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.
On Monday, Lovely Warren, the mayor of Rochester, New York, announced that the city received two proposals for a performing arts center on East Main Street at Midtown’s Parcel Five, one of which includes a casi...
A study paid for by the Central Atlanta Progress downtown business coalition has reportedly cast doubts on whether legalizing up to four casino resorts in Georgia would produce the desired economic benefits.
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The California Gambling Commission has stripped Casino M8trix co-owner Eric Swallow of his ownership license and imposed a hefty penalty of $13.7 million, according to The Mercury News.
The disciplinary acti...
On Monday MGM Resorts International started its controversial paid parking system at some of its gaming properties. According to the information provided by the operator, self-parking will be charged for vehicl...
The Hard Rock Hotel has wanted to enter the New York City (NYC) market for a number of years but things never really worked out for the company to make its debut. Hard Rock International which is owned by the S...
In California, the Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe Of Enterprise Rancheria has begun work on its new 140,000 sq ft Fire Mountain Casino near Yuba City following 15 years of delay.
According to a report from the Mar...
The five casinos in Maryland brought in an all-time high of $104.4 million in gross revenues last month led by the performance of Maryland Live! Casino in Hanover and the Horseshoe Casino Baltimore.
Accordin...
What started out as a good idea now has city officials in Decatur, Illinois searching to find ways to limit the number of locations where video gambling machines are operational in the state, and at 5:30pm toda...
During the Mike Ditka Gridiron Greats Hall of Fame weekend, Mark Davis, the owner of the Oakland Raiders, was in town. The event focuses on honoring players based on their career achievements as well as raise m...
A group campaigning to bring non-tribal casino gambling to horseracing tracks in Nebraska has revealed that it is confident it will have collected enough signatures by a July 7 submission deadline.
According...
After welcoming slots to its Plainridge Park Casino last summer, the citizens of Plainville, Massachusetts, are now being asked how they would like to spend the resulting benefits.
The town negotiated a deal...
As it looks to grow its market share in Las Vegas and the rest of North America, slot machine innovator Konami Gaming has turned to its corporate roots with the launch of a new Frogger-themed game at The Cosmop...
The referendum to set up two new casinos in North Jersey and remove Atlantic City’s monopoly over the casino industry is set to go to vote in November 2016. More than one hundred business leaders, politicians, ...
Carl Icahn purchased the Fontainebleau of Las Vegas in 2010 for $150 million after the previous owners had ceased construction, leaving somewhat of an eyesore along the Las Vegas Strip. In 2015, Ichan was asked...
The area of Chittenango is famous for being the home of Lyman Frank Baum, the author of children’s books, most notably ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’. Taking a cue from the famous book which later became a belove...