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 casino regulator in Ohio is reportedly considering a new licensing scheme that would stiffen the penalties for any “skill games” operation in the state found to be paying cash prizes to winners in violation...
As a result of the expected revenue from a Suffolk OTB casino being developed in the Marriott Hotel, a $4.4 million budget for 2017 has been proposed by Islandia officials.
According to Islandia Mayor Allan ...
In Washington, aggregated gross gaming revenues are expected to grow by nearly 37% over the next five years to $3.56 billion due to a significant increase in population and the widespread availability of casino...
After posting record numbers in 2015, the Osage Nation will break ground on its $150 million Tulsa casino expansion project today.
The expansion of the decade-old, 47,000 square foot Osage Casino on 36th Str...
Wild Rose, which operates three casinos in Iowa, announced in September that it was interested in developing a boutique casino in Cedar Rapids. Local developers Hunter Parks of Hunter Cos and Steve Emerson of A...
The boss for American casino operator Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment Incorporated has reportedly revealed that his company is prepared to wait up to six years to open a gambling facility at the Meadowlands Sp...
Affinity Gaming LLC, owners and operators of several casinos in Nevada and Black Hawk, Colorado, have released their Q3 financial performance report on Monday, noting their strongest quarter in 2016 when it com...
The Trump Taj Mahal became the fifth Atlantic City casino to shut down since 2014 as owner Carl Icahn and the Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union were unable to reach a mutual decision regarding the casino employe...
New Jersey has received some significant support in its fight against the Professional And Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) of 1992 after five states presented themselves as “amici curiae”, or friends of t...
Yesterday, Robert Wright Jr., an entrepreneur of Columbus, Georgia stated that he is interested in creating a resort casino in the south area of the city that would have a cost of $200 million, if the state dec...
The city of Pittsburgh announced in early October that it had requested the Rivers Casino to voluntarily remit $10 million in gambling taxes. City officials stated that discussions between casino officials and ...
Today, local leaders and citizens who support a plan to expand and transform Walker’s Bluff from a winery and restaurant into an entertainment and lodging complex in Southern Illinois will travel to the state’s...
David Baazov, former CEO and Chairman of Amaya Gaming has made an official bid to buy the Canadian gaming and gambling company to a total price of C$3.48 billion, or C$24 per share. His bid is a 30.9 percent pr...
Expected to open in the spring of 2017, the $500 million Ilani Casino Resort being developed by the Cowlitz Tribe and Salishan-Mohegan near the town of La Center, Washington, is gearing up for a major hiring s...
The boss of American casino operator Pinnacle Entertainment Incorporated has reportedly declared that the firm would consider acquiring a property in the Las Vegas area if the right deal came along but at prese...