited has announced the bolstering of its team in the United States via the hiring of experienced industry professionals Larry Pelzer and Mi...
In the United States and lottery and gaming machines innovator International Game Technology (IGT) has reportedly just been granted a patent that could soon allow punters to play a range of land-based slots uti...
As part of the continuing effort to increase its presence in the United States, London-listed Gaming Realms plc has secured a provisional iGaming supplier license in the state of Michigan.
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