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 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.
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In central California and officials for Tulare County have reportedly approved a transportation refurbishment plan that is set to see the jurisdiction spend around $200,000 so as to improve access to the site f...
In Nevada and the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino has reportedly announced that it will be re-launching its online sportsbetting app later this week after mothballing the service in mid-March as a result o...
Businesses across the state of Washington are ready to re-open amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Governor Jay Inslee wants to take a phased approach, in an attempt to slow any new outbreaks of the virus. However...
In northern Michigan and the Island Resort and Casino has reportedly announced that it will be re-opening from Wednesday after being shuttered for almost seven weeks due to fears over the ongoing coronavirus pa...
The Station Casinos subsidiary of American casino operator Red Rock Resorts Incorporated has reportedly announced that it will be laying off a ‘significant’ number of its employees from next week as it looks to...
Late last week, the Nevada Gaming Control Board released policies of health and safety within casinos when reopening begins. Operators are to follow these guidelines in order to resume gaming operations during ...