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 Las Vegas, a local businessman has reportedly paid approximately $36 million to purchase the former Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino and now has plans to re-open the shuttered property as a non-gaming hotel.
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If the Colorado legislature passes a new sports betting bill that was introduced late last week, the western U.S. state could see the activity legalized at casinos. However, in order for that to happen, voters ...
The casino-operating Seneca Nation of Indians has reportedly asked the federal government via the United States Department of the Interior to intervene in its long-running revenue-sharing disagreement with the ...
Owners of the Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack and Mardi Gras Casino in West Virginia have decided to file a lawsuit against their sports betting technology partner. Delaware North offered sports betting ...
According to federal regulators, tribal leaders of the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin pocketed a minimum of $1.5 million in casino funds or used the revenues to cover expenses for trips to Las Vegas an...
Last week reportedly saw the Iowa State Senate pass a piece of proposed legislation that would legalize land-based and online sportsbetting and allow residents of ‘The Hawkeye State’ to wager on the outcomes of...
The 25th anniversary of the Gila River Hotels & Casinos is coming up and to celebrate, a special event will be hosted on April 25th involving the Guinness Book of World Records. What better way to celebrate...
American private equity firm, Blackstone Group LP, has reportedly retained the services of financial services experts, PJT Partners Incorporated, and Deutsche Bank AG in order to explore the possibility of sell...
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has decided to fine two casino operators in the state based on underage gambling. A total of $242,500 was placed against the operators of the Sands Casino Resort and the Me...
Asian casino operator, Genting Malaysia Berhad, reportedly ‘has the liquidity’ to complete the development of large projects in Las Vegas and Singapore but may jeopardize its future ‘deleveraging trajectory’ by...
Some 18 months after passing legislation to legalize online gambling and the state of Pennsylvania has just reportedly announced that it anticipates the first series of sites will launch during the week beginni...
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has posted the sports wagering report for the month of March, showing the new industry earned just over $5.5 million in revenues. Six venues have been fully operational dur...
In February, it was announced that the Fontainebleau casino of Las Vegas would become The Drew Las Vegas. The casino has sat unfinished for several years, now set to reopen as a new venue. The Witkoff Group LLC...
After two years of ownership, Pennsylvania-based gaming and racing operator, Penn National Gaming, Inc. (PENN: NASDAQ) announced Tuesday that effective June 30, 2019, operations at its Resorts Casino Tunica pro...
Prominent American casino operator, Caesars Entertainment Corporation, has announced that it has selected veteran gaming industry executive, Anthony ‘Tony’ Rodio (pictured), to replace the outgoing Mark Frissor...