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.
Casino gaming could be expanding in the state of Oklahoma soon as the Osage Nation are considering creating two new casino sites. The Osage Nation Congress decided in January to pass a resolution for the tribe ...
Massachusetts Gaming Commission is considering whether to approve a new kind of skill based slots that could increase interest in slot machines among millennials. The regulating body released draft regulations,...
Even after various legal set-backs, an anti-casino activist group is continuing its push in federal court to stop the development of a $360 million Native American casino hotel under the Hollywood brand from go...
Dover Downs Hotel & Casino will be hosting the annual Sustain 2016 conference March 14th and 15th this year. The focus of the conference will be on green strategies and marketing to eco-conscious consumers....
Legislation has been introduced by an Idaho House panel that would create a new state agency to investigate and oversee gambling activities throughout the state.
The proposal was introduced on Wednesday by t...
Beijing based Ourgame International Holdings Ltd. bought the World Poker Tour from Bwin.Party Digital Entertainment Plc in an all cash deal for $35 million last summer. Now they have their eye set on placing as...
According to Gregory Chochon, director of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), this year, a new team event is going to be introduced to players, while dealer auditions should begin as early as March. Chorchon reve...
Casino owner Derek Stevens wants to use his Las Vegas venue to try and help Kanye West get rid of the major debt the rapper has accrued, $53 million to be exact. The Downtown Las Vegas Events Center owner has p...
Lawmakers in the state of New Jersey have been trying for months now to figure out a way to assist Atlantic City, as the former booming gambling town has been struggling to remain afloat, almost in bankruptcy. ...
In 2015, the state of Michigan and area municipalities received $21.9 million in revenue-sharing payments from the FireKeepers Casino Hotel.
That’s a 7.8 percent increase for the year totaling $16.6 million ...
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) caught billionaire James Packer’s Crown Resorts completely by surprise when it sent across an amended tax bill that hit them with $250 million in back taxes for the period betwee...
The building of a new Town Pump Casino in the Billings Heights has recently been approved by the Billings City Council; a nod that was met with groans online.
More than 1,400 licensed gambling operations, wi...
Five social clubs in the city of Boston have been hit with multiple counts of permitting illegal gambling on their premises.
According to the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC), Amer...
January numbers are on the rise at Massachusetts first casino.
Slot machines at Plainridge Park Casino pulled in $12.5 million in gross revenues in January, according to a report (pdf) on Tuesday from the Ma...
Canadian online gaming supplier Amaya Gaming confirmed plans to merge its two well established poker brands Full Tilt and PokerStars into a single platform. There has been speculation that the provider wanted t...