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.
Four Winds Casino Resort reported on October 2nd that a financial institution had experienced issues with payment cards where the bank detected a pattern of charges on the cards that were unauthorized. The card...
The purchase of Circus Circus Reno and the remaining half of the Silver Legacy from MGM Resorts International by Eldorado Resorts drew praise from Nevada gaming regulators on Thursday. The move by Eldorado Reso...
The never-ending construction of the nearly completed Fontainebleau casino-hotel high-rise is being covered up to improve the view on the Las Vegas Strip.
A relatively routine request for a time extension fo...
Today is the deadline for proposals to be sent in to the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes for consideration as the spot for the third state casino in Connecticut. The Connecticut Airport Authority is read...
The Chukchansi Tribe has been divided for years, with different factors among the tribe fighting on a consistent basis, going so far that the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino was shut down in October 2014 du...
In the long running saga of jobs and free enterprise versus mandated morality and the protection of the less fortunate (aka "State vs VictoryLand Casino") Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed an executive or...
On Thursday, the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California broke ground on its new casino in South Gardnerville, Nevada in Douglass County.
The casino will be adjacent to the tribe’s new $11.78 million Wa She Sh...
On Wednesday, Gateway Casinos & Entertainment CEO Tony Santo announced that the Palace Casino on the north side of the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada will be rebranded and redeveloped as th...
The Fraser Downs Racetrack and Casino of Surrey will soon be introducing the Elements Casino after a major overhaul of the gaming property. On December 17th, the newest entertainment destination will be launche...
It was in November 2013 that the Graton Resort and Casino was opened by the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria and now the tribe is celebrating two years of successful operations. Located in the northern Cal...
Efforts to decouple live racing from casino-style gambling at Florida pari-mutuel facilities are being rallied against by horseman’s groups.
Groups that oppose dog racing and Greyhound tracks have pushed for...
New York state’s casino location board’s selection of the Lago Casino & Resort project is criticized in the latest TV ad from the Oneida Indian Nation, saying the planned casino “undermines” what Governor A...
When real estate developer Glenn Straub finally managed to purchase the former Revel casino in Atlantic City, he was reluctant to start another casino but instead had a number of ideas for the property.
Some...
Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort in D'Iberville, Mississippi sent out emails to preferred customers on November 3, 2015 announcing that room reservations were available for the casino resort opening December 9th. Th...
Georgia’s Armstrong State University in Savannah was the location of a nearly seven-hour meeting on Monday between state legislatures who met to hear arguments both for and against casino proposals in the south...