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.
In August and for the second straight month, McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada had 4 million passengers fly in and out of the terminal as the Clark County Department of Aviation reported fligh...
On Saturday evening around 6:42 p.m. the local fire department of Atlantic City received a call that a fire had broken out at the Bally’s Wild West Casino. The gaming floor was evacuated, with firefighters find...
Years of economic crisis on the Caribbean island and unincorporated U.S. territory of Puerto Rico has resulted in another casino closing.
Located in San Juan’s historic district, the Starwood Hotels & Re...
The Hollywood Casino in Perryville was the first casino to open in Maryland back in September 2010 and has successfully completed five rewarding years. Since its inauguration, a number of other casinos have als...
Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association has been fined $13,000 by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday. The fine was levied against the Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Dauphi...
A five year audit released by New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on Friday shows a precipitous drop in off-track betting compared to the previous five years ending in 2008. The nearly 25% drop amounted ...
Today at 2pm the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in association with Caesars Entertainment will open their highly anticipated Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino on the edge of Murphy, North Carolina less th...
The Blue Horizon Casino Cruise ship set sail on her maiden voyage on July 17th from its birth at the Port of Palm Beach, Florida. Less than two weeks later the company announced the ship would be heading to dry...
The Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians, a federally recognized tribe in California has had to deal with a number of legalities in trying to re-open its popular Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino. The tri...
Culminating in 2011, former Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick saw an expanded gambling law come to pass on his watch and devoted significant time to negotiating a gaming compact with the Mashpee Wampanoag tr...
The now-failed Presidential aspirations of Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker are believed by some to be at the core of the once presidential candidate’s denial of the Menominee Nation’s bid for an off-rese...
Just last month, construction workers and technicians were putting the final touches on the Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino. All the hard work has paid off as the casino is set to open this Monday, Septem...
America’s northern neighbour has seen steady growth in its casino industry. The regulated gaming industry in Canada includes Lottery, Casino Gaming, Horse Racing, Slots at Racetracks, Video Lottery, and Charita...
A strip mall located outside the city of Chicago sits half empty, with the owners planning on converting the empty space into video gambling cafes. After seeing applications for licensing, the Illinois Gaming B...
Lobbying efforts for a destination casino in Florida by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation have come to an end.
Company heads along with Chairman Sheldon Anderson of the Paradise, Nevada, based company that ope...