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.
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...
The silence has finally been broken between the state of Texas and its long-running dispute with the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo, also known as the Tigua Tribe of El Paso.
Despite receiving approval from the Natio...
Construction of a new casino in the west valley is in the final stages, and for the most part Arizona voters are supportive of it.
The national polling firm of Moore Information Inc., conducted a survey of 5...
Woodbine Entertainment Group, the owning company of Mohawk Racetrack in Ontario, revealed its plans to expand the racetrack into a full-blown casino. The Group’s CEO, Jim Lawson, has already said that residents...
Letters of correspondence have surfaced between Alabama State Governor Robert Bentley and officials of law enforcement that suggest VictoryLand Casino has earned the right to reopen their electronic bingo hall....
The long awaited unveiling of Elements Casino in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada is set to happen on Thursday, December 17. Visitors to the renovated Fraser Downs Racetrack and Casino can expect to find live e...
Grand opening festivities celebrating the completion of the SouthWind Casino’s phase II of its gaming facility in Braman, Oklahoma were kicked off on December 9.
The Kaw Nation’s casino, just south of the Ka...
The legal battle isn’t over in Iowa for the operator of the former Argosy Sioux City and the state.
The Iowa Supreme Court has been asked by the former Argosy Casino’s parent company, the Belle of Sioux City...
The decision as to where to locate a casino in Connecticut has been temporarily put off by the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes of Connecticut.
The two tribes formed MMCT Venture in Connecticut in orde...
On Wednesday a hearing was held in DC to discuss RAWA, the Restoration of America’s Wire Act. The hearing was an information only venture, titled ‘A Casino in Every Smartphone—Law Enforcement Implications’, cov...