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.
One of the Republican Party’s most sought after figures, Sheldon Anderson, appears to be directing some of his energy towards the Peach State and the possibility of casino expansion there.
Adelson, estimated...
The governor of Idaho, C.L. ‘Butch’ Otter is calling for the reinstatement of instant racing terminals in the state but with stricter regulations this time around. It was just a short time ago that the Supreme ...
In the early part of the century the state of Texas may have overstepped its bounds and forced two tribes to close their gaming facilities on sovereign land. The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe and the Tigua Tribes (ak...
Tioga Downs Casino & Racing will have its ground breaking ceremony this week now that the New York Gaming Facility Location Board has selected it to be the state’s final full casino and recommended it be gr...
Yonhap News Agency, tasked with promoting Korea’s image and dispatching news and information to international media organizations, has recently released excerpts from a written interview with Mohegan Tribal Gam...
A group called Blockchain Alliance has been formed that includes the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security as well as representatives of private companies such as CoinBase, BitFury, and BitPay. The main...
In what appears to be an effort to ward off strict oversight from the governments of individual states and federal agencies, operators of daily fantasy sports have created a new self-regulatory body. Seth Harr...
The Seminole Tribe of Florida has until the end of the month to remove blackjack tables from their casino gaming floor, due to not being able to come to an agreement with the state in regards to a gaming compac...
Although the development company hasn't made a major media announcement, electronic billboards in D'Iberville, Mississippi are announcing that Scarlet Pearl Casino will open on December 9th. Even before the $30...
The Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians is owed $36.2 million by the state of California, according to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals which ruled on Monday that the state misled the tribe.
In 2004 three major ca...
Tribal casinos account for about one-sixth of all the revenue generated by gambling and gaming in the United States. These enterprises have helped to transition many of the nations indigenous communities from s...
On Monday, officials of Schenectady, New York as well as developers of the former ALCO site were on hand to take part in a ceremonial ground-breaking to begin the Courtyard by Marriott hotel. The 124 guest room...
Preparations are in motion for one of metropolitan Portland’s largest capital projects – the new Cowlitz 100,000 square foot casino. The 152-acre site located about 25 miles due north from the Portland Internat...
According to a letter obtained by The Washington Post, then-Chief Kevin Brown sent correspondence to tribal members in the weeks that preceded the Pamunkey Indians being granted formal recognition on July 2, 20...
Since July 1st, the state of Illinois has been working on the budget impasse, with seemingly no plan in sight. Officials are trying to find a way to come up with tax revenues to cover the deficit, even discussi...