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.
A draft legislative proposal that would authorize the development of a casino in the city of Kapolei, Hawaii was approved on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, in a 5-4 vote by the Hawaiian Homes Commission.
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This weekend, the World Poker Tour (WPT) is set to begin the first-ever Online Poker Open--- Main Tour Event. Powered by the partypoker US Network, players in New Jersey will be able to take part in an exclusiv...
In Kentucky, the battle against illegal offshore internet gambling that has waged for a decade concluded on Thursday after the Kentucky Supreme Court reinstated a nearly $1.3 billion award for the southeastern ...
The economic development arm of the federally-recognized Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska has reportedly premiered a new enterprise that is to manage a trio of casinos it is hoping to begin opening from next year.
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Legislators in the American state of Hawaii may soon be presented with the chance to legalize commercial gambling via a measure that could see a new integrated casino resort developed for the small Oahu city of...
The Verizon Media subsidiary of American telecommunications conglomerate Verizon Communications Incorporated has announced the signing of a deal to develop innovative virtual reality experiences in partnership ...
American casino operator Hard Rock International has announced the launch of its new Hard Rock Digital entity to serve as the sole instigator for all of its future global sportsbetting and iGaming endeavors.
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American casino firm Penn National Gaming Incorporated has announced the signing of a deal that is to see it spend $31.1 million so as to take over the running of operations inside Maryland’s small Hollywood Ca...
In the United States and a federal judge has reportedly agreed to expedite a lawsuit the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians filed against the Catawba Indian Nation earlier this year in an attempt to stop the latt...
The large selection of online and land-based sportsbetting services in New Jersey reportedly had a record-breaking November after chalking up aggregated handle of approximately $931 million.
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The Mohegan Tribe and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation have reportedly shelved their long-running plan to bring a $300 million satellite casino to the small northern Connecticut community of East Windsor.
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In the southern American state of North Carolina and the federally-recognized Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is reportedly defying a new gubernatorial stay-at-home order recently brought in so as to help stop...
In late November, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak instituted new COVID-19 restrictions due to an increase in positive cases. A statewide pause began, which included smaller capacities at certain businesses includ...
Every one of the twelve casinos in Pennsylvania have reportedly been ordered to close for a 24-day period from midnight tonight following a steep rise in the number of locals who have succumbed to the ongoing c...
After launching in-person sports betting in March, and the online gaming supplier licensing process in May, the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) has now signed off on provisional licenses for 15 platform pr...