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 the United States, Thanksgiving is a holiday where we look forward to spending time with family, enjoying a good meal and giving thanks for all of our many blessings. For many families though, the resources ...
'Tis the season and for Tioga Downs Casino & Resort, on Friday, November 24 it will be the fourth consecutive year for what appears to have become an annual tradition, Winterfest.
This year’s festivities...
The World Series of Poker Circuit continues to provide poker players with quality tournament gaming options with stops located around the United States. The latest stop by the WSOPC was the Planet Hollywood Cas...
The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians held a grand opening ceremony on Monday but it wasn’t for its new $400 million Four Winds South Bend casino. Both the grand opening and flag-raising ceremonies were held t...
A permanent fixture in San Bruno, Artichoke Joe’s Casino was recently dealt an $8 million civil money penalty by the federal Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) for allegedly violating various anti-mo...
Having closed its doors for good on September 16, 2014, due to Atlantic City’s shrinking gambling market, the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino will reportedly be imploded in the spring. The property’s owner, billio...
In Indiana, gamblers at the Ameristar East Chicago will reportedly soon be able to enjoy high-limit games on dry land after operator Pinnacle Entertainment Incorporated received official approval to relocate al...
It appears as though the fate of the proposed Red Water Casino in Leake County has been decided as a vast majority of members of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians voted against the $25 million project.
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While there won’t be quite as many people making the annual trek, Las Vegas still ranks among the top 10 Thanksgiving destinations in the US, according to AAA.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that accor...
Poker player Dan Lowery (pictured left) has continued to see success this year after recently competing in the World Series of Poker Circuit stop at the Choctaw Casino Durant. Lowery competed in the WSOPC Choct...
Caesars Entertainment Corporation looks set to considerably increase its operational portfolio in the state of Indiana after announcing the signing an agreement that could see it spend up to $1.7 billion in ord...
It’s been about five years in the making for the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe who on Tuesday, Nov. 14 broke ground on a new gaming facility in southern California. The Tribal Council approved term sheets for financi...
The long-running legal battle between Wynn Resorts Limited and Japanese businessman Kazuo Okada took yet another turn this week after the American casino giant reportedly lost its attempt to avoid a jury trial ...
After over a decade of legal struggles, the federally-recognized Ponca Tribe of Nebraska has now reportedly been given permission to build and operate a tribal casino on land it owns in the small Iowa city of C...
For the second time in three years, the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission has voted no on a Linn County, Iowa gambling license, citing similar market studies as in 2014 that reportedly determined that a casino ...