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.
Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (TSX: GC) has announced that on Sept. 28, 2020, it will reopen its casinos in Ontario and New Brunswick after operations were suspended at the properties on March 16 to help co...
A week after rival MGM Grand Detroit laid off some 1,100 employees, and Greektown Casino-Hotel now says 43 workers will be laid off due to lost revenues resulting from the coronavirus pandemic.
In a statemen...
A total of 1,527 employees who have been furloughed from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida are subject to an extension due to issues regarding business uncertainties during the Cov...
The 146th Kentucky Derby took place over the weekend, with Authentic earning the first-place finish. This year’s Derby was quite different due to the coronavirus pandemic, with few spectators and way less betti...
Prominent online sportsbook operator FanDuel Group has announced that its mobile-friendly online sports betting app has gone live for aficionados in the American state of Iowa courtesy of an alliance with casin...
Michigan's Detroit Lions have announced the signing of an agreement that will see the BetMGM service from Roar Digital, a joint venture of MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and GVC Holdings (LSE: GVC), serv...
In New York and the Shinnecock Indian Nation has reportedly inked an agreement with American casino operator Hard Rock International that could one day see it bring a gambling-friendly facility to the southeast...
Four days after saying that he’d make a decision this week on commercial casinos, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made good on his promise, announcing Thursday the state's nontribal casinos and video lottery termina...
As the Kentucky Derby is set to take place this weekend, Churchill Downs has released an operations plan revealing how the event will go down amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The Derby will allow under 23,000 gues...
American iGaming, lottery and gaming machines innovator Scientific Games Corporation has announced the signing of a deal that has seen it extend its digital relationship with Wynn Resorts Limited into the state...
In Pennsylvania and local businessman Ira Lubert (pictured) has reportedly won the auction for the eastern state’s sixth satellite casino license after bidding slightly over the required $10 million minimum ask...
A leading investment bank has reportedly announced that it is ‘unsure’ regarding the future prospects of success for the $4.3 billion Resorts World Las Vegas facility prominent casino operator Genting Malaysia ...
The Global Gaming Expo (G2E) is going virtual. The conference is set to take place virtually on October 27-28. On October 14, producers of the conference will host a special online session that is complimentary...
A new sports betting option is now available in the state of Colorado. Score Media and Gaming Inc. has announced its subsidiary, Score Digital Sports Ventures Inc. has launched an app titled theScore Bet in Col...
British bookmaker William Hill has reportedly announced that its American subsidiary has completed its planned purchase of local rival CG Technology and is now looking to rapidly incorporate the acquisition’s s...