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.
US Representative Dina Titus of Nevada wants a congressional hearing to explore the legalities of daily fantasy sports (DFS). In a letter to the chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Thursda...
Amaya Inc, the owners of the PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker brands finally got permission to launch online poker operations in New Jersey. The company had been fighting hard to obtain a license in New Jersey bu...
After years of unsuccessful efforts by the state to prevent the Tohono O’Odham Nation from opening a casino in Glendale, Arizona, and its attempt to dictate and manage the type of gambling the tribe is permitte...
Whether or not operators of daily fantasy sports (DFS) are violating the Illegal Gambling Business Act (IGBA) is a question for a grand jury, which has been convened by the US Attorney’s office in Tampa, Florid...
Toronto police have raided gambling dens and illegal casinos in several areas of the city resulting in the arrests of more than 30 people and seizure of enough gambling equipment and other evidence to fill two...
Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun have been given the go-ahead to develop a jointly run casino in Connecticut in order to fend off competition that will come from MGM Springfield's nearby Massachusetts casino in a few s...
International social casino platform and game developer Greentube Pro will be Foxwoods Resort Casino’s exclusive social casino platform. The announcement was made by leading developer and provider for PC, inter...
Minnesota's Otter Tail County has a new director of economic development and tourism. Nick Leonard recently fielded questions from the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners about a proposed casino by the Wh...
On October 9, 2014 offices in the Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino near Coursegold, California were raided by a rival faction of the tribe that was managing the property. About 500 employees and guests were ...
The Viejas Casino & Resort’s newly expanded section of gaming floor which officially opened at midnight on October 9, includes the addition of 1,000 new slot machines.
The casino located in Alpine, Calif...
A judge ruled the attorney general's office either shut down and confiscate machines from all other bingo casinos within 45 days or return cash and gaming machines seized in a raid at the VictoryLand casino. Th...
A class action lawsuit that includes seven claims against FanDuel and DraftKings has been filed in a Manhattan federal court on Thursday.
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York filing,...
The legal battle between poker pro Phil Ivey and Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel & Casino continues to take place and get a lot of social media attention. The casino filed suit against Ivey stating that he us...
The former site of the Thunder Falls Water Park is currently being looked at as the place for a new casino in Mackinaw City, Michigan. City officials met this week to discuss building the new casino and this p...
Criminal inquiries into DraftKings Inc., the Boston-based fantasy sports website won’t be pursued by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, according to a statement the AG made during a Political Happy Ho...