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.

ESPN Bet Could Potentially Debut In Mid-November

ESPN Bet is currently moving toward a mid-November debut, an ESPN source revealed to LSR on October 16. Blockbuster agreement: Two months ago, during August, Penn Entertainment entered into a 10-year, $2 ...

Unionized Employees Go On Strike At Detroit’s 3 Casinos

Following the expiration of the existing contract with Detroit's 3 casinos and without a new contract, a large number of unionized employees at the Detroit's 3 casinos officially began a strike on October 17th....

Wind Creek Chicago Southland Casino Project Gets $290M Loan To Assist With Construction

Following an 18-month postponement, the Wind Creek casino project seems ready to move forward. In that regard, Wind Creek Hospitality, the company behind the project being constructed on land located 20 miles s...

Arizona’s Sports Wagering Handle Increases 11% in August 2023

The Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG) released a report on the state's market performance for August. The report shows that legal sports betting handle increased the month before the start of the football seas...

Online Gambling And Sports Betting At A Record Level In New Jersey In September; Pre-Pandemic Level Not Reached Yet

Online gambling and sports wagering reached almost record levels over the past month in New Jersey. Additionally, the money that almost half of the Atlantic City casinos earned from in-person players is bigger ...

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment to Decide about the Plans for the Future, Potential Acquisition

One of the Canadian industry leaders when it comes to gambling companies in the country, Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd., is thinking about the plans for the future.  Various options for the future:...

Pick’Em Fantasy Games Banned in Michigan For Resembling Sports Betting Props

Having automatically cleared the legislative approval at the beginning of October, the proposal of the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) to ban the Pick'Em daily fantasy sports became effective in the state ...

Chickasaw Nation’s Lakecrest Hotel And Casino Halfway Built

Construction of the Lakecrest Hotel and Casino by the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma tribe is currently in progress and more than half finished. According to plans, it is should be fully constructed by the spring...

US Supreme Court Keeps the Florida Sports Betting Relaunch On Hold

US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued an order for a temporary stay in a lawsuit against the Seminole Tribe to keep sports betting in Florida on hold until further notice. The order will trigger th...

Wynn Resorts Obtains Validation To Start Construction On Encore Boston Harbor’s Expansion

While Everett is currently doing everything in its power to economically revitalize its industrial waterfront into a large entertainment center, its Planning Board has officially granted final validation of Wyn...

NorthStar Gaming Launches Betting Platform Across All Canadian Provinces

A prominent Ontario-based casino and sports betting operator, NorthStar Gaming Holdings Inc., announced that its NorthStarBets.com platform launched in Ontario in May 2022 will now bring the live casino and spo...

Global Gaming Expo Displays A Variety Of Products And Innovations This Year

An additional number of NFL-themed slots were revealed at the yearly Global Gaming Expo (G2E), which took place in Las Vegas from October 9-12. Additionally, 25,000 global gaming operators and manufacturers cam...

Growing New York’s Mobile Betting Generates $727 Million in Tax Revenues in Fiscal Year 2022-2023

Online sports betting operations are rapidly growing in the state of New York to funnel a rising level of tax revenues and simultaneously record the increased number of problem gaming cases. As reported, online...

Interblock To Debut ETGs To The Class II Tribal Gaming Market Thanks To A Partnership With Eclipse Gaming Systems

Interblock, a Las Vegas-based leader in the creation and delivery of prizewinning electronic table games ( ETG) products, has entered into an important alliance with Eclipse Gaming Systems, a Georgia-based manu...