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.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 2, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- It was ideal weather for the 141st running of the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands as a record 170,513 fans, the highest attendance in Derb...
Officials of the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel & Casino have reported that the property may have been subject to a malware attack. On Friday the casino revealed that it is believed hackers used a malware attack...
Steven Jacobs, the former president of Sands Macau, is suing Sands China and Las Vegas Sands Corp. for wrongful termination. On Friday May 5, 2015 Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson was in c...
In March the Idaho House and Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill sponsored by the Coeur d'Alene Tribe that would outlaw so-called Historic, or Instant Racing Machines by repealing the two year old law that auth...
Carl Icahn saved the Trump Taj Mahal from bankruptcy months ago and is facing unhappy workers. On Thursday April 30, 2015, workers staged the sixth protest against Ichan's decision to terminate pension and heal...
Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa's parent company announced first quarter earnings for 2015 on Thursday April 30, 2015. The Atlantic City based casino exceeded the $165 million earning target in the first quarter, ...
On Wednesday April 29th, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Ho-Chunk Nation has the right to offer video poker gaming at their Madison Wisconsin gaming facility. The tribe had installed video poke...
State lawmakers in Indiana have agreed to allow existing casinos to move their gaming activity to land and now the proposal will move forward for Governor Mike Pence to make the final decision. Despite agreeing...
America's biggest day in racing is tomorrow at Churchill Downs in Kentucky. 20 horses will be at the post for a chance to win the first leg of the coveted Triple Crown.
May 2, 2015 will be the 141st meet of...
Welterweight champions Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will go head to head at 9pm EST on May 2, 2015 in a fight that has been anticipated as the "world's richest" since 2009. The major issues keeping the t...
The ongoing saga of Jacobs vs Las Vegas Sands found Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson testifying before a judge at the Clark County Justice Center in Las Vegas on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. S...
The state of Alabama has been offered $250 million by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians to help with the budget shortfall within the state in exchange for a gaming compact. The tribe wants a compact for Class II...
For decades now the House of Representatives in the state of New Hampshire has voted against legislation on casino gambling in the area. On April 29th, the House yet again voted "no" to legislation that would b...
Tropicana Las Vegas is being sold to Penn National Gaming Inc. for $360 million. The deal was announced today. The iconic hotel and casino has been on the the Las Vegas Strip for nearly 60 years and has seen ab...
Joe Brown announced his resignation the week of April 20, 2015. On Tuesday April 28, 2015 Governor Brian Sandoval appointed a new casino executive to the position vacated by Joe Brown. Michonne Ascuaga, a forme...