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 November 8 election holds the possibility of extreme and unknown change at the highest level. Perhaps even broader change will occur from the municipal level on up as the electorate shapes policy at the gra...
The Nevada Gaming Control Board met earlier this week to discuss a proposal aimed at money laundering regulation for sports books to be tightened. The board conducted a workshop on October 6 to discuss the prop...
In Pennsylvania, a prominent Pittsburgh liquor license attorney has been charged with gambling device offences, criminal solicitation and conspiracy some eight months after being named in an affidavit that led ...
Attorney Christopher F. Graham is representing Suffolk OTB, a group planning to operate a video lottery casino within the Islandia Marriott hotel. On Tuesday, Graham reported plans of the venue to a federal ban...
In New York, a federal appeals court has upheld the earlier dismissal of a $3 million lawsuit filed by three gamblers amid claims that the Foxwoods Resort Casino had illegally withheld their mini-baccarat winni...
In Massachusetts, a senior government official has announced that she intends to file and champion legislation that would allow the eastern state’s lottery to offer its products online and via smartphone apps.
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Following last week’s ruling from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that struck down the controversial “local host fee”, officials in the city of Pittsburgh have announced that they intend to ask Rivers Casino to ...
After posting total gaming revenues of just over $100.3 million for August, the five casinos in Maryland have now reported takings of almost $97.1 million for September, which represents an 11% increase year-on...
MGM Resorts announced earlier this week that it would open its $1.4 billion MGM National Harbor casino in Maryland on December 8, 2016. The casino operator is also developing its$900 million MGM Springfield cas...
Following its summer recess, the United States Supreme Court is back in session and is reportedly due to hear a case considering whether the sovereign immunity of the federally-recognized Mohegan Indian Tribe e...
Malaysian conglomerate Genting Group acquired the Miami Herald’s bayfront campus (pictured) in 2011 for $236 million in its pursuit of plans for a 50-slip marina at the site. The casino plans are currently stym...
In a highly anticipated announcement, today Penn National Gaming revealed the opening date for the Jamul Indian Village of California's Hollywood Casino Jamul - San Diego. On Monday, October 10 the casino will ...
The effort to bring casinos to three counties in Arkansas could be in jeopardy after an official appointed by the southern state’s highest court found that numerous signatures collected in favor of a November b...
As of yesterday, billionaire investor Carl Icahn has confirmed that the former Showboat Casino of Atlantic City can now operate as a non-casino hotel. A spokesman for Icahn confirmed that the investor and a dev...
American casino operator Red Rock Resorts Incorporated has announced that its Station Casinos subsidiary has finalized its purchase of the troubled Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas from creditors for a total co...