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.
A group known as ‘A Better Rochester’ has started to put pressure on the City Council to ban Native American casinos from operating in Rochester. The group is funded by the Batavia Downs and del Lago, Finger La...
According to a recent news release by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office, 22 counties, and municipalities throughout upstate New York will benefit from $30 million in casino license fees paid by the state’s newly l...
In the past five years, only four states have managed to maneuver an online gaming bill through their legislature. Now, three of the four states have legalized online gambling and there is a chance that Pennsyl...
In Nebraska, a pro-casino group that is collecting signatures in order to have a trio of referendums placed on the upcoming November presidential ballot has revealed that it is confident of success.
Accordin...
This year marks the beginning of the 13th season of the World Series of Poker Circuit, with the WSOP announcing on Tuesday the 2016-2017 schedule. The circuit will make 22 stops in the United States and travel ...
In an effort to get ahead of any potential future competition from neighboring Georgia, the Eastern Band Of The Cherokee Nation has announced that it is investigating the possibility of opening a third casino i...
American casino operator Golden Entertainment has announced the completion of an extensive renovation project for its Rocky Gap Casino Resort near Cumberland, Maryland, that included an expansion of its table g...
Having opened the world's largest casino at 10,500,000-square-feet (980,000 m2) with the Venetian Macao in 2007, Mark Brown is no stranger to thinking big and executing seemingly fantastic and unbelievable plan...
The Islandia site chosen by Suffolk Off-Track Betting (OTB) for a 1,000 video lottery terminal (VLT) casino is expected to be received better than the previously chosen location in Medford.
In interviews las...
The virtual world and standard lottery gaming continue to combine across the United States. Lottery tickets can be purchased online and applications are being created for mobile devices to allow players to chec...
In northern California, the Karuk Tribe is continuing work on its new Rain Rock Casino outside the small town of Yreka and expects to open the $30 million development next summer.
According to a report from ...
A roulette player was arrested by Pennsylvania State Police in the early hours of Monday morning after allegedly attempting to cheat the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem out of just over $2,000.
According to a ...
The Oregon Lottery Commission has been pitched a controversial proposal that would make it easier for players from outside of the United States to purchase as many of its lottery tickets as they want without le...
International casino entertainment company, Century Casinos Inc. announced Thursday that it had signed an agreement to purchase the St. Albert’s Apex Casino located in the city of St. Albert in Alberta, Canada,...
Tigua facilities are now off limits to Texas state police unless permission is granted, based on a new ordinance the tribal council passed just a short time ago. An investigation has been ongoing involving the ...