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.
May 21st 2015, American Pharoah was participating in races where he won six out of seven and was preparing for the third leg of the Triple Crown, having won the first two; however his owner, Ahmed Zayat, who ma...
In early January Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh filed a lawsuit against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission asking that they stop Wynn Everett Casino from going forward unless the people of Boston were allowed to...
Gaming regulators in the state of Nevada will now have the opportunity to offer arcade-style slot gaming thanks to Governor Brian Sandoval signing Senate Bill 9 into law. The gaming equipment industry of Nevada...
May 20th 2015, in Albany, New York the take-down of an international gambling ring that handled more than $1 billion in offshore wagers is paying for law enforcement in various regions.The largest amount, $4.66...
MGM Resorts International is one of the biggest casino operators in the world and has built a strong reputation in the market for delivering consistent results. Land & Buildings Investment Management LLC ba...
Casino gaming moves forward in Connecticut as the Senate voted to begin the process of authorizing another casino to be added in the state. A third casino is in the works after the Senate voted 20 to 16 to appr...
Protests began last week at the SLS Las Vegas with valet parking attendants fighting for their right to form a union. As of yesterday, the Teamsters Union formed picket lines at the casino to bring awareness to...
The Jamul Indians started construction of a mega-casino resort on their reservation land in San Diego but soon ran into opposition from a Christian church who objected to the casino stating that it was not bein...
May 20th 2015, Joseph G. Procacci the South Philadelphia tomato king is getting back in the game after he lost his bid for Philadelphia’s second casino license six months ago.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control...
The Ohio Casino Control Commission today fined Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati $125,000, while Horseshoe Casino Cleveland was hit with a $50,000 sanction for not upgrading their surveillance systems to comply wit...
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback put the final nail in the coffin of debate over whether fantasy sports betting is legal in his state. Brownback signed SB 267 into law Tuesday clarifying the legality of fantasy sp...
May 19th 2015, International Game Technology (IGT) makes slot machines and is making plans to sell its huge corporate Las Vegas campus, following the company combining operations with GTECH Holdings, Italian lo...
Legal and regulated online poker could be brought into New York by a bill that has been introduced by New York State Senator John Bonacic.
This will be the second year in a row that, Bonacic has presented le...
Last week a Deutsche Bank report stated that the closing of Atlantic City, New Jersey casinos in combination with the state budget shortfall at the end of the last financial year is increasing the pressure for ...
On May 15th 2015, the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe has expressed an objection to the number and also the type of slot machines that are to be used by Plainridge Park Casino in Plainville, Massachusetts (pictured). T...