North America Casino News

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.

Illinois House Passed the Bill Allowing People With Felony Convictions to Work in Casinos

Radosav Milutinovic
Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Online gambling regulation, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Employment & Careers, Licensed online casinos in USA, Licenses, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Labor Relations, Illinois
In the closing days of this year's session, the Illinois Legislature passed a bill that will allow Illinois casinos to hire employees with felony convictions. The measure intended to expand the labor pool of ho...

Texas Sports Betting Bill Rejected After House Passage

Radosav Milutinovic
Gaming Law & Legislation, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Texas
The State of Texas will not have sports betting legalized this year. As LSR reports, the Lieutenant Governor, Dan Patrick, rejected the proposal for an online Texas sports betting bill to be put on ballot after...

Maverick Gaming And Bally’s Partnership To Open Maverick Gaming Poker Room

Marija Malenovic
Washington, Las Vegas, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, U.S.A., Casino expansion projects, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Casino openings, Brick-n-Mortar Poker Rooms, Casino project updates, Gaming Industry News, Poker, The Players Lounge, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Rhode Island
On May 23rd, Washington-based Maverick Gaming, a poker pioneer owned by Eric Persson, revealed an alliance with Rhode Island-based Bally's Corporation to officially open the Maverick Gaming Poker Room, which wi...

NCAA Survey Finds College Students Extensively Engage in Sports Betting

Radosav Milutinovic
NBA, NCAA, NFL, Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Licensed online casinos in USA, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports
The NCAA, a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics, has conducted a survey to present the distribution of wagering habits among different adult groups. The organization has recently released th...

New Bill Enabling Measured Cardroom Growth Signed By California Governor

Marija Malenovic
Tribal Gaming, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, U.S.A., Casino News, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, California, Licenses, Licensing
On May 24, Governor Gavin Newsom officially signed California Assembly Bill 341, a bipartisan legislation backed up by over 40 California tribes and cardrooms that will assist in providing the balanced growth o...

Atlantic City Casino Industry Saw 15% Lower Profit in First Quarter of 2023

Radosav Milutinovic
Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., World Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Licensed online casinos in USA, Online Gambling News, Labor Relations, Financial Press Releases, New Jersey
Associated Press reports that the Atlantic City’s casino industry collected an almost 15% lower gross operating profit in the first quarter of 2023 in comparison to the first quarter of the last year. Accordi...

Maverick Gaming Opens $2 Million Poker Room in Mountlake Terrace, Washington

Radosav Milutinovic
Washington, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, U.S.A., Casino expansion projects, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Casino openings, Brick-n-Mortar Poker Rooms, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Colorado, Employment & Careers, Poker, Labor Relations, Nevada
On May 19, 2023, Maverick Gaming, one of the youngest and the fastest growing casino operators in the United States, celebrated the grand opening of its new Ace's Poker room in the city of Mountlake Terrace, Wa...

Sen. Jessica Ramos Blocks Mets’ Owner’s Redevelopment Plans Around the Citi Field

Radosav Milutinovic
U.S.A., Casino proposals, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Licenses, New York
Following the recent casino license bid from the Mets' owner Steve Cohen that held the soccer stadium development in the vicinity of the Mets' Citi Field stadium in Queens,  Sen. Jessica Ramos has temporarily b...

Mets’ Owner’s Casino License Bid Holds the Soccer Stadium Development Project

Radosav Milutinovic
U.S.A., Casino proposals, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, World Casino News, New Hotels, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, New York
As Front Office Sports reports, Steve Cohen, the owner of Major League Baseball's New York Mets, will not allow the neighboring New York City FC (NYCFC) of Major League Soccer to use the Mets parking lot free o...

Light & Wonder Submits Proposal To Purchase Remaining Shares Of SciPlay

Marija Malenovic
Casino Sales, U.S.A., Las Vegas, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Conferences / Trade Shows, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships
Light & Wonder, previously known as Scientific Games Corp, a flagship developer of land-based and digital games based in Las Vegas, Nevada, has reported its latest proposal to purchase the remaining 17% sta...