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.
New online casino and poker legislation has been introduced in the Michigan State Senate, almost five years after the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA) went into effect. The UIGEA prohi...
The ruling handed down by the Alabama Supreme Court on March 31 will not be appealed by VictoryLand’s legal team; instead, they will look to either federal court or to the United States Supreme Court for relief...
Late last week, the Dent Community Center played host to a meeting to discuss the Shooting Star Casino, a planned project that would build a hotel and casino in the area. The project would begin in the fall of ...
The Alabama-Coushatta tribe plans to hold a job fair soon for their new Class II casino, Naskila Entertainment near Livingston, Texas. On Tuesday April 19 Tribal members are invited for either of two sessions t...
The transformation process has begun. The Horseshoe Cleveland Casino has taken their first steps into becoming Jack Casino. The sign stating the name of Horseshoe Casino as well as the big horseshoe on top of t...
In an interview earlier this week with the Las Vegas Sun, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval stated that he feels the Oakland Raiders could possibly move to Las Vegas. Sandoval stated that the owner of the NFL team...
Next month, online gambling, daily fantasy sports (DFS), and sports betting will be topics discussed at a Congressional hearing.
ESPN’s David Purdum broke the news on Thursday, that a hearing to consider the...
A union leader says he’s “extremely disturbed” after the announcement and apparent about-face by Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop that he is reconsidering his support of casino gaming in North Jersey.
New Jerse...
Fans of the St. Louis Cardinals now have an affordable way to get to the MLB games, thanks to the Casino Queen. The local casino gaming venue is offering fans free parking at their venue, with the option to tak...
An issue with unpaid taxes in Washoe County has now been resolved, as the county has decided to not hold casinos and gambling venues of Reno responsible for $4.8 million due to under collection of taxes. On Tue...
The leaders of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation in Oregon are considering adding a bowling alley and a second hotel tower to the tribe’s Wildhorse Resort & Casino in Mission.
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A proposed amendment to Alabama’s constitution that would once and for all clarify that GreeneTrack in Greene County and VictoryLand in Macon County would be within the law to operate electronic bingo machines,...
Under a new proposal, Atlantic City has 130 days to devise a plan to fix its finances or the state takes over.
Proposed by Democratic State Senate President Steve Sweeney and others on Wednesday, the measure...
After breaking ground on the Project First Light Resort and Casino just last week, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has announced they are now going to be hosting a vendor and job fair next months. Individuals inter...
The state of New Jersey has approved an agreement that was made in March to see the Trump Taj Mahal be managed by the Tropicana. It was announced early last month that Trump Taj Mahal Associates and Tropicana E...