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.
On Thursday, MGM Resorts International was given the green light by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission to begin early demolition and construction work on its proposed $950 million MGM Springfield casino.
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Amaya Gaming, the Canadian company behind the PokerStars brand, has decided to ask the former owners of the online poker site to pay damages that may be imposed by a court in Kentucky in regards to a gambling c...
The Grand Lodge Casino at Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe Resort Spa & Casino will soon be renovated, after an agreement was reached by Full House Resorts and a Hyatt affiliate. The property will take steps to enh...
Last week it was reported that the new investor in a proposed Lawrence County, Pennsylvania casino and racetrack in Mahoning Township was expressing concerns about the project's ability to meet mandated deadlin...
Last week a mysterious company purchased one of the most important newspapers in the gambling industry in the swing state of Nevada. Now, the Las Vegas Review-Journal confirms that the money behind News + Media...
Gaming & Leisure Properties Inc. (GLPI) a real estate Investment trust (REIT) spin-off of Penn National Gaming, has acquired Meadows Racetrack & Casino, a racino in Washington, PA near Pittsburgh. An an...
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...