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.
Mohegan Sun Casino announced they are going to add a new hotel tower to their Uncasville, Connecticut location. The tower expansion will be started in fall 2016. These expansion plans will add 1,000 jobs to the...
Carl Icahn, a billionaire investor in failed Atlantic City casinos, is in the media again for the 1st of April 2015. He is still telling media and lawmakers that the Union costs are at least partially responsib...
Atlantic City is still in limbo with regards to tax appeals. The city requested an end to casino tax appeals, but the legislation is currently sitting in Trenton un-decided. While the city waits, Borgata and ot...
On Wednesday, a new casino opened their doors to players in the Calgary, Alberta area in Canada, offering casino gaming, including 550 slot machines. The Century Downs Racetrack and Casino is located in the Cro...
Representatives of the Las Vegas Sands Corp. presented a proposal to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board just yesterday to seek approval to add new gaming options to the Sands Bethlehem property. Sands would ...
Republican Senator Bill Coley of West Chester, Ohio has created a new bill that will limit the amount of gaming credits used for promotions at local racinos and casinos, which essentially allows the gaming faci...
The master plan for a $450 million project for a casino in Schenectady, New York has earned the approval from the Planning Commission. Prior to the approval, the commission made some suggestions in regards to t...
A federal court has ruled against Duluth Minnesota's attempt for the reinstatement of an agreement. The prior agreement in connection with the Fond-du-Luth Casino had provided the city with millions annually.
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The formerly closed Bordertown Casino and Arena reopens today at 11 am after the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma tries a soft re-opening of the property. The gaming facility is located at 129 W. Oneida Street...
A petition filed by the Fort Sill Apache Tribe has been denied by the Supreme Court of New Mexico, involving gaming compact negotiations between the tribe and state governor Susana Martinez. The tribe was tryin...
Based on casino gaming competition in the western portion of Pennsylvania, Penn National Gaming has decided to remove themselves from a casino project for the Lawrence County area near the Ohio border. Penn Nat...
Great Canadian Gaming has issued a notice of civil claim in the Supreme Court of British Columbia against the B.C. Lottery Corporation, claiming the company has taken casino cash in which they have no claim. Th...
North New Jersey news has reported that one of the top NJ real estate executives and a wealthy Manhattan developer may join hands and bid for Revel Casino. The casino is bankrupt and currently for sale in Atlan...
Pennsylvania is still in discussions regarding online gambling. HB649 initially only mentioned internet gaming in which interactive poker games were the subject - that was changed to include “any interactive g...
The State of Oklahoma has filed a suit against the Kialegee Tribe for starting construction of their Red Clay Casino on Indian Reservation land near Broken Arrow. The casino construction is halted until the Su...