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.
Harry Reid, current US Senate minority leader (D-Nevada), has announced he is not going to try running for re-election. He states it has nothing to do with a fall he suffered earlier in 2015 which broke several...
Richard Davis made a name for himself as a prosecutor during the US Watergate scandal in the 1970's that eventually saw President Richard Nixon resign to avoid impeachment. He has also worked for Weil Gotshal a...
After passing the Senate earlier by more than a 2/3 majority, the Idaho House sent SB 1011 to the Governor's desk with a veto-proof majority of 49-21 to reverse a 2013 law that allowed historic racing machines ...
Indiana lawmakers want to control any process for approval of casinos planned on tribal lands. An amendment to House Bill 1540, allowing riverboat casinos to move onto land, would see the way gaming compacts in...
Despite being late to the party, a Georgia legislator has introduced an amendment to the constitution that would expand options for gambling within the state to horse racing and casinos. With the tax revenue fr...
Stockton University bought Showboat Atlantic City from Caesars Entertainment back in December 2014. The Showboat casino was closed in August 2014 to lessen competition for the company's other three casinos in...
The Cherokee Nation tribe built the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa in Catoosa, Oklahoma back in 2004 for an estimated $80 million. The operation was a success and the tribe decided to expand the facility in...
Top House representatives are currently pushing for a new casino bill to be passed to allow the development of new casinos in South Florida. The last time a casino bill was discussed was back in 2012 and the bi...
On Thursday, the approval was made to allow casinos to negotiate the price of horse race broadcasting, allowing simulcasting to remain available. The bill will soon head to the desk of the Governor for a final ...
Racetrack casino operators within South Florida area have banded together and put aside any disagreements, to fight for equal gaming rights within the state. Seven horse tracks, dog tracks and jai-alai frontons...
Wednesday, March 24, 2015 marked the next part in what many are calling a “dog and pony show” and "Fear mongering." Several witnesses for the gambling industry and those who oppose the idea appeared in front o...
According to ABC, a report released on Wednesday from the Homeland Security Inspector General states Nevada Senator Harry Reid gave SLS Las Vegas special treatment. Other news outlets also site “favoritism” iss...
The House Natural Resources Committee approved H.R. 308 by a voice vote on Wednesday. Without naming any tribes specifically, if passed by both houses and signed by the president, or slipped into another bill a...
High profile Malaysian gambler Paul Phua Wei-seng’s fate now lies in the hands of a federal judge, in the multi-million dollar illegal betting operation case. Phua was arrested in July when FBI agents entered h...
The Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes in Connecticut have been lobbying to get permission to construct an additional three casinos in the state in an effort to keep locals from growing across the border an...