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 coronavirus pandemic reportedly cost land-based bookmakers in Pennsylvania at least $220 million in lost revenues last month as sports leagues shut up shop and bettors turned to online alternatives.
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The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin is reportedly celebrating the announcement that the federal government has at long last approved its land-into-trust petition regarding a 33-acre plot located on the outskirts o...
American casino operator, Las Vegas Sands Corporation, has reportedly announced the suspension of its dividend program for 2019 so as to give it ‘maximum optionality’ in securing returns following the end of th...
Fans of women's professional basketball in Nevada will now be able to wager on the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Draft 2020, after on Thursday the Nevada Gaming Control Board approved betting o...
Representatives for some of the largest casino operators in the United States are reportedly holding informal meetings in order to discuss possible ways to re-open Las Vegas to gamblers following the conclusion...
In New Jersey and Eldorado Resorts Incorporated has reportedly laid off almost the entire workforce at its Tropicana Atlantic City venue as the coronavirus-related closure of the state’s nine casinos enters its...
In the United States and the administration of President Donald Trump has reportedly altered its guidelines so as to enable even more small businesses that service the casino industry to receive a portion of $3...
Plans for a casino resort proposed by the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma to be located on some 50 acres of lakefront property overlooking Lake Texoma are reportedly moving forward.
The Kingston Casino Resort p...
American regional casino operator Jacobs Entertainment Incorporated has announced the signing of a deal that is set to see The Lodge Casino become the first venue outside of Nevada to offer SuperBook-branded sp...
In the southern American state of Virginia and legislation that would allow the residents of five disparate communities to vote on whether to introduce casinos has reportedly hit a snag concerning the ultimate ...
Las Vegas-headquartered leader in the gaming and lottery industries, Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS), has been awarded a new, five-year contract that will see it serve as primary instant game provid...
After closing "indefinitely" on March 17, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and updated Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines, Potawatomi Hotel & Casino has now announced that beginning April 13, it...
In Northern Michigan, employees of a trio of casinos owned and operated by the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (GTB) will continue to receive paychecks through April 29, 2020, while the prope...
Earlier this week, the Nevada Gaming Control Board recommended that Herbst IS Holdings LLC be approved for licensing regarding a casino in the Indian Springs community of the state. The venue would be located a...
Scientific Games Corporation has announced they have signed a contract with the Iowa Lottery for a ten-year time frame to be their new statewide gaming system provider. They will provide the lottery and 2,400 r...