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.
On Thursday, April 23, 2015 Governor Gina Raimondo, of Providence Rhode Island approved a bill. She received a Senate bill and House bill that would change legislation allowing a Twin River Casino project to go...
The new Hyatt Place Hotel and Meadows Casino are now linked. Work began Wednesday April 22, 2015 on an enclosed pedestrian walkway between the two buildings. Both are located in Washington, Pennsylvania. The wa...
Pauline McKee, a 90-year old grandmother of 13 says the big bonus was not meant to be after Iowa Court rules Isle Casino Hotel does not have to pay $41.8 million. The ruling was announced Friday April 24, 2015,...
Publicly revealed on April 23, 2015, was Attorney Joe Brown's resignation from the Nevada Gaming Control Board. He announced his resignation in a meeting held by the five member gaming commission Thursday citin...
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have been working on a computer system to outwit the best poker players. The computer is named Claudico and it is expected to win in a game of Hold'em against the best pro...
A new information center will be opening in the downtown area of Schenectady, New York along State Street this spring as part of a new casino construction of the Rivers Casino at Mohawk Harbor. Rush Street Gami...
In the midst of ongoing lawsuits, litigation and warnings from the state of Arizona, the Tohono O'odham Nation will not stop construction of their off-reservation Glendale casino project. Tribal Chairman Ned No...
The Connecticut state Planning and Development Committee endorsed Senate Bill 1090 by a vote of 18 to 9 Monday. A "Joint Favorable Report" was entered into the public record on April 22nd. Before arriving at t...
A job fair was held at The Chelsea in Atlantic City yesterday. The boutique hotel (which has been mentioned as a contender for a new form of casino license being discussed) was offering up to 100 jobs, most of ...
In attempt to fight back against the cancellation of the casino union at one Atlantic City casino, the Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union sent letters to customers of the Trump Entertainment Resorts Taj Mahal, ur...
Underage gambling has become a problem in the state of Maryland, with individuals under the age of 21 gaining access to the gaming floor at four of the state’s gambling facilities. Both the Maryland Live casino...
Tuesday April 21, 2015 marked a new era for New Orleans in terms of smoking. Starting at midnight on Tuesday casinos, bars, hotels, and other public places like private clubs and stores no longer permit smokin...
Newport Grand Casino in Rhode Island has tried to get permission to add table games to their casino, to no avail. With new casinos being built in Massachusetts the Twin River Management Group who recently purch...
A New Hampshire committee that has historically tabled or killed gambling legislation in the Granite State advanced Senate Bill 113 Tuesday by a margin of 11-10. The House Ways and Means Committee approved the ...
HOLLYWOOD, Fla., April 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) will return to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Fla. July 30 – August 19, 2015. The anticipated ser...