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.
Aria Resort and Casino has announced plans to expand its convention center by 200,000 square feet.
MGM Resorts International will spend $154 million on the expansion, which includes indoor/open-air spaces, h...
In Palm Springs, California, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians are planning on constructing a new hotel as well as expanding their existing casino in the area. The hotel would house as many as 350 gues...
Whether Florida’s dog and horse tracks should be permitted to do away with live racing, which once were a draw for an exclusive and sometimes unsavory crowd, is the question that is currently the center of a di...
At 8:08pm tonight, after a two hour VIP party, the forty-year-old Fraser Downs Racetrack Casino will open to the public as Elements Casino after a nearly $11 million upgrade.
The lower slots floor opened to ...
The journalistic community is in a frenzy to determine who is behind the company that purchased the Las Vegas Review Journal less than a week ago, not the least of whom are reporters that work for the Las Vegas...
“Illegal gambling is taking over this state,” was the warning issued on Tuesday on behalf of the Christian community by an interdenominational organization that lobbies the Alabama legislature.
The Alabama C...
State Assembly Democrats in New Jersey announced on Monday a plan to add a question to the ballot in 2016 asking voters if they want to amend the state constitution to allow casinos in the northern part of the ...
Last Wednesday, the Palomar Card Club of California was raided by FBI agents after an investigation found the venue was operating illegally. The operator of the casino, Naseem Salem, is accused of not reportin...
Last week voters in Michigan’s Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in the Upper Peninsula began to decide whether to invest $40 million on casino projects.
Four tribal members must be elected, the same as every ye...
Officials at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh say that although the enterprise was hit by a computer virus, none of their customers' personal information was compromised. A spokesperson said that no games were affec...
It’s been an arduous journey for workers at Detroit, Michigan's three casinos, but on Sunday, after months of complicated negotiations, workers ratified a new five-year contract.
In an email from the preside...
With less than one month until the new legislative session, gambling expansion proponents and opponents in Georgia are already working towards defending their positions. It was just a few weeks ago that a study...
While the state of Illinois has suffered a decline in casino revenues, the Hollywood Casino Joliet remains one establishment that continues to make money when compared to last year. The Hollywood Casino was abl...
A woman playing a “Wheel of Fortune” slot machine at the Greektown Casino in Detroit, Michigan on Sunday was the winner of one of the casino’s largest progressive jackpots in the city’s history, according to Gr...
The McPhillips Station Casino in Winnipeg, Manitoba is the planned site of a $45 million redevelopment.
The renovation is the casino’s first face-lift since the facility was built in the 1990’s. Owned and op...