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.
A decision by the Seneca Nation of Indians to end all of the casino payments the tribe makes to the state government will stop a $110 million revenue flow to Albany, effective next week.
The Nation says thei...
Member reward programs at land-based casinos are used by players in order to earn comps, rewards and special incentives offered by the gaming property and are earned during game play. In Florida, players who vi...
A $21 million lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court last week against the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians and its business authority by a Florida-based company that was reportedly managing Chukchans...
Casinos in Mississippi began 2017 on the wrong foot, having won almost 7% less from gamblers this past January when compared to the same month last year. The Mississippi Department of Revenue reported that for ...
Legislation proposed last month by Republicans in the Florida House Of Representatives that would essentially maintain the status quo in terms of the southern state’s gambling and casino markets has survived a ...
While there have been public "non-confirmation" confirmations that a sale of Las Vegas Sands Corp's Sands Bethlehem Casino to MGM Resorts International is imminent, experts caution that such a transaction will ...
In marketing millennial style 101, MGM Grand Las Vegas Hotel & Casino has brought what is being billed as the world’s first indoor laser golf course and private lounge to its new Level Up lounge.
Located...
In Florida, a new poll from the No Casinos In Florida lobby group has reportedly found that some 84% of the southern state’s residents want to reduce casino gambling or keep the status quo while some 60% of res...
In North Dakota, controversial legislation that would have asked voters to amend the state’s constitution in order to open a maximum of six state-owned casinos is reportedly dead after suffering a second set-ba...
As a long continuing trend across the country and throughout the world plays out, West Virginia could be the next U.S. state to end greyhound racing without actually banning the animal sport.
As part of the ...
In Canada, opponents of a plan that would bring a casino to the community of North Bay are reportedly set to meet with local council officials tomorrow in hopes of convincing them to rethink a 2012 decision tha...
In southern Florida, global casino operator Genting Group reportedly won unanimous support from an influential Miami-Dade County committee last week for its plan to build a 300-room hotel on a small plot of lan...
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission released the February 2017 reports for gross gaming revenues of the Plainridge Park Casino late last week, which showed the facility earning just over $12 million for the mon...
Detroit native and Las Vegas casino magnate, Derek Stevens, is in for a massive payday if his alma mater Michigan Wolverines win the national title.
Stevens, who graduated from the University of Michigan in ...
Although other casinos have tried the program on a limited basis for special VIP guests, the newer Lucky Dragon Casino in Las Vegas is the first to offer a rolling chip program on a regular basis. Rolling chips...