North America Casino News

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.

Fontainebleau Development Receives Final Approval To Open Fontainebleau Las Vegas

Marija Malenovic
Las Vegas, Casino proposals, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., World Casino News, North America Casino News, Casino openings, New Hotels, Casino project updates, Gaming Industry News, Employment & Careers, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Labor Relations, Licensing, Nevada
After a timeline of 16 years since construction officially began, Fontainebleau Development, the initial developer of Fontainebleau Las Vegas, has finally received regulatory validation to officially open the S...

US Commercial Casinos Generated $16.17 Billion From Gamblers In Q3 2023; Best Third Quarter Ever

Marija Malenovic
Washington D.C., U.S.A., Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Taxation, Taxes, Financial Press Releases
The third quarter of this year was the best-ever third quarter in the history of the US commercial gaming industry, taking in $16.17 billion, in compliance with numbers recently released by the American Gaming ...

Play’n GO Signs Multi-Year Sponsorship Agreement With MoneyGram Haas F1 Team

Radosav Milutinovic
Las Vegas, Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., World Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships
As the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix is waiting for the starting gun on Sunday, November 19, 2023,  MoneyGram Haas F1 Team seems to be adding some winning ingredients into the fuel tank. The partnership with pionee...

Arizona Sports Betting Handle Reaches $610 Million in September 2023

Radosav Milutinovic
NFL, U.S.A., Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Arizona, Mobile gaming, Economy/Finance, Licensed online casinos in USA, Taxation, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Financial Press Releases
Sports betting handle in Arizona amounted to more than $610 million in September 2023, according to a November 15 news release (pdf) from the Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG). The figure representing a 13.5 p...

Combined Income From Virginia’s 3 Casinos Reaches Almost $50M; HR Bristol Exceeds $215 Million Since Official Opening

Marija Malenovic
Virginia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Casino News, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Taxation, Taxes, Financial Press Releases
It was recently reported that Bristol Casino: The Future Home Of Hard Rock, exceeded over $215 million in adjusted gaming income last month, aka October, approximately 16 months after officially opening its doo...

Sports Betting In North Carolina Won’t Be Launched On January 8

Marija Malenovic
Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Mobile gaming, Licenses, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Licensing, North Carolina
Sports wagering in North Carolina won't debut on January 8 of next year, which represents the start date of the beginning of the state's latest law that permits mobile sports wagering. The reason for this is th...

Division Gaming Enforcement Issues Fines for DraftKings, Rush Street, and Other New Jersey Casinos

Vanja Mitic
Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gaming software, Online gambling regulation, Unsavory reports, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Mobile gaming, Licensed online casinos in USA, Horse Racing, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Jersey
The New Jersey sportsbooks are going through a lot - including several penalties that were issued to two of them. Penalties for DraftKings and Rush Street Interactive: At the end of October, David Rebuck,...

FanDuel Incorporates Genius Sports Limited’s BetVision in Its Offering Through the Expanded Agreement

Vanja Mitic
Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Online gaming software, NFL, Gaming Industry News, Mobile gaming, Licensed online casinos in USA, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships
The famous Genius Sports Limited keeps expanding across the U.S. This time, the industry giant joined forces with the most popular sportsbook in the country, FanDuel, to offer its customers a unique opportunity...

West Virginia Enters Internet Gaming Agreement With Four Other States

Radosav Milutinovic
Poker Law, U.S.A., Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, World Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Mobile gaming, Online Poker, Poker, Lottery, Licensed online casinos in USA, Delaware, Online Gambling News, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, West Virginia
Online poker players from West Virginia will now have the opportunity to play versus players from Delaware, Michigan, Nevada, and New Jersey. According to the source, the West Virginia Lottery has announced tha...

Kenosha City Council Grants the Preliminary Approval to Menominee Indian Tribe’s Wisconsin Casino

Vanja Mitic
Tribal Gaming, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino Destinations, Casino proposals, Casino News, New Hotels, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Wisconsin
The Menominee Indian Tribe's Kenosha casino in Wisconsin is about to be constructed, and after the meeting of the Kenosha City Council, the agreement with the tribe is finally approved.  The construction of ...

More Than 24 Horses Killed And 1 Person Harmed After Pennsylvania Man Supposedly Set Fire To Barn At Tioga Downs Casino Resort Property

Marija Malenovic
Latest Casino and Gambling News, Horse Racing, Casino News, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Horse Racing, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New York, Pennsylvania
In the early hours of November 9, over two dozen racehorses accommodated in a barn at the upstate New York track within the Tioga Downs Casino & Resort were brutally killed after the barn was set on fire. A...

REEVO Partners With 1spin4win To Provide Engaging Player Experience

Marija Malenovic
U.S.A., Las Vegas, Online gaming software, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Mobile gaming, European Casino News, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Romania
REEVO, a Romania-based online casino game developer whose primary focus is video slots, is excited to reveal that it has officially entered into an alliance with 1spin4win, a rapidly growing gaming supplier fam...

Affinity Interactive To Start Renovation And Rebranding Of Silver Sevens Hotel & Casino

Marija Malenovic
Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Las Vegas, New Hotels, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Casino expansion projects, Gaming Industry News, Nevada
Affinity Interactive, an omni-channel online, media casino and gaming firm based in Paradise, Nevada, is excited to reveal that its Silver Sevens Hotel & Casino, located east of the Las Vegas Strip, will go...

NCAA President Charlie Baker Wants to Ban Prop Bets in College Gaming

Vanja Mitic
NCAA, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Mobile gaming, Licensed online casinos in USA, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Massachusetts
Charlie Baker, the former Governor of Massachusetts, became the president of the NCAA a few months ago, and it seems he's already making some huge changes in the industry. He is worried about how the legal gamb...