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.
The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) has approved a ballot proposal to spend up to $40 million on new casino development projects at the Ojibwa Casino in Marquette and the Baraga location.
The proposal w...
Australian casino tycoon and billionaire James Packer's Crown Resorts Ltd decided in 2014 to partner with Andrew Pascal, the ex-president of Wynn Las Vegas and purchase 34.6 acres in Las Vegas, with plans to op...
After a selection and investigation process that lasted more than two years, on Tuesday, August 30 the New York State Gaming Commission granted Tioga Downs a casino license making it the fourth full-scale upsta...
When the state of New Jersey decided to approve online gambling legislation, many officials as well as opponents of the activity were opposed due to the risk of problem gambling. Despite regulations put in plac...
Plans for casino developments by First Nations on both the Alberta and Saskatchewan side of Lloydminster are moving forward.
On August 22, the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN) voted to pursue...
After first opening 110 years ago, Rockingham Park is preparing to close permanently. Located in Salem, the horse racing venue was a staple in the community for years, with live horse racing taking place until ...
One of the leading US gaming operators of over 20 properties, Boyd Gaming, have announced yesterday that they would be giving matching donations of up to $50,000 to the Red Cross in Louisiana, as a way to help ...
Billionaire and owner of the Trump Taj Mahal casino, Carl Icahn had announced earlier this month that he intended to shut down the troubled Trump Taj Mahal casino on October 10 as a result of the casino continu...
The referendum to move casinos out of Atlantic City goes to vote on November 8th and both opponents and proponents of the referendum are campaigning hard to sway voters to their side of thinking. Assemblyman Ra...
An opening date has yet to be announced for the $360 million Hollywood Casino Jamul, which is situated on the tribe’s federally recognized reservation in East County, San Diego.
In the interim, chairwoman of...
Designated player card games or banked card games which were introduced in 2012 have grown extremely popular in Florida but have been under threat since 2015 after the state gaming regulator wanted to do away t...
Even though officials of Nevada have yet to approve the cash to create a new stadium and the owners of NFL teams have yet to decide if the Oakland Raiders will be allowed to move to Las Vegas, developments in t...
In the span of just a few weeks, The Pas, a town in Manitoba, Canada, has lost three of its major employers, the latest of which is a gaming venue. The Aseneskak Casino will likely close and be relocated closer...
People who love to gamble but who hate having to deal with the cigarette smoke present in most casinos can now enjoy Western Iowa’s first non-smoking room at the WinnaVegas Casino Resort.
Up until about a we...
The Garlic City Card Room will soon have a new home as the city Planning Commission approved a proposed move of the gaming venue. Garlic City is the only card room in the city of Gilroy, California that would l...