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.
A lawsuit filed by Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt and the Cherokee County Commission seeking to prevent the expansion of the Downstream Casino Resort across the state line into Kansas was thrown out by a...
The City of Snoqualmie in Washington State issued a press release last week in response to the racial discrimination suit filed in federal court on December 9 by the Snoqualmie Tribe alleging racial discriminat...
December 26th will mark the day when the live quarter horse racing will begin again at Hialeah Park Racing & Casino. The iconic landmark in South Florida will be opening for a 40 day season, taking place in...
Since the news broke that the Florida Governor and the Seminole Tribe reached a $3 billion compact for gaming in the state, Senator Maria Sachs has decided the state needs to create a gambling commission. On Mo...
Kansans whose regime includes purchasing lottery tickets find themselves questioning whether or not they have a fair chance at winning, or if the money they’ve spent is like so much water down the drain.
The...
United States District Court Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill on Tuesday removed the last legal obstacle for the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino to reopen. The Coarsegold establishment was shut down by government ...
The MGM Springfield casino project in Massachusetts has faced a lot of setbacks during the past couple of months as MGM Resorts officials and state legislators held a number of meetings over the proposed change...
On Monday the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians announced a settlement had been reached with the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) clearing a significant hurdle towards the reopening of its Chukch...
Monday December 21, 2015 finally saw New York state gambling regulators award three of seven potential full casino licenses for the state. A fourth license is expected to be issued to Tioga Downs later, along w...
Part of a long-term expansion plan, the new Earth Hotel tower adjacent to the Mohegan Sun is scheduled to open October 2016.
Mohegan tribal chairman Kevin Brown who spoke to reports and state elected officia...
Last week the Texas Legislature gave the Racing Commission there just enough money to operate until February. The commission's new director, Rolando Pablos, told staff to start "the process of shutting down," ...
The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) recently approved Atlantic City’s one of a kind “Polercoaster,” announced in May.
The lease was signed in August by Florida developer Joshua Wallack of Wa...
Whether or not money made in the future from the building currently housing the Nooksack River Casino belongs to a company attempting to collect millions of dollars the casino owes in unpaid loans, will soon be...
The continuing investigation of multiple jackpots in multiple states being awarded fraudulently and the US lottery industry fears consumers are losing confidence.
In September a MultiState Lottery Associatio...
See Update Below: Licenses awarded
Today, regulators in the state of New York are expected to determine who will earn the three licenses for new casinos to be created in upstate New York. This area of New Yo...