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.
Mount Airy Casino is moving ahead with their mini-casino plans after purchasing over 100 acres of land located in Big Beaver, Pennsylvania. The land is located near Interstate 376 and the Pennsylvania Turnpike,...
Kneeland C. Youngblood has been named director of Las Vegas-based gaming machine and systems innovator, Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS).
According to the official press release (pdf)…
Youngblo...
Wynn Resorts Ltd (NASDAQ:WYNN) has been working hard to complete the Encore Boston Harbor project, a casino resort located in the city of Everett, set to open by June of 2019. The casino has a $2.5 billion pric...
American daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings Incorporated reportedly made history on Wednesday afternoon by becoming the first to launch a mobile sportsbetting service for aficionados in the eastern state ...
British bookmaking giant, William Hill, has further entered the American sportsbetting market after it announced the signing of deals with casinos in the southern states of Mississippi and West Virginia.
Dea...
In 2013, the Genting Group purchased an area of land from Boyd Gaming on the Las Vegas Strip. This parcel of land contained 87 acres and was to be the future home of Genting’s Resorts World Las Vegas. The area ...
It’s been nearly two years since the federally recognized Osage Nation broke ground on its new $150 million flagship, Osage Casino Hotel Tulsa.
According to a Monday report from ABC-affiliated television sta...
Yesterday saw American casino giant MGM Resorts International ink a partnership deal with the National Basketball Association (NBA) only a day after finalizing a related joint venture agreement with British onl...
Caesars Entertainment Corporation is set to become the latest casino operator to expand its sportsbetting services in the United States after announcing that it intends to launch sportsbooks for its properties ...
In Mississippi, the brand-new sports books at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi and Gold Strike Casino in Tunica will reportedly be where the first sports bets in the state will be placed at about noon ...
The World Poker Tour is back in Oklahoma in just a few days, as the Choctaw Casino & Resort will be hosting the WPT Choctaw event. Running from the 3rd to the 7th of August, the stop will mark the fourth ye...
Shares in online casino and sportsbook operator, GVC Holdings, reportedly hit a record high earlier today on the back of news that the Manx firm had inked a joint venture agreement with American casino giant, M...
In Arkansas, a 30-day extension has been granted to a nonprofit organization pushing a constitutional ballot referendum that would authorize the state to license four casinos.
According to a recent Associate...
A Thursday decision by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission will see a request to reconsider its 2016 rejection of a proposed $700 million casino on the Brockton Fairgrounds (pictured) put on hold until Septembe...
In Washington state, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians presented the Tacoma City Council with an update on its planned $370 million Emerald Queen Casino .
According to The News Tribune…
The Tuesday presentati...