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.
August 17, 2015—Twin River Management Group announced their plans to hold several sessions with the residents of Tiverton a few months ago, and now the group has set the dates for these talks. The company is go...
Governor Brian Sandoval of Nevada just lost his general counsel Michon Martin as she moves on to join the team at Resorts World Las Vegas. The governor’s office announced the departure on Monday, with Martin se...
The Kah-Nee-Ta tribal casino in Warm Springs, Oregon, evacuated around 500 guests and staff Friday as a precaution, and stayed closed through the weekend. The County Line 2 fire, currently one of the largest in...
Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville, Massachusetts generated more than $18 million in gaming revenue in its first month of operation. The information was revealed in the July revenue report released by state o...
The Michigan Economic Development Corp (MEDC) recently confirmed that it has not received a $7 million payment from the Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe) which was due in Jun...
Between the recent increase in cost to insure Crown Resort’s notes, rising net debt, widening spread of credit default swaps, significant profit decreases from Macau properties, and plans to spend billions more...
The current administration has restored federal recognition to the Tejon Tribe of California enabling it to move forward with plans for a casino. An application for a land trust for 360 acres in Kern County acc...
Lincoln, California is going to get more slot machines via Thunder Valley Casino Resort. The tribe that owns the casino signed a new agreement with the state of California. The new compact may redirect $9 mill...
In an email to the Associated Press, tribal chairman Tobias Vanderhoop has confirmed that with a 110-110 vote and eight disqualifications, “there will be no change to the present course of the tribe.” The triba...
According to the legal response filed on Friday, the Borgata admits to destroying the playing cards integral to the lawsuits and counter-lawsuits between Phil Ivey, his co-defendant, and the Atlantic City casin...
In a press release issued from the New Jersey Attorney General’s office, serial counterfeiter Christian Lusardi has plead guilty to second-degree trademark counterfeiting and third-degree criminal mischief. The...
Computerized gaming parlors, previously operated as “sweepstakes cafes” are evolving their creative business models designed to evade identity as illegal slot machine operations. Last year the California legisl...
Tamares Group’s CEO Jonathan Jossel announced Friday that the aging Las Vegas Club has been sold to Derek and Greg Stevens, owners of the nearby the D Las Vegas and Golden Gate casinos.
Also Part of the deal...
Gambling mogul and casino billionaire, Sheldon Adelson has been called out for his claims about the dangers of online gambling. Tim James has posted a teaser for episode 1 of his new TheTimJamesShow.com featuri...
A judge in Wisconsin has upheld the state's ban on poker play outside of Indian casinos. The case was brought by professional poker player Mark Kroon and the Poker Players Alliance (PPA) state director, Steve V...