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 the long running saga of jobs and free enterprise versus mandated morality and the protection of the less fortunate (aka "State vs VictoryLand Casino") Alabama Governor Robert Bentley signed an executive or...
On Thursday, the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California broke ground on its new casino in South Gardnerville, Nevada in Douglass County.
The casino will be adjacent to the tribe’s new $11.78 million Wa She Sh...
On Wednesday, Gateway Casinos & Entertainment CEO Tony Santo announced that the Palace Casino on the north side of the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada will be rebranded and redeveloped as th...
The Fraser Downs Racetrack and Casino of Surrey will soon be introducing the Elements Casino after a major overhaul of the gaming property. On December 17th, the newest entertainment destination will be launche...
It was in November 2013 that the Graton Resort and Casino was opened by the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria and now the tribe is celebrating two years of successful operations. Located in the northern Cal...
Efforts to decouple live racing from casino-style gambling at Florida pari-mutuel facilities are being rallied against by horseman’s groups.
Groups that oppose dog racing and Greyhound tracks have pushed for...
New York state’s casino location board’s selection of the Lago Casino & Resort project is criticized in the latest TV ad from the Oneida Indian Nation, saying the planned casino “undermines” what Governor A...
When real estate developer Glenn Straub finally managed to purchase the former Revel casino in Atlantic City, he was reluctant to start another casino but instead had a number of ideas for the property.
Some...
Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort in D'Iberville, Mississippi sent out emails to preferred customers on November 3, 2015 announcing that room reservations were available for the casino resort opening December 9th. Th...
Georgia’s Armstrong State University in Savannah was the location of a nearly seven-hour meeting on Monday between state legislatures who met to hear arguments both for and against casino proposals in the south...
The towns of East Hartford and East Windsor are the lone survivors competing for the third casino in Connecticut.
Hartford, Enfield and Windsor Locks all responded to proposal requests issued by MM4CT, the t...
Although it does not mean a strike is imminent, almost 6,000 casino workers in Detroit who are represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) have signaled that they mean business if negotiations with three casin...
Professional poker player and bitcoin poker site owner, Bryan Micon is expected to be sentenced in Las Vegas today for operating an unlicensed poker site in the online regulated state of Nevada. After accepting...
On Monday, Caesars Entertainment Corp announced that the management of three casinos in Ohio would begin a transition phase which would see the casinos operated by their former joint venture partners, Rock Gami...
For two decades now, the group Gambling with the Good Life has been fighting efforts to expand gambling in Nebraska. The group is tied to religious leaders in the state and has followed the industry closely, tr...