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.
If it seems like the Golden Nugget Casino in Lake Charles popped up overnight it's simply because it began as a Pinnacle Entertainment casino called Sugarcane Bay in 2006, and then Pinnacle returned their licen...
Four days after the New York Gaming Facilities Board announced its recommendations for three casino licenses in Upstate New York, the Oneida Indian Nation announced it would be opening a new casino on tribal la...
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Only a few minutes after the New York Gaming Facility Location Board Meeting began their meeting, the...
The New York Gaming Facility Location Board will convene a meeting at 2pm Eastern Time today to decide which casinos may apply for up to four private licenses in three regions of Upstate New York. Four project...
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The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement has confirmed that online gaming revenue generated by operators in the US state during November was the lowest monthly amou...
When voters in Massachusetts passed an expanded gambling bill in 2011 (which recently survived a referendum to abolish it) part of the law mandated that the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) minimize any n...
In 2011 an expanded gaming law was enacted in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. After much debate between supporters and opponents alike, it has been decided by the people of this state that this law should st...
The governor of New Jersey has been hard at work this year (and last year), trying to overturn gambling laws to give residents of the Garden State access to all kinds of betting games. New Jersey may be home to...
In mid-September 2014, Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course opened to the public giving Ohio gamblers and visitors their seventh racino. This expensive project took just over a year to build and has...
PRNewswire - HarrahsCasino.com, the premiere destination for online gaming in New Jersey, today announced 31 year old Morris County, New Jersey resident Cathy R. has won the largest ever prize in the country's...
PRNewswire - Adam Silver, NBA commissioner, recently said in a New York Times piece that sports betting should be legalized. There is a better way forward.
NHL Legend, Bernie Nicholls says: "I can see why th...
PRNewswire - Pala Interactive, LLC, an upcoming leader in the online, real-money gaming space, today announced that it is actively seeking New Jersey-based beta testers for its online casino platform, PalaCasi...
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PRNewswire - Betfair, one of the world's leading online gaming operators, has moved its online gaming operation to the Golden Nugget Atlantic City.
Under New Jersey law, online gaming operators such as Betfa...
Delta Downs Racetrack Casino and Hotel announced today that the 12th running of the $1,000,000 Delta Downs Jackpot (Gr. III) will be broadcast live at 4:15 p.m. CST as “The Race of the Week” on Sirius XM Radio ...