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.
DraftKings, a daily fantasy sports and bookmaker, is merging with Diamond Eagle Acquisition Corp. and SBTech, to become a public company. Because the merger includes a special purpose acquisition company, Draft...
Late last week, William Hill revealed that they are taking over the sports betting operations at the Circus Circus Casino. The announcement was made at the same time as Phil Ruffin closed on the purchase of the...
Season XVIII WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic just finished up and poker player Alex Foxen has been named the winner. Not only has Foxen earned the title win and $1.6 million, he also is now set to be the 2...
In Arkansas and the state gaming regulator has reportedly postponed until early next month a final decision on who is to be granted the right to build and operate an envisioned Pope County casino resort.
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In Las Vegas and billionaire businessman Phil Ruffin (pictured) is reportedly one step closer to completing his $825 million acquisition of the Circus Circus Las Vegas property after being approved for a licens...
UK based supplier of online instant win games, Instant Win Gaming (IWG), has launched its top-selling content with the Georgia Lottery Corporation.
The recent agreement expands the supplier's footprint withi...
In central Pennsylvania and a subsidiary of Penn National Gaming Incorporated has reportedly been granted a license to open a satellite casino featuring some 500 slots and around 24 gaming tables within the Yor...
The online and land-based casino and sportsbetting industries in Pennsylvania had a spectacular November after recording an over 13% increase year-on-year in aggregated gross gaming revenues to $292.09 million ...
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (pictured) has reportedly announced that he is to take over negotiations between the state and its 35 casino-operating tribes concerning the long-running dispute over gaming compac...
Known for their quality poker tournaments, the Wynn Las Vegas is preparing for yet another poker series this January. The Wynn Signature Series will kick off on January 15th, offering almost three weeks of qual...
The boss for American casino operator, Hard Rock International, has reportedly expressed disappointment that Atlantic City hasn’t done more to welcome his firm into its community.
According to multiple repor...
Maverick Gaming LLC has closed on the purchase of CC Gaming LLC, the largest casino operator in the state of Colorado. The acquisition of the company will see Maverick Gaming add more than 1,500 slot machines t...
The trio of large gambling-friendly facilities in the eastern state of Massachusetts reportedly had a dire November despite chalking up aggregated gross gaming revenues of slightly over $78.22 million.
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Maryland-based real estate development and entertainment operating company, The Cordish Companies, has entered into a partnership agreement with New York City-based bookmaker and daily fantasy sports provider, ...
In the United States and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden (pictured) has reportedly detailed that he does not agree with an official federal opinion issued earlier this year that could curtail the ab...