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.
On Monday March 25th, 2019, tight end, Rob Gronkowski, announced his retirement from the New England Patriots and the National Football League. Gronkowski had previously commented about retiring at the end of l...
After having been given the green light by the state’s General Assembly in late February, as expected, Senate Bill 1126 was signed into law on March 22, 2019, by Governor Ralph Northam (D), making it a strong p...
Prominent iGaming operator, The Stars Group Incorporated, has announced that its PokerStars.com domain will soon be holding a special installment of its Sunday Million competition that is to award one fortunate...
In Massachusetts, Wynn Resorts Limited has reportedly announced that it hopes to attract even more patrons to its soon-to-open Encore Boston Harbor integrated casino resort by introducing a free shuttle service...
Seven days after workers at four other Las Vegas properties approved the move, some 550 table game dealers at Caesars Palace Las Vegas Casino voted on Saturday, March 23, 2019, to join the International Union, ...
During a March 23, 2019 meeting of the Arkansas Racing Commission, the request by Oaklawn Racing and Gaming and Southland Park Gaming and Racing to begin casino gaming was approved.
Fox 16 KLRT reports that ...
IGT Global Solutions Corporation, subsidiary of Las Vegas-based slot machine manufacturer, International Game Technology PLC ("IGT") (NYSE: IGT), has signed an extension agreement with the Kansas Lottery.
Ac...
In Connecticut, building work will soon reportedly start on the proposed $300 million satellite casino for the community of East Windsor after the federal government finally signed off on changes to the gaming ...
In the United States, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has reportedly announced that it may consider implementing a number of new policies on sportsbetting for venues wishing to host any of i...
Since May of 2018, the United States gambling industry has seen some major changes. It was at that time that the United States Supreme Court decided to overturn the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Ac...
For the past few years, the Showboat property in Atlantic City has been operating as a non-gaming hotel facility. Purchased by developer, Bart Blatstein, in 2016, a deed restriction from 2014 kept the property ...
New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, is reportedly sticking to his guns having recently reiterated his opposition to mobile sports betting in the Empire State.
According to a Monday interview with radio network ...
In Michigan, a plan that would permit the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians to place 60 acres of southern Muskegon County land into trust for the purposes of building a new resort casino has been delayed foll...
North American lottery products innovator, Pollard Banknote Limited, has announced the signing of a decade-long deal that is to see it continue providing the British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) with ins...
In Massachusetts, the firm behind the Suffolk Downs horseracing facility near Boston has reportedly announced that it does not intend to renew its bid for a casino license even if the eastern state’s gaming reg...