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.
After revealing its intention to purchase the Apex Casino near Edmonton, Alberta, in early-July, Century Casinos Incorporated has announced that it has now completed the $21.2 million deal to give it a fourth c...
After Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and Attorney General Luther Strange sent joint letters to the Macon County sheriff, district attorney, and officials in Lowndes County on September 22 requesting their assi...
The Seminole Tribe Of Florida is in federal court this week arguing that it should be able to keep the sole right to offer “banked” card games such as blackjack at most of its casinos in the southern state.
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The Las Vegas Sands Corp is trying to recover $6.4 million in gambling debts from two VIP Chinese gamblers who blew millions in just a couple of days playing baccarat – a game that is very popular with Chinese ...
MGM Resorts confirmed that it will open its MGM National Harbor casino in Prince George’s county, Maryland on December 8, 2016 and will become the 6th casino to open in Maryland. MGM which invested $1.4 billion...
The office of Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said on Monday that money from the Horseshoe Baltimore casino has helped 300 of the city’s residents find jobs, reports The Baltimore Sun.
Since it opened its doo...
David Stern – the former NBA Commissioner was one of those individuals who was opposed to legalizing the sports betting industry in the United States and in 2012 stated that if sports betting was legalized it w...
Some of the most basic casino cheating scams such as grab-and-run thefts and chip pilfering can be the hardest to stop according to James Taylor, Special Investigations And Support Services Deputy Chief for the...
The North Jersey referendum to allow casinos outside of Atlantic City appears to be a failure after Jeff Gural and Paul Fireman decided in late September to withdraw their support of the ‘Our Turn NJ campaign’....
Docked and closed for business since 2008, the future of the Casino Rock Island riverboat could soon include new ownership and a repurposing as an excursion boat in New Orleans.
At daybreak on Friday, the fo...
In Oklahoma, the federally-recognized Chickasaw Nation has completed the remodeling of its Chisholm Trail Casino and the tribe is now celebrating its facility’s new look by holding a month-long series of specia...
It seems every state in the US is looking at daily fantasy sports betting in some form or fashion within the past few months. Since last year, DFS contests have taken center stage with some states choosing to c...
Rent paid by the Golden Nugget casino intended to go to the city of Biloxi, but that inadvertently went into the state general fund, has made its way to the Mississippi city.
The $2.6 million, which is most ...
Recently, Revere Mayor Brian M. Arrigo along with other city leaders launched an opposition campaign opposing a proposed slots parlor and hotel on Revere Beach Parkway near the Suffolk Downs racetrack.
After...
Earlier this week, a brief was submitted by the Protect Arkansas Values-Stop Casinos Now group in an effort to see Issue 5 voted against. According to the group, Issue 5 is in violation of the federal law and s...