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 completed expansion of the SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was officially celebrated with a ribbon cutting and special appreciation ceremony on Monday, May 9. Included in the ceremony were t...
The five casinos in northwest Indiana continued their strong performance in April after posting a 3.2% increase year-on-year in monthly gaming revenues to $86.3 million despite a 2.1% decline in overall admissi...
MGM Resorts International has brought a complaint against the Connecticut Airport Authority and its practice of placing itself into executive session during monthly meetings to discuss the “negotiating strategy...
Since 2004, the Las Vegas Monorail has provided transportation for visitors of Sin City, running from the MGM Grand to Sahara Avenue, a total of 3.9 miles. Since opening, the line has struggled and almost went ...
On Monday, Governor Jerry Brown announced that he and northeastern San Diego County’s Pala Band of Mission Indians have signed an updated state gaming compact.
The new compact supersedes the prior agreement ...
American casino operator Eldorado Resorts has revealed that the strong performance of its Reno properties helped it to post a 0.8% increase year-on-year in first-quarter net revenues to $213.6 million.
Eldor...
The 142nd running of the Kentucky Derby this past Saturday at Churchill Downs saw Nyquist, the heavy favorite of the race, earning the win. Ridden by Mario Gutierrez, Nyquist took the lead going down the homest...
Millions of people across the United States play the Powerball lottery in the hopes of winning a major jackpot prize. Prizes are usually split between several individuals who manage to hit the winning lottery n...
The MGM Springfield Casino project is steadily moving along as contractors continue to demolish areas within the footprint of the project. Over the past few weeks, crews have worked to move the First Spirituali...
It’s official, Nevada-based gaming operator, Marnell Gaming, LLC announced that on Friday, May 6, 2016, it had taken ownership of one of Northern Nevada’s largest casinos, the former John Ascuaga’s Nugget in Sp...
On Friday, Caesars Entertainment Corp (NASDAQ: CZR) announced that retired bankruptcy judge Robert Gerber has been appointed to the newly created position of chief restructuring officer. Reuters reports that th...
This June, the Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati will be closing for a short time frame to complete the rebranding process to a Jack Entertainment property. Regulators of the state do not have an exact timeline in pl...
Plans by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) for an off-reservation casino in the Upper Peninsula won’t be reconsidered by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder (R) because he wants the tribe to resubmit its appli...
On Friday, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) two of the largest tribes in Arizona, announced that they would no longer be a part of the Arizona Indian Gami...
On Tuesday, the management of the Tropicana Casino of Atlantic City and the UNITE-HERE Local 54 met to negotiate terms for members of the union, with the meeting not going as planned, at least according to the ...