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 a press release on Tuesday, October 25, the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, operator of Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun, announced the hiring of Robert Rubenstein as its new senior vice president and general coun...
In New York, Seneca Gaming Corporation has announced that it is spending up to $40 million updating its Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino near downtown Buffalo via the addition of a second floor complete with 300 new...
Mayor Don Guardian and Atlantic City legislators submitted a proposed financial recovery plan that was a 125 pages long outlining what the beleaguered city plans to do in the next 5 years to reduce its $500 mil...
State regulators in Maryland are being asked by Hollywood Casino Perryville to allow the expansion of its gaming floor to include an area outside where smoking is permitted, according to The Baltimore Sun.
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The state gambling regulator in Nevada is reportedly investigating allegations that giant casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation allowed high-stakes Chinese players to bet millions of dollars using other p...
In a 47-1 preliminary vote on Tuesday night, the Pennsylvania Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation to temporarily reinstate a mandate that requires casinos to pay host communities millions of dollars, aft...
Despite facing opposition from state officials that could still see it forced to close its Naskila Gaming facility near the city of Livingston, the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe Of Texas has revealed that it welcomed...
After last month donating $1 million in aid of the fight against a proposal that would legalize medical marijuana in Florida, casino magnate Sheldon Adelson has now reportedly contributed $500,000 to thwart a s...
The recognition of a new horseman’s group at Hialeah Park by the Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering is being challenged and a trial is set to begin today in a Tallahassee courtroom. Those in the know regarding ho...
On October 17th, the Atlantis Gaming Corporation sent out a press release announcing they were preparing a new online gaming network that included daily fantasy sports. In the release, it stated that the networ...
American Racing & Entertainment, LLC has announced today that they have raised $90 million in new senior secured debt facilities to help complete a casino expansion for Tioga Downs Casino located in Nichols...
A senior member of the United States House Of Representatives has announced that he intends to introduce comprehensive legislation next year that will update a trio of federal gambling laws including the 24-yea...
Scheduled to open in the spring of 2017, the $500 million Ilani Casino Resort being developed by the Cowlitz and Mohegan tribes near the town of La Center, Washington, recently announced two major hires.
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Scientific Games is a top software company that provides gaming solutions for land based casinos located in the United States. The company recently announced signing a new agreement with Penn National Gaming to...
After an executive order was signed by Governor Robert Bentley of the state of Alabama, the creation of the Alabama Advisory Council on Gaming was set to begin. Individuals would be named as members of the new ...