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 Planning Board in Tiverton, Rhode Island gave their final approval to Twin River's casino plan in the town bordered on two sides by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The board's actions needed to be comple...
After being closed on August 16 following a raid by agents from the California Gambling Control Commission, the 500 Club Casino in the Fresno suburb of Clovis has reportedly re-opened.
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In anticipation of the May 2018 opening of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, Hard Rock International is set to close their Hard Rock Café located on the Boardwalk in September. As the new owners o...
In the nearly decade-long battle over legal sports betting in the state, New Jersey filed briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this week stating that the federal ban on the practice is not legal because i...
In South Dakota, approximately 40 full and part-time employees of the Midnight Star Bar and Casino are now reportedly looking for work after iconic American actor Kevin Costner announced the closure of his Dead...
Despite seeing declines in table game revenues, casinos in the state of Nevada were able to bring in $998m for the month of July. Just short of the $1 billion mark, casinos earned a pretty penny for the month b...
In Maine, a Florida real estate developer that is one of the main backers of an effort to bring a third casino to the northeastern state has reportedly withdrawn from the campaign amid increasing scrutiny surro...
Lottery officials in Massachusetts have reportedly expressed concerns over New Hampshire’s recent legalization of keno along with the neighboring state’s plan to begin selling its own gambling products online.
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In Las Vegas, a partnership being led by real estate firm Witkoff Group has reportedly spent approximately $600 million in order to purchase the long-mothballed and unfinished Fontainebleau Resort Las Vegas.
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Scientific Games announced this week a new slot title for land based gaming venues themed after the popular Anchorman movie starring Will Ferrell, Steve Carell and Paul Rudd. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgan...
The National Indian Gaming Association's Mid-Year Conference & Expo is scheduled for September 19-21, 2017 at the Phoenix Renaissance in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. The mid-year conference is billed as a mee...
In Oklahoma, the WinStar World Casino and Resort has opened the Lightning Link Lounge inside its London Gaming Plaza offering over 150 linked progressive jackpot games from developer Aristocrat Technologies Inc...
Revenue projections for the Kansas Crossing Casino of Pittsburg were expected to come in at around $3 million a month once opened. The casino has now been in operation for four months and has only generated $2 ...
Slated to open in March 2018, Resorts World Catskills in Upstate New York will provide visitors with a more modern, open gaming experience than the one typically found at old school establishments.
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In Canada, July has seen two record-setting payouts totaling more than CA$2.2m courtesy of multinational gaming company, International Game Technology’s (IGT) (NYSE:IGT), Powerbucks, omni-channel, interprovinci...