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.
It’s official, the site of the former Sands Casino Hotel in Atlantic City will soon be home to the 350-foot high Polercoaster.
Recently, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) approved an applic...
A newly opened day cruise gambling vessel suffered some minor cosmetic damage when on Saturday it crashed into a buoy marker on at a jetty in Galveston Bay where it docks, according to the US Coast Guard.
On...
Last week, the House Ways and Means budget of Massachusetts was released with a proposal included to allow alcohol sales to be extended from 2 am until 4 am at local casinos. With the proposal, the Gaming Commi...
In Iowa, the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City suffered from technology issues over the weekend which resulted in a temporary shutdown of a section of the gaming venue.
Hard Rock issued a statement in ...
Friday night’s fire at the Golden Nugget Las Vegas was the city’s second casino fire within 24 hours.
Spokesman for the Nugget, Tim Szymanski, said that shortly after 8:40pm on Friday, Las Vegas Fire and Res...
Slot games are one of the more popular gaming options found at land based casinos. Affordable and easy to play, slot machines are a top choice for gamers, whether the player is young or young at heart. At the M...
Casino officials announced on Friday afternoon that the $510 million Ilani Casino Resort in north Clark County will open on April 24, according to the Oregonian/OregonLive.
Bill Iyall, chairman of the Cowlit...
An investigation in Southern California into an alleged illegal gambling operation has led to the arrest of a Santa Maria business owner.
Police say Sam Grair of Santa Maria was taken into custody and subseq...
In February, poker pro Maurice Hawkins tied Alex Masek for the most gold ring wins during World Series of Poker Circuit events, after winning an event hosted by the Palm Beach Kennel Club. Hawkins earned a win ...
New Jersey’s online casinos managed to garner enough wins to make the month of March a record-setting one, while also setting a few major milestones for some individual operators, according to analysts at PlayN...
Last November, the two provincially-run casinos of Winnipeg decided to start a pilot program that would run for a four month duration and see the two casinos open 24/7 during the weekends. The pilot program at ...
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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