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.
Yet another World Series of Poker event has finished up at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, this time being Event #62, the $888 Crazy Eights No-Limit Hold’em 8-Handed tournament. The event saw 8,598 player...
After enjoying a grand opening just a few days ago, the Hard Rock Atlantic City has now announced a partnership with top online betting operator of the United Kingdom, Bet365. The new partnership will see Bet36...
After becoming the first state in the US to offer legalized sports betting after the May ruling by the United States Supreme Court to strike down PASPA, Delaware is doing quite well with their new industry. The...
The tribal operators of Connecticut’s two giant integrated casino resorts have reportedly begun lobbying local lawmakers to change the eastern state’s decades-old policy on alcohol so that they can serve drinks...
Starting on July 2nd, the 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event is in full swing. Players from across the United States and around the world have descended upon the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino to take part...
In Las Vegas, the Local 226 chapter of the Culinary Workers Union has reportedly reached a tentative agreement with the firm behind the Plaza Hotel and Casino that should see the downtown venue avoid a strike b...
Online casino solutions innovator, NetEnt AB, has announced that players in New Jersey can now enjoy its full portfolio of games following the implementation of the early-April deal its NetEnt Americas LLC subs...
The gaming win reports are in for May in the state of Nevada, with just over $1b earned for the month, marking a 5.3% increase when comparing year-over-year totals. The $1.04 billion generated in May was the fo...
The Pennsylvania Lottery has reportedly acquiesced to a call from the eastern state’s casino operators by agreeing to cease marketing its new range of iLottery games using language such as ‘casino-style’ and ‘s...
Seattle-headquartered, Big Fish Games, recently announced that it has appointed Jeff Karp as managing director and president. The former Zynga and Electronic Arts (EA) executive will lead the casual games compa...
The three casinos in the small eastern state of Delaware could soon be paying less tax after lawmakers provisionally approved legislation late last week that would lower the overall duty on slot revenues by a f...
In Indiana, last week reportedly saw American casino giant, Caesars Entertainment Corporation, agree to pay a $1 million fine for allegedly attempting to swerve paying a license transfer fee connected to its re...
In California, the Estom Yumeka Maidu tribe is reportedly due to issue some $440 million in collateral-backed bonds via its Enterprise Development Authority entity in order to finance the construction of a new ...
Atlantic City’s iconic Boardwalk saw two new luxury resorts open prior to the weekend, as the Ocean Resort Casino and Hard Rock Hotel & Casino opened within hours of each other on Thursday.
While the Har...
The 2018 World Series of Poker continues at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, offering players a prime opportunity to take part in premium poker gaming. One of the most recent tournamen...