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.
Hard Rock International recently announced that after thirty five years the company had finally managed to unite all its properties under a single entity, which will now enable the iconic brand to streamline th...
NV Energy has been the main power supplier for the top casino operators in Las Vegas including the Las Vegas Sands Corp, Station Casinos, MGM Resorts and Wynn Resorts. MGM and Wynn received permission from the ...
The Texas Lottery has racked up more than $5 billion in total sales for the year to the end of August and in the process became the largest single contributor of funds to the southern state at just over $1.39 b...
The Maryland Lottery is defending its recent decision to award an eight-year supply contract to Scientific Games Corporation despite allegations from a pair of rival bidders that the accepted tender allegedly r...
In California, local officials have approved a deal to support the federally-recognized Wilton Rancheria tribe as it seeks to construct a $400 million casino resort on 35.9 acres of land in central Sacramento C...
On Thursday, the Nevada Gaming Control Board released the August figures for casino gaming in the state, showing a 5.2% decrease when compared to the same month last year. The lower results are believed to be d...
Pennsylvania’s casino industry not only generates a significant amount of revenue in the form of gambling taxes for the state government but also makes large charity payments to the local host counties and muni...
In Massachusetts, the federally-recognized Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has won the right to be included in certain future court proceedings relating to a lawsuit that is seeking to block the construction of its pla...
In California, the Federated Indians Of Graton Rancheria has announced that the $175 million expansion of its Graton Resort And Casino near San Francisco is on track to open on November 15 offering 200 addition...
Since 2011, the state of Ohio has been dealing with a legal challenge against casino gambling. 17 individuals involved with the Ohio Roundtable filed a lawsuit in 2011 challenging amendments that had been appro...
On Monday, a group led by real estate developer Eugene McCain announced the hiring of Las Vegas-based casino developer and manager, Navegante, to aid its effort to build a slots-only facility in the north Bosto...
American casino operator Twin River Management Group Incorporated has released the results of an economic impact study into its planned development for Rhode Island showing that the opening of the new facility ...
Leading casino operator Caesars Entertainment has implemented a comp drink monitoring system throughout all its Nevada properties. It was reported that the newly introduced system was completely automated and b...
In New Jersey, proposed legislation that would alter the current licensing protocols for casinos in Atlantic City and disqualify any applicant that had “substantially closed” a property during the previous five...
After earlier this month agreeing a 13-year deal to supply the Florida Lottery with selection of solutions and services, gaming technology innovator International Game Technology (IGT) has now inked an agreemen...