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.
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan are now stating they have enough land to be able to gain federal approval to create a casino in the state. The tribe submitted an application in 2014 w...
Following a meeting of key tribal gaming groups on Thursday in Sacramento, and the release of new draft legislation, prospects of a newly drafted iPoker bill showed signs of life this week.
An amendment to l...
The Wynn project in Everett is being tested by a last minute challenge from Somverille, which could essentially trigger an appeal process that would take six months or up to a year to complete. Mayor of Somervi...
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has released the latest figures for the online gambling industry, which shows the state has seen a nice increase with year-on-year totals. For the month of January,...
Lady Luck has once again smiled upon the award winning developer and supplier of online gaming content and enterprise-level B2B gaming software. GAN, formerly known as GameAccount Network plc, has signed an agr...
Last November, when Governor Robert Bentley issued an executive order stripping Attorney General Luther Strange’s office of its authority to enforce anti-gambling laws, instead giving that authority to local of...
Considering the announcement in December by the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) that this year’s ballot would include two multi-million dollar casino referendums, including money for the renovation of thei...
Nevada-based gaming operator, Marnell Gaming, LLC, and the Nugget Casino Resort , located in Sparks, Nevada, announced on Wednesday that the Las Vegas company owned by Anthony Marnell III is in agreement to buy...
Due to a miscalculation of a complicated gaming tax formula that was recently discovered, since 2009 local casinos have been under-billed by Washoe County; totaling nearly $5 million in shortages to local gover...
Macau and Las Vegas are two of the biggest casino hubs in the world, which makes the process of applying and getting approval for a casino license an extremely long one. The Cambodian government is hoping that ...
Tribal gaming accounts for over 43% of the United States' $65.5 billion in total commercial and native gaming revenue. The general managers of the more than 485 brick and mortar tribal gaming facilities overse...
The Schaghticoke Tribal Nation applied for the right to create a casino in the state of Connecticut and were seemingly approved only to later find out an error was made and they are not approved. The tribe feel...
A former tribal casino employee has been charged with embezzlement by Federal prosecutors in a scheme involving fake “players cards” at a northeast Kansas casino.
On Tuesday, a criminal complaint was filed t...
Most states in America are opposed to the Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) industry operating without a license. Nevada and New York are just two states that have decided to take the legal route to oppose companies l...
Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania unveiled his budget plans this week, for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. The plans were released even though Wolf and the legislators of the state have yet to come to an agreement o...