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.
Event #62 on the 2017 World Series of Poker was a big one. The $50,000 Poker Players Championship (6-Handed) kicked off on July 2nd and would take five days to complete. A total of 100 players posted the $50,00...
In Canada, at least two Saskatchewan tribes have reportedly raised concerns about the $15.5 million aboriginal casino coming to the city of Lloydminster amid claims that they could suffer financially after bein...
Just a few days ago, the state facilities of New Jersey were shut down due to a budget impasse. A government shutdown affects several areas of the state including the casinos of Atlantic City. Currently, the la...
In a move that reportedly took many state legislators by surprise, the Seminole Tribe of Florida has this week signed its latest agreement with Governor Rick Scott regarding the band’s right to offer “banked” c...
The Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians is making good on the promise it made in early March to withhold a revenue sharing payment of $923,000 from the State of Wisconsin as the payment due date, Friday,...
Scientific Games Corporation is the leading developer of technology-based products as well as services for the worldwide gaming industry, along with lottery and interactive markets. The company recently announc...
In New York, the Seneca Nation of Indians has reportedly followed through with a threat to cease handing over one-quarter of its slot revenues to the state due to the alleged expiration of its gambling compact ...
The Yellow Brick Road Casino in Chittenango will soon have a new neighbor as officials from the Oneida Nation announced today its plan to open a 17,000 square foot liquor store.
Construction will begin in Au...
American film company Warner Bros Entertainment Incorporated has reportedly settled an $80 million lawsuit with the estate of English writer J.R.R. Tolkien concerning the merchandizing rights for The Hobbit and...
Earlier this year, the legislature of Mississippi decided to pass a fantasy sports bill in order to allow daily fantasy sports to take place within their borders. While this is just regular everyday news, we ha...
In 2015, the World Series of Poker introduced the first ever online gold bracelet event to the popular poker series. For 2017, the WSOP would host three online tournaments on the schedule, each providing a gold...
In California, a state appeals court has upheld an earlier jury ruling that the La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians must pay the Yavapai-Apache Nation almost $49 million in order to satisfy a loan it took...
The Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise recently reached a settlement with the state of Arizona in regards to the Desert Diamond Casino and now the group is ready to begin construction on their resort and casino p...
An area around the Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel which officials are calling the "Niagara Falls Tourism Target Zone," will be receiving $3 million from New York State.
A one-to-two-mile radius around the...
Just a few weeks after hundreds of food and beverage employees walked out briefly at the Twin River Casino for a strike against the company, valet workers are now threatening to leave their post. Over 200 food ...