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.
It all started November 2014 when the Las Vegas data storage company, Switch, petitioned the Nevada Public Utilities Commission their intention to leave NV Energy, owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway....
A plan to complete the East Biloxi Loop extension road will be reviewed and put to a vote by the Biloxi City Council Tuesday October 6. This access road is critical for the construction of the city’s ninth and ...
Since 2010, the Stratosphere Hotel, Casino & Tower has hosted the SkyJump Las Vegas attraction. Visitors brave enough would take the controlled 855 foot drop from the top of the Stratosphere Tower. A specia...
Friday, a May 1st District Court of Appeals decision that would have allowed slot machines at Gadsden County’s Gretna Racing pari-mutuel track, conditional to voter approval, was reversed in a new ruling by the...
A hold on $468 million hinges on the outcome of a court date on Monday when Caesars Entertainment Corporation’s casino business creditors ask a judge to consider a January 12th bankruptcy date valid rather than...
The first part of an approximate $24.8 million deal, down from the $30 million price tag when first announced in October, 2014, between Saratoga Harness Racing Inc. and Louisville-based Churchill Downs Inc.’s a...
The second ruling in recent months regarding an environmental review, the Town of Tyre announced that on October 1st, it had determined that the Seneca County Lago Resort & Casino in upstate New York will n...
News broke on Wednesday night that the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) authorized Amaya Inc. to operate its PokerStars and Full Tilt brands in the Garden State’s online gaming market. Following ...
MassLive is reporting that DraftKings has offered the position of manager of government affairs on its website. The job description includes, "coordination and oversight of multi-state legislative effort," and ...
On Sept. 9, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley submitted the following request for an advisory opinion to the Alabama Supreme Court:
“Would an amendment of Article IV, section 65 of the Alabama Constitution to ...
On Friday Alabama Circuit Judge William Shashy ordered the state to return 1,615 gaming machines and $260,000 in cash that it seized from the nation's largest bingo casino in a 2013 raid on VictoryLand unless a...
Thursday night former National Basketball Association commissioner, David Stern minced no words in stating that it is time to legalize sports betting in the United States - just as has been suggested by his suc...
The local Fresno Bee is reporting that two new gaming commissioners have been appointed to the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians’ gaming commission. The two are among the most well known and respected re...
The Palm Beach County Blue Horizon Casino Cruise ship is set to offer passengers a continuous cruise schedule starting in less than 2 weeks.
According to the latest information the 600-passenger ship is on i...
A Marina, California card room that has been a staple in the small West Coast city for 77 years closed unexpectedly on Friday at midnight.
Marina’s police Chief Eddie Rodriguez confirmed that Mortimer’s Card...