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 United States House of Representatives has reportedly passed a measure that would unequivocally prevent the federal government from reversing a 2015 decision that placed a 321-acre plot of land into trust f...
Prominent online casino games developer NetEnt AB has announced the signing of an agreement that will soon see its content provided to iGaming operator Tipico Company Limited for use by players in the regulated...
On Monday, MGM Resorts International alerted employees of its sports and entertainment divisions that layoffs are coming. The majority of employees in these two sectors will be laid off starting on August 31. T...
On Friday, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker issued a Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation. This proclamation rescinded the remote registration process for mobile sports betting in the state. The change in the reg...
Almost a year after the state of Rhode Island launched mobile sports betting, Governor Gina Raimondo has signed legislation to remove an in-person registration requirement. SB 2919 and HB 8097 were signed yeste...
In the United States and the Chief Executive Officer for the American Gaming Association, Bill Miller (pictured), used a special hearing in front of federal legislators yesterday to herald the importance of the...
American casino operator Wynn Resorts Limited has reportedly announced that it will be laying off an unspecified number of workers at its two Las Vegas properties owing to a slow-down in business being blamed o...
After breaking ground on its third gaming facility on November 4, 2019, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians now looks to fill 500-plus new positions within the next few months.
Expected to open fall 2...
American land-based casino operator Boyd Gaming Corporation has announced that it has taken a further step into the iGaming realm via the premiere of its free-play Stardust Social Casino app.
The Las Vegas-h...
Prominent online sportsbook operators FanDuel Group and DraftKings Incorporated have reportedly been granted temporary licenses to begin offering their services to punters in the American state of Illinois.
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Late last week, partypoker completed a large update to its US network. The changes took place at partypoker US, BetMGM Poker and Borgata Poker. US players now have access to a streamlined look with more customi...
In Oklahoma and the federal government has reportedly approved a pair of land-into-trust applications from the Osage Nation that are to allow the tribe to bring new casinos to sites near the small cities of Bar...
In the western American state of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians has reportedly filed a land-into-trust application in hopes of being given official permission to bring a small casino resor...
The proposed $17.3 billion deal that is to see American casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corporation merge with smaller rival Eldorado Resorts Incorporated reportedly passed its final hurdle late last week af...
In North Carolina and the Catawba Indian Nation has reportedly announced that it is moving forward with its scheme to bring an almost $300 million casino resort to a 16.5-acre plot of land it owns near the smal...