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.
After extending the temporary closure of its Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut in late April, the Mohegan Tribe has once again pushed back the reopening of its Uncasville property through the Memorial Day weeke...
American casino operator Hard Rock International has announced the signing of a deal that has seen it acquire the complete intellectual property rights for the former Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas.
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After being closed for almost two full months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, five casinos in Arizona are ready to reopen. New safety measures have been put in place and the venues will be live once again, with r...
In the western American state of Washington and the Angel of the Winds Casino Resort has reportedly re-opened some eight weeks after being temporarily shuttered as a direct result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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After late last month announcing plans to reopen its Island Resort and Casino on May 6, Upper Michigan's Hannahville Indian Community has pushed back the date to May 16.
The decision came after the federally...
American casino operator, Las Vegas Sands Corporation, has reportedly announced that it is hoping to re-open a pair of its large southern Nevada properties from as early as next month after initiating a program...
The Pechanga Resort Casino has a plan to reopen after being closed for over two months. The casino posted on their website late last week that they plan on opening their doors once again by June 1st. The owner ...
Yesterday reportedly saw the Nevada Gaming Commission approve a set of rules that have been designed to prevent the further spread of coronavirus once the western state’s collection of 441 commercial casinos re...
The city of Detroit, Michigan is currently facing an almost $350 million budget shortage, with much of that income missing due to casino closures. The city's Mayor, Mike Duggan, has suspended anti-blight progra...
In Oklahoma and a pair of tribes that recently inked updated gaming compacts with the office of Governor Kevin Stitt have reportedly had their memberships in the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association suspended unt...
In Missouri and a proposal is reportedly quietly making its way through the legislative process that would permit the state’s lottery to install and run a variety of pull-tab machines within local truck stops.
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The Tribal Council of the Yavapai Nation have decided that it is time to get the Fort McDowell Casino back in action. The casino, as well as government offices located on the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, will ...
In New Jersey and state legislators are reportedly considering a pair of measures that would provide temporary tax relief to the nine casinos in Atlantic City as they endeavor to weather the ongoing coronavirus...
In the United States and MGM Resorts International has reportedly detailed that it could be forced to permanently lay-off a significant proportion of the 63,000 employees it has so far furloughed in the wake of...
Leading supplier of iGaming content to the lottery industry, Instant Win Gaming (IWG), has taken its portfolio of instant win games live with the Kentucky Lottery, via the Lottery's website.
Under the terms ...