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.
From the 5th to the 7th of February, the Dover Downs Hotel & Casino Poker Room will play host to six different tournaments, including a large event with a guaranteed prize pool of $25,000. The format of eac...
It has been close to five years that efforts to right the listing boat of Atlantic City have gone without success. Soon voters will decide whether to allow gaming outside the city, bankruptcy may become an opti...
MGM Resorts International, revealed that two executives with rich investment banking experience has been appointed as key people in MGM Growth Properties LLC; this is the recently announced MGM’s real estate in...
Discussions regarding the National Hockey League’s (NHL) expansion will be the primary agenda of a meeting next week.
A special session is expected to take place on Wednesday in New York where the NHL’s exec...
In what is being billed as an "improved transportation initiative" that promises to deliver "Bimini Bliss", Resorts World Bimini (RWB) has announced that their casino cruise out of Florida stopped operations a...
Although most of the surviving casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey are on the mend and posting profits, the long term trend for gaming revenues in the Boardwalk city are worrisome. According to a recent report...
An effort by Epsom Republican Rep. Dan McGuire to repeal a committee recommendation to nix what could potentially be, in terms of revenue possibilities and according to McGuire, the “largest gambling bill,” eve...
The Puerto Rican Association of Hotels and Tourism filed a case against the Department of Treasury in July last year, challenging new regulations that allow video lottery terminals in the country. The Treasury ...
The Quinault Beach Resort Casino (QBRC), located on the north coast of Washington State on the Olympic Peninsula, has announced a US $25 million expansion. Construction will begin in March and will employ more ...
Hard Rock International has announced plans to open it's second Dominican Republic Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in the country's capital of Santo Domingo. The hotel will feature 400 rooms, and the state-of-the-ar...
Major demolition began on Tuesday morning in preparation for MGM Resorts International’s $950 million resort casino in downtown Springfield.
It’s almost been a year since photographs were taken with construc...
A compromise over a referendum on casino gambling in North Jersey has been reached by two Democratic legislators, Governor Chris Christie announced on his return to the State House on Monday.
Coming on the e...
Many businesses were affected by the rising flood waters of December, including casinos. The Argosy Alton casino of Missouri was one such casino, having been forced to close when the Mississippi River continued...
The Saratoga Casino and Raceway of New York is planning an expansion that has a price tag of $39.3 million. The venue, located in Saratoga Springs, has been able to secure a $15 million loan for construction fr...
The first of two hotels to be built in north San Jose, California, part of a new casino, hotel and office complex, may don the Hilton name, according to one of the property’s developers.
A 49-table casino, a...