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 late night fire at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino on Thursday engulfed part of the roof of the MGM Resorts International property.
The blaze that engulfed the roof of a building at the south side of the B...
Early Thursday morning, authorities evacuated the Osage Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma after a bomb threat was reportedly received by staff there.
According to local news agencies, dispatchers said at around 1am ...
After last month saw Mississippi become the twelfth American state to legalize daily fantasy sports, legislators in Illinois are reportedly set to be given the chance to follow suit once they return from their ...
Downtown Sacramento’s historic Elks Tower could soon be home to the city’s fourth cardroom after a conditional-use permit was issued for the 14-story building last month by the Planning and Design Commission.
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With the summer only a few months away, online poker rooms are preparing for the upcoming World Series of Poker. The popular poker series is set to take place starting on May 30th and continuing until July 17th...
Northwest Indiana's casinos are beginning to thaw after experiencing a deep freeze for months, as March saw an increase in their gaming revenue to $90.7 million, a 1.2 percent increase from last March’s $89.6 m...
Tuesday’s ruling by an appeals court in favor of the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head could mean a casino is coming to the Massachusetts’ island of Martha’s Vineyard, just south of Cape Cod.
The decision...
In an effort to gain legislative approval to build Connecticut’s third casino, the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation have pledged to continue making slot revenue payments...
A little over a year after purchasing land in the Mississippi community of D’Iberville and the Poarch Band Of Creek Indians has now reportedly announced that its Wind Creek Hospitality gaming enterprise is prep...
Developers of a new project that includes a harness racetrack and casino facility in Pennsylvania have revealed plans of what the project will entail, including a new hotel and dining venues.
Back in January...
In southern Florida, a plan from global casino operator Genting Group to build a 300-room hotel on a small plot of land near to the site of its long-proposed Resorts World Miami downtown casino resort project h...
Several current NFL players will reportedly be fined by the NFL for taking part in a sporting event at a Las Vegas casino over the weekend.
The MGM Grand Hotel & Casino was the stage for the Pro Football...
Imagine going to your favorite casino and playing a slot game and winning $100,000. Awesome, right? Now imagine that the $100,000 is taken away from you because someone else pushed the button on the machine. Th...
For several years now, Atlantic City has seen a downturn as far as the gambling industry is concerned. Four casinos shut down in 2014 and the Trump Taj Mahal joined the list of shuddered casinos in 2016, leavin...
Since opening on February 8th, the Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady has been very popular. Every aspect of the casino has seen traffic but the poker room has been particularly busy. With 15 tables, the po...