North America Casino News

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.

Las Vegas Sands Pays $241 Million In Lease To Take Control Of Nassau Coliseum Site

Fighting for its bid for a proposed New York casino-resort which will be located in Nassau County, Long Island, to win one of 3 available downstate New York casino licenses, Las Vegas Sands has officially paid ...

Oklahoma’s Joint Committee Rejects Two Tribal Compacts Over Casino Proliferation Concerns

Gov. Kevin Stitt’s request made on 25 October 2023 to approve two gaming compacts with two indigenous nations have been rejected by The Joint Committee on State Tribal Relations as the committee considers that ...

Light & Wonder Reveals Online Debut Of Legendary Hit: WILLY WONKA™: WORLD OF WONKA

After signing an exclusive distribution deal with SPRIBE for the US market, Light & Wonder Inc., formerly Scientific Games Corp, a flagship developer of land-based and digital games based in Las Vegas, Neva...

Sandy’s Racing and Gaming To Officially Open On October 26th

Eastern Kentucky will officially get its first-ever entertainment and gaming hub called Sandy’s Racing and Gaming, an investment worth $75 million estimated to produce almost 250 new jobs and collect millions o...

Kentucky Hits Nearly $250 Million Sports Betting Handle Since September 7 Launch

Kentucky governor Andy Beshear revealed on 23 October 2023 preliminary data on the sports wagering handle in the state since the September 7 launch. As reported, Beshear announced that almost $250 million has b...

Great Canadian Entertainment To Rebrand Hard Rock Casino Vancouver To Great Canadian Casino Vancouver

Great Canadian Entertainment, Canada's flagship hospitality and gaming firm, is excited to reveal the official rebranding of Hard Rock Casino Vancouver to Great Canadian Casino Vancouver, coming into effect fro...

Tipico Debuts Enhanced Proprietary Casino App in New Jersey

As the number of legal online gambling platforms in the U.S. has grown considerably over the last several years, the industry has become increasingly competitive. In order to keep up with consumer demand and be...

EveryMatrix’s SlotMatrix Enters Into Multistate Content Aggregation Agreement With betPARX

SlotMatrix, EveryMatrix’s first pure B2B aggregator, has revealed a groundbreaking multi-state casino aggregation agreement with betPARX, its existing ally and one of the flagship sportsbook and mobile casino o...

The Cordish Companies Receives Validation To Proceed With $270M Louisiana Casino Redevelopment Project

One of America's leading real estate and entertainment development firms, The Cordish Companies, has obtained unanimous validation from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board (LGCB), Louisiana's gaming regulatory b...

Sands China Hits $1.78 Billion Revenue In Q3 2023 To Verify Post-Pandemic Recovery

It seems that the Sands China has definitely recovered from the lows experienced during the pandemic years as the casino giant registered a $1.78 billion revenue in the third quarter of 2023. When compared to t...