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 northern California, a federal grand jury has reportedly indicted three former members of the Paskenta Band Of Nomlaki Indians on charges that they had used tribal funds for their own personal expenses.
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At its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board levied fines totaling $165,000 against three casino operators for incidents of allowing underage gambling and the incorrect dis...
Visitor traffic in Las Vegas hit an all-time high as a record number of visitors were welcomed to the “Entertainment Capital of the World” in 2016.
It’s the third consecutive year of visitation growth for La...
The casino industry in Ohio had a bad 2016 as three of the Midwestern state’s four properties reported year-on-year declines in total annual gaming revenues with the aggregated figure of $797.94 million represe...
After being blasted by MGM Resorts International over its preferred choice of sites earlier this week, the Native American joint venture that is hoping to build a new casino in northern Connecticut has now repo...
The end of 2016 would see a decrease in gaming revenues for casinos located in Northwest Indiana, especially after the month of December proved to be quite difficult. On Tuesday, the Indiana Gaming Commission p...
Lakeside Hotel & Casino in Osceola will soon have new owners after Iowa gambling regulators approved the change during a meeting last week, as seen and heard on Radio Iowa.
The sale, which according to I...
After less than a year of construction, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation has announced that the first new casino for the province of Ontario is set to open tomorrow offering a selection of 450 slots alongside ...
2017 may be the year that the state of Georgia finally legalizes casino gaming and pari-mutuel racing. Proponents of both activities are now working together in the hopes of pushing legislation into reality.
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Canadian online and land-based gaming company, Amaya Gaming, have recently announced that they’ve finally outlined an agreement with Isai Scheinberg and his son Mark over the 197.7 million in deferred payments ...
As it continues construction of its $950 million MGM Springfield project in central Massachusetts, American casino operator MGM Resorts International has reportedly called on the tribes behind a rival casino be...
In Florida, a federal judge has reportedly rejected a second motion asking him to reconsider a previous ruling that gave the Seminole Tribe Of Florida the exclusive rights to offer blackjack and other “banked” ...
Nearly two years after announcing plans to build the $25 million Golden Mesa Casino near Guymon, Oklahoma, it appears that the Shawnee Tribe is on the fast track to approval by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA...
In Michigan, the Nottawaseppi Huron Band Of The Potawatomi has announced the federal approval of an amendment to its gaming compact with the state that will see it set aside up to $500,000 a year for the purpos...
In 2016, the discussion became serious for the state of Georgia to begin offering Las Vegas style casino gaming. It is likely that these talks will begin again as Legislature reconvenes today. State Senator Bra...