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, global financial services firm Western Union has reportedly agreed to pay a fine of $586 million after admitting that it violated federal anti-money laundering laws by allowing its agents ...
After a December study found that the opening of the Plainridge Park Casino had not led to an increase in crime, a similar year-long investigation has now reportedly concluded that the Massachusetts venue has a...
This February, the Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee will be hosting a special poker tournament festival. The second annual Seminole Immokalee Poker Challenge will take place at the casino as part of the Seminole...
According to local business and other reports, Rivers Casino is getting ready to build a $35 million hotel on the Ohio River property in Pittsburgh, Pa. As planned, the hotel will have 214 rooms, according to a...
In Rhode Island, the plan from casino operator Twin River Management Group Incorporated to build a new full-scale facility in the town of Tiverton using the transferred license for its Newport Grand Casino slot...
Mississippi Gaming Commission Executive Director Allen Godfrey reported this week that developers who tried to see a casino located in Diamondhead off the Bay of St. Louis and the South Beach Casino in Biloxi y...
American casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corporation has reportedly agreed to pay a criminal penalty of $6.96 million in order to end the long-running probe by the United States Department Of Justice into whether ...
In Elk Grove, California, a proposed Indian gaming venue has been under heavy fire from the beginning. Now, a new television commercial has been created by a nonprofit group blasting the project. Without citing...
Konami Gaming Incorporated has signed a deal with American casino operator Rush Street Gaming that will see a selection of the developer’s real-money online slots made available to online casino players in New ...
First announced on June 30, 2015, Boyd Gaming's $45 million expansion project at Delta Downs Racetrack Casino Hotel in Vinton, Louisiana has been completed.
"Throughout Boyd Gaming's 16 years of ownership, D...
El San Juan Hotel announced last Friday that due to challenging economic and industry dynamics, it has decided not to reopen its casino when it reopens on Sunday, February 5, 2017.
“Over the past several mon...
While a new bowling and entertainment complex is already being created on-site at the casino, the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort has announced that they plan to expand even more with a new convention center an...
In Georgia, the long-running debate as to whether the southern American state should legalize casinos is reportedly set to heat up next week with pro-gambling lawmakers expected to introduce re-tooled legislati...
After purchasing the property in 2013, officially breaking ground in the spring of 2016, and a topping off ceremony on June 20, 2016, before a soft launch in December, the Cherokee Nation has officially opened ...
In a press relief noted for its brevity compared to the gravity lifted, Caesars Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: CZR) has seen its operating company's bankruptcy reorganization plan finally approved allowing ...