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.
The 2018 World Series of Poker is in full swing with poker pros and amateurs descending upon Las Vegas, Nevada to take part in the 49th running of the popular poker tournament series. Event #3 of the 2018 serie...
In Las Vegas, the Local 226 chapter of the Culinary Workers Union has reportedly reached a tentative agreement with casino operator, MGM Resorts International, only a day after coming to a similar arrangement w...
Boston-based daily fantasy sports contest provider, DraftKings, has entered the sports betting industry, namely the New Jersey market, having reportedly partnered with the first casino hotel in Atlantic City, R...
Early today, the Culinary Union communicated that hospitality workers, including bartenders, cooks, porters, along with food and cocktail servers are planning to start making “thousands of strike picket signs,”...
After last month when Connecticut legislators were reportedly advised not to allow MMCT Venture to open its satellite casino in the community of East Windsor prior to its receipt of official approvals from the ...
Leslie Rutledge (pictured), Arkansas Attorney General (AG), who is notorious for turning down more than 60 initiatives for building casinos in this state, finally gave in – it was announced last week, that she ...
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has determined a set of regulations concerning sports wagering within the state, after its representatives passed a decree in a meeting last Wednesday. According to betting fra...
It seems Florida’s largest casino has only one goal in mind – to get bigger. Seminole Hard Rock Casino is all set to begin a massive, $700 million expansion, as announced in the Tampa Bay Times on Wednesday, Ma...
American global hospitality and entertainment company, MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM), announced Tuesday that together with its real-estate investment trust, MGM Growth Properties LLC (NYSE: MGP), it has...
Additional reporting by K. Morrison
When New Jersey filed briefs with the Supreme Court on the future of sports betting last August, many legal experts predicted that the conservative court would rule in favor...
The issue of sports betting is being debated by every state in the U.S. at this moment and lawmakers in Washington D.C. have opened a discussion about legalizing wagering on football, baseball, softball, basket...
Louisiana’s 15 riverboat casinos can now operate on land after a single vote victory in the Senate approved SB 316 and on May 23, 2018, Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards signed the law into effect.
The final ...
A lawsuit filed Thursday by the operator of Monmouth Park, the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (NJTHA), against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the four major sports leagu...
In southern California, Tuesday saw the federally-recognized Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation hold a ‘topping-off ceremony’ as the final beam was lifted into position as part of the $226 million expansion of ...
The largest sports book in Nevada, William Hill US will reportedly run the sports book at the Ocean Resort Casino slated to open at June’s end this year.
The partnership between the London-based sports book ...