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 being defeated in a state-wide ballot on Tuesday, proponents of a New Jersey measure that would have expanded casino gambling outside of Atlantic City have revealed that they could now push for far more s...
The British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC) has chosen Delta as the location for their upcoming casino project south of Fraser River. The new casino is to be a relocation of the Newton Community Gaming Cent...
Update 11/11/2016 Rhode Island casino proposal becomes a reality
In Rhode Island, voters could discover as early as later today whether Twin River Management Group Incorporated has won approval to relocate t...
The federally recognized Seminole Tribe of Florida has won the right to keep offering blackjack at its Florida casinos.
After a five-year exclusivity clause in the 2010 compact between the Seminole Tribe and...
The Spokane Tribe sent in a casino proposal in 2006 to develop an off-reservation casino but had to wait for nine years to get approval from the U.S. Department of Interior. The tribe received permission in 201...
TEN Casino has recently announced the clearing of yet another obstacle that would bring the gambling venue closer to its projected 2017 opening. According to the official statement, the casino has hired new ex...
The four casinos in Ohio saw total October revenues fall by more than 6% year-on-year to $62.6 million while the state’s seven racinos continued to post increases with their monthly figure of $74.6 million repr...
Three states had ballot measures asking voters whether or not they approved of expanded gambling in their states. All were dubbed, "Question 1". Arkansas voters earlier had their ballot measure stricken by the ...
November 9, 2016 -- Roseland, Meadowlands, USA
Ron Simoncini, Executive Director for The North Jersey Gaming Advocates, Inc. issued the following statement regarding voter rejection of Ballot Question #1, wh...
November 9, 2016 -- Newark, NJ
Today, Trenton's Bad Bet issued the following statements:
"We are glad to see the overwhelming support across New Jersey opposing casino expansion. We attribute our success ...
A casino, hotel and conference center have been proposed for construction on Great North Road, along the waterfront of the Parry Sound by the Shawanaga First Nation as well as nine additional First Nations in C...
In New York, the federally-recognized Oneida Indian Nation has announced a $20 million redevelopment of its Turning Stone Resort Casino that is set to involve the majority of its gaming floor turning smoke free...
New Jersey residents will vote today on the North Jersey referendum which seeks to allow two casinos outside of Atlantic City. A deal was confirmed Monday evening that will improve the quality of horse racing i...
American casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corporation has begun the process of raising up to $3.8 billion that its Caesars Entertainment Operating Company Incorporated subordinate needs in order to finally ex...
According to a recent report from Nielsen Games, fans of eSports are rapidly growing in size, currently amounting to 14% of all Americans aged thirteen and up - almost double of last year when that number was o...