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.
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa have come up with a very unusual concept that seems to be a big hit so far. Betting on Skill. While the idea itself is not new (poker is considered a game of skill), the applic...
Atlantic City, New Jersey: The Taj Mahal Resort & Casino has temporarily closed its poker room and plans to reopen it in the summer. The resort says it has been losing money on the poker room, and is alre...
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Las Vegas said goodbye to another of its legendary casinos this week, the Clarion Hotel and Casino. Located near the Vegas Strip – Clarion Casino & Hotel was ...
Crystal Palace Casino has closed its doors as of February 12. The casino has shut up shop due to the opening of the new $3.5 billion "Baha Mar Casino Resort." This resort is scheduled to open on March 27. T...
Gamblers who won $1.5 million at the Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic City, have been ordered to return their winnings. A court judge has sided with the casino, instead of 14 gamblers who won when playing mini ...
A debate is boiling right now over the Governor of Wisconsin’s decision to reject plans for a new casino in Kenosha. The new casino by Hard Rock International and the Menominee Tribe, had already been declined...
Trump Taj Mahal Associates LLC has agreed to a $10 million civil penalty assessed by the US Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. The parent company of the struggling Atlantic City, New Je...
Gambling properties seem to be closing down at an extraordinarily quickened rate of late. Last month, The Linq on the Las Vegas Strip was another top poker room to close down. Formerly known as the Imperial Pal...
Anti-online gambling bill has reappeared this month, thanks to a congressman in Utah. The congressman has taken it upon himself to reintroduce the bill, which if enforced would mean a total ban on internet gamb...
There’s big news afoot in Cherokee County, where commissioners have rejected plans for the Quapaw Tribe to permit a casino in the region. Kansas’ Attorney General of the State was called in to deal with the ru...
The Golden Moon Casino is Mississippi re-opened to a packed crowd. Located at the Pearl River Resort, the casino was dealt with a major influx of players following the cutting of the ribbon. Most dashed to the ...
If anyone wants a primer on how certain elements of the US casino industry operate today, all they have to do is follow award winning journalist, Cary Spivak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He paints a seemi...
COARSEGOLD, Calif., Feb. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- In another victory for the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians, the Unification Council which was named the Governing Body of the Tribe in a January 24,...
Bourbon Square Casino in the Victorian Square of Sparks, Nevada is being sold and will close soon. The former Silver Club was completely refurbished after being closed for several years and re-opened in August ...
Say Goodbye to Historical Racing Machines
Idaho Racing Commission Director Frank Lamb announced Friday that he would leave his post a couple of months early. He had already said he would retire at the end of t...