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.
Casinos in Las Vegas might have had an average 2014 but things are looking up in 2015. Las Vegas casinos reported a five percent spike in April 2015 when compared to April 2014 and brought in over $95 million i...
Local gaming operators of Puerto Rico are not happy with the recent decision by the Department of Treasury to move forward with adding video lotteries on the island. Operators believe the gaming machines would ...
Late Friday evening, Governor Brian Sandoval of Nevada signed two bills into legislation that would allow Uber and Lyft, ride-hailing companies, to reenter Nevada and offer their services. After signing Assembl...
The American Gaming Association has been beating a drum for all to hear since it was announced in early March that the IRS is considering a change to casino reporting rules. Rather than raising the reporting th...
The World Series of Poker's, The Colossus, is getting ready to begin Day 2, with the action getting started at 5pm at the Rio in Las Vegas. The No Limit Hold’em Tournament had a buy-in of $565 and offered up $5...
The complicated Florida gambling landscape just got a little more interesting with a ruling from the First District Court of Appeals. The court ruled 2-1 that a voter referendum in Gadsden County allowing slots...
KG Urban Enterprises received heavy criticism by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission after the developers have continued to ask for deadline extensions. The Commission gave KG Urban Enterprises an ultimatum, ha...
On the 28th May 2015, it was reported that next month ground could be broken for a casino that will be in Lloydminster, Canada and is worth $20 million. This came after the project was voted in favor of by the ...
The 2015 World Series of Poker started this week and perhaps the most anticipated event of the series began starting flights early this morning. Players have been able to pre-register for the WSOP Colossus, Eve...
A company that has pledged to spend as much as US$7 billion on a casino resort on the Pacific island of Saipan says an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary will construct two hotels and a casino there within a six-...
Despite heavy opposition from specific lawmakers in the state of Connecticut, a new bill to add a third casino in the state has moved forward. With a vote of 88-55 by the House of Representatives, a bill to beg...
In anticipation of the Grand Opening of the Yellow Brick Road Casino, the Oneida Indian Nation has revealed the lineup of events planned for the big day. The new casino is located in Chittenango, New York and w...
The 19th Annual East Coast Gaming Congress opened Wednesday at Borgata in Atlantic City with a panel on internet casinos. Notable take-aways include notes of much less revenue being generated than was expected,...
On Wednesday the last beam was set in place on the MGM - AEG Arena on the Las Vegas Strip. Ground was broken on May 1, 2014 and the 20,000 seat venue is now scheduled to open April 1, 2016. The arena is owned b...
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians is suing an Alabama Tax Assessor for trying to levy millions of dollars of taxes on tribal property. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alaba...