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.
In the city of Portsmouth, officials have scrapped plans to build a casino on the Elizabeth River opting instead for a casino to be part of a proposed entertainment district to be located inland where I-264 and...
Despite a reported large amount of interest on the part of both lawmakers and aficionados, the western American state of Washington will likely not pass legislation to officially legalize sportsbetting until at...
American banking and insurance giant, Wells Fargo and Company, has reportedly filed a lawsuit against California’s Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians amid allegations that the casino-operating tribe is at...
Now that online casino gaming has arrived in Pennsylvania its only natural that one of the industry's premier software platforms has joined the fray. Founded in 1996, Net Entertainment (NetEnt), probably best k...
In Connecticut and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation has announced that it has appointed experienced American aboriginal casino industry figure John James (pictured) to serve as the President and Chief Exec...
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), in Massachusetts, has reportedly agreed to temporarily halt construction on its envisioned Class II electronic bingo hall for the island of Martha’s Vineyard while i...
After launching an online sportsbetting service for players in Pennsylvania last month and the Pa.PlaySugarHouse.com domain from Rush Street Gaming has now reportedly expanded its offering by premiering a range...
Gaming regulators in Massachusetts say that a preliminary investigation shows that the newly-opened Encore Boston Harbor is not cheating gamblers out of their winnings as alleged in a class-action suit filed on...
Yesterday, Chicago Mayor, Lori Lightfoot, announced five sites being considered for a casino in Chicago. The mayor will be completing a feasibility study to evaluate the economic impact of such locations before...
A little over a month after New York’s gaming regulator approved new rules that allow for the provision of land-based sportsbetting and Rivers Casino and Resort Schenectady has become the first to take advantag...
The Oneida Indian Nation has announced that it has entered into a new partnership with global gaming leader, Caesars Entertainment, to open sports books called "The Lounge at Caesars Sports," at its three Upsta...
British online and retail sportsbook operator Betfred has announced the signing of an agreement that is to see its Betfred Sports Iowa LLC subordinate provide Iowa’s Grand Falls Casino and Golf Resort with a ra...
The casinos in Connecticut are not doing so hot when it comes to slot machine revenues. Recent reports show that for the 12th consecutive month, the gambling venues in the state have seen a decrease in slot gam...
Despite opening less than a month ago and the new Encore Boston Harbor is reportedly already being taken to court by a group of players angered at the way it is allegedly operates its slots and games of ‘6 to 5...
In Washington and a federal judge has reportedly dismissed a lawsuit that had sought to invalidate the United States Department of the Interior’s 2015 land-into-trust approval for the Spokane Indian Tribe conce...