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 billionaire boss for American casino and entertainments firm Landry’s Incorporated has reportedly revealed that his firm has been forced to temporarily lay off about 40,000 people as a result of the ongoing...
Casino operators in Las Vegas are reportedly losing up to $14.4 million every day as a result of the city’s coronavirus-related shutdown and may now have as little as five months before they completely run out ...
The senior leadership of American casino operator Wynn Resorts Limited has reportedly announced that it will be forgoing some or all of its salaries for 2020 in an attempt to help mitigate the financial impacts...
American casino operator, MGM Resorts International, has announced that Bill Hornbuckle (pictured) has been selected to replace the outgoing James Murren as its latest Chief Executive Officer.
The Las Vegas-...
Tuesday’s decision from Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak to immediately shutter every one of the western state’s 219 commercial casinos so as to help stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic has reportedly put ...
Ongoing anxieties concerning the global coronavirus pandemic have recently sent stock prices falling around the world while yesterday reportedly saw the value of shares in Macau’s six licensed casino operators ...
In the United States and the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) has reportedly asked the federal government to help its members offset the financial consequences of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak by ha...
International credit ratings firm Moody’s Investors Service Incorporated has reportedly announced that it is currently considering whether to lower its financial assessment for American casino giant Las Vegas S...
Both houses of the Maryland General Assembly reportedly passed proposed legislation yesterday that would allow local voters to decide via a November referendum whether the state should legalize sportsbetting.
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The coronavirus outbreak in the US and abroad has led to the closure of casinos and poker rooms. Such venues are considered a hotbed for the virus as players are situated close together and could easily transmi...
This week, it was announced that WinStar and Choctaw casinos in Oklahoma will be closing as the coronavirus continues to spread in the United States. The goal of the closures is to pursue social distancing so t...
As casinos across the world shut down in an attempt to tackle the spread of the coronavirus, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak has decided to order a complete closure of all casinos. All gaming operations are to ce...
In the US, as commercial casinos are increasingly mandated to close due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the number of tribal casinos that are voluntarily closing is also growing.
Casino leaders aroun...
In North Carolina and the federal government has reportedly given the Catawba Indian Nation official permission to bring an envisioned $273 casino resort to 16 acres of land the tribe owns near the small commun...
Colorado-based gaming company, Century Casinos, Inc. (CNTY:NASDAQ CM), announced Monday that its subsidiary Casinos Poland Sp. z o.o has closed its casinos in order to comply with the Polish government after it...