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.
This week, FOX Bet announced the launch of PokerStars and PokerStars Casino in Pennsylvania. The largest online poker site in the world is now the first to launch poker gaming in the state. Players in PA and Ne...
In California and animal rights activists have reportedly renewed calls for Santa Anita Park to cease live horseracing after veterinarians were forced to destroy four-year-old Mongolian Groom following the comp...
Looking to attract business from beyond the surrounding cities, Miami Valley Gaming in Lebanon, Ohio is reportedly considering taking on a $100 million expansion.
The proposal includes the addition of a hote...
The Las Vegas Strip is set to offer a brand-new casino titled, Drew Las Vegas. The future casino now has a new CEO, after Poker Hall of Famer, Bobby Baldwin, was named for the position. Baldwin has experience i...
Asian casino operator, Genting Malaysia Berhad, has reportedly announced the start of the $128.6 million deal that is due to see it fully acquire smaller American counterpart Empire Resorts Incorporated.
Acc...
The Governor of Indiana, Eric Holcomb (pictured), has reportedly been criticized after it emerged that his re-election campaign recently accepted another $10,000 donation from the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Ind...
Legislators in California are reportedly set to begin considering a measure later this month that could eventually lead to the western state legalizing sportsbetting via the passage of a local constitutional am...
Fines totaling $120,000 against two of the state's casino operators were approved by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) at the regulator's latest meeting.
The fines came after the Board approved th...
Poker tournament action will be back at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino this month as the Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open (RRPO) is set to take place from the 14th until the 28th. The popular series will fea...
Live-dealer online casino games developer Evolution Gaming Group AB has announced the signing of an agreement that is to see it supply Penn National Gaming Incorporated with a range of services from its soon-to...
The Michigan House of Representatives reportedly passed a series of measures on Wednesday that could eventually lead to the state becoming the latest to legalize a full range of sportsbetting, fantasy sports an...
The boss for American casino operator, MGM Resorts International, has reportedly announced that his firm is working to implement an ‘asset-light’ strategy that could soon see it offload its giant, MGM Grand Las...
California now features its first-ever Las Vegas-style integrated casino resort following yesterday’s opening by the federally-recognized Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe of Enterprise Rancheria of the Hard Rock Hotel ...
In Oklahoma and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes has reportedly secured a $10 million Bank of America loan that it intends to utilize in order to help expand its Lucky Star Casino venue in the small city of Wato...
Oklahoma Attorney General, Mike Hunter, reportedly began meeting with representatives from some of the state’s 35 casino-operating tribes on Monday in hopes of being able to find a solution to the dispute conce...