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.
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. ...
George Tiger was elected chief of the Muscogee Nation of Oklahoma in November 2011 and took on the responsibility of protecting and developing the tribe. The chief received a lot of media attention recently tha...
In the state of Connecticut, there are two federally recognized tribal groups that will be making a public proposal to open casinos within the state. The public will be able to weigh in on both tribal proposals...
The Trump Taj Mahal, owned by Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc filed for bankruptcy in September and closed their Trump Plaza Casino a few days later. The Taj Mahal had accumulated a huge amount of debt and was ...
The existing gambling compact in New Mexico was set to expire at the end of June 2015 and as a result a new gambling compact was proposed which had a number of amendments. The New Mexico Senate reviewed the pro...
A coalition of six tribes of California have teamed up to try and keep PokerStars from entering the online poker marketplace if legislation is passed within the state. The coalition is led by the Penchanga Ban...
MT. POCONO, Pa., March 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Mount Airy Casino Resort, Pennsylvania's first ever AAA Four Diamond Award-Winning Resort, is expanding its culinary offerings with the opening of Bistecca by Il ...
On March 5th, William C. Thompson Jr was elected to the Scientific Games Corp Board and now has stepped down. The reason to leave the board stems from Scientific Games finding out that Thompson Jr cannot serve ...
Last week we reported that Horseshoe Southern Indiana Casino had closed their hotel due to fears of flooding. The riverboat casino temporarily closed Saturday morning as well. Several events have been re-schedu...
A temporary shutdown has been put in place for the Venue at the River Cree Resort and Casino of the Enoch Cree Nation just outside of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada after a building code deficiency was found. It was...