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.
Despite considerable traffic delays and several crashes that were reported by local media on the opening day of the long-awaited Hollywood Casino Jamul, the $460 million casino has not contributed to any seriou...
In Michigan, the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe has announced that it has handed out just over $3 million to local schools and governments as part of the semi-annual distribution of net earnings from slots at it...
Nevada legalized the use of medical marijuana in 2014 but the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) made it very clear that it did not want any gaming establishments that had received a gaming license or applied f...
DraftKings and FanDuel are two of the biggest Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) operators in the United States and control a major portion of the market share for the multi-billion DFS industry. The two DFS operators ...
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has released the revenue earnings for casinos in the state with operators having earned $71.2 million for the month of October as far as table games are concerned. This was...
American casino owners are reportedly soon set to renew their push to overturn the federal Professional And Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) of 1992 and bring legalized sportsbetting to properties across t...
As it continues construction on its $950 million MGM Springfield project in central Massachusetts, American casino operator MGM Resorts International is reportedly in negotiations to take on a role in the runni...
The West Virginia Tourism Commission has approved $175,000 in matching funds for an advertising program for the Mountaineer Casino Racetrack And Resort one month after delaying the grant over concerns that the ...
After beginning construction on the new 353-room Rush Tower expansion for its Golden Nugget Lake Charles casino resort in late March, American casino operator Landry’s Incorporated held a topping-off ceremony y...
In Canada, the two provincially-run casinos in Winnipeg have announced plans to run a four-month pilot program that will see the pair offer around-the-clock gaming over the weekends.
According to a report fr...
San Diego County-based Pala Casino & Spa Resort has just launched a new social casino app designed to increase their presence in the online gaming community. Following the trend of similar social casino app...
American casino firm Rush Street Gaming unveiled and lit the entrance sign for its $330 million Rivers Casino And Resort At Mohawk Harbor on Wednesday and revealed that the coming upstate New York venue is set ...
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...