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.
A bill was approved just yesterday with a unanimous vote by the Rhode Island House of Representatives that will allow a hotel to be built on the property of the Twin River Casino. Located in Lincoln, the move t...
On Thursday, the Gaming Commission of Massachusetts approved an extension for the developer of the New Bedford and Somerset Casinos to complete applications for the remaining casino license. Developers now have...
The Mississippi Gaming Commission has voted to renew Kazuo Okada's gaming license within Mississippi, voting "suitability status" for the Japanese billionaire. Okada operates Aruze Gaming America and will now ...
Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. is the parent company for several subsidiary casino companies that operated more than 20 casinos across the globe. They have warned creditors that operations due to lawsuits ...
Carl Icahn new owner of Trump Taj Mahal has once again been in the media and submitted a missive about the union members of Local 54. Atlantic City, New Jersey’s main casino union is under fire again with the f...
The Quapaw Tribe in Oklahoma announced they will be pulling out of a partnership that would seek to erect a casino in Kansas. The chairman of the tribe, John Berrey, stated on Wednesday that the tribe will no ...
Recent reports have revealed that Muscogee (Creek) Nation Tribal Chief George Tiger may not have acted in the best interests of his tribe when he signed an agreement permitting the construction of a Kialegee ca...
The Wynn empire has faced significant losses in the recent past, most notably in Macau but that's not the only thing that billionaire Steve Wynn needs to be concerned about. His ex-wife Elaine Wynn was not re-n...
Rotate Black was set to create a new casino along the Gulfport Harbor in Mississippi, but missed the April 1st deadline last year to show that the company was ready to move forward with financial backing. Since...
The Emerald Downs horse racing facility in Auburn, Washington opened its doors way back in 1996 and has been extremely popular with gamblers and horse betting enthusiasts. The land on which Emerald Downs is loc...
The casino industry is an extremely lucrative industry if one knows how to run and manage a casino. The Indian tribes in the United States have specialized in building and running casinos on their reservations ...
Mayor Wayne Motley of Waukegan, Illinois has announced he is confident that the city will soon be able to offer casino gaming, thanks to a recent meeting with the Illinois State Governor. Motley met with Govern...
For those who have been following New Jersey's sports betting fight against the US Department of Justice it is no surprise that Tuesday March 17, 2015 saw both sides back in court—this time with the Third Circu...
The state gaming commission of Massachusetts is currently reviewing three proposals sent in by developers to construct casinos in the state. One of those proposals was from Mass Gaming & Entertainment who w...
Senator Sen. Jose Rodríguez introduced a bill in the senate and a group of legislators introduced another into the house, that if passed, would ensure that the gaming rights of all tribes get due recognition. ...