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 Welch, Minnesota, the Prairie Island Indian Community’s $68 million casino expansion project was commemorated on Tuesday, Dec. 5 with a ribbon cutting ceremony reportedly making it the state’s second-largest...
Scientific Games Corporation’s proposed attempt to buy online casino games innovator NYX Gaming Group Limited received a massive boost on Wednesday after British bookmaking giant William Hill had dropped its pr...
After an amended version was given the green light by the Senate on Nov. 29 and being approved for the second time by the House on Tuesday, a bill that legalizes and regulates paid-entry fantasy sports in Ohio ...
Japanese pachinko giant Sega Sammy Holdings Incorporated has announced that it will soon begin manufacturing and selling its products in Nevada after license applications for two of its subsidiaries were approv...
MGM National Harbor has been open for almost a year now and continues to be the top earner for the state of Maryland. The $1.4 billion integrated resort is located just a few miles from the capital and has beco...
Next month, the 2017-2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker season will continue with the start of the Lucky Hearts Poker Open. The LHPO will be hosted by the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino located in sunny Holly...
Having applied for the trademark in December last year, the San Felipe Casino in New Mexico is now the Black Mesa Casino, as the name was officially changed on Monday by owner/operator San Felipe Pueblo, accord...
In Pennsylvania, Monday reportedly saw leaders for the city of Reading unanimously endorse a motion urging the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board regulator to select its community as a home for one of the state’...
As the opening of its MGM Springfield venue draws ever closer, giant American casino operator MGM Resorts International is reportedly set to inaugurate a local training school on Dec. 6 aimed at anyone wishing ...
Having been in the works for several months, in early November, Canada’s largest casino and entertainment company, Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd, officially applied to the Municipality of Delta, Briti...
In hopes of expediting their plan to bring a Class III satellite casino to the small community of East Windsor, last week reportedly saw the administration of Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy join with the st...
In celebration of its new hotel in Nichols, New York, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Tioga Downs Casino Resort on Friday afternoon as media and guests were addressed by officials and Jeff Gural, owner, a...
Canadian online casino operator The Stars Group Incorporated has reportedly banked approximately $60.84 million after offloading the entire 7.6% stake it held in United Kingdom-licensed rival Jackpotjoy.
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Since last month, the Poker Room at the Bellagio Casino Resort on the Las Vegas Strip has played host to Season XVI of the World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic. The series continued this last weeke...
Starting on December 5th, the Bellagio Resort & Casino of Las Vegas will play host to the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic Main Event. The casino began hosting the World Poker Tour in late November, off...