North America Casino News

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.

City Council Votes For Tribal Casino Proposal in Kenosha, Wisconsin

The Kenosha City Council voted in favor of the intergovernmental agreement between the state of Wisconsin and the Menominee Tribe’s gaming authority on casino development in the Kenosha county. The Council's ap...

Skill Games In Pennsylvania Declared Legal By Commonwealth Court

On November 30, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania officially confirmed the decision of the lower court that found "skill games" played for cash prizes to be lawful, marking a significant victory for the op...

Delaware Lottery Partners with Rush Street Interactive for Online Sports Betting and Casino Launch

Delaware Lottery, the state gambling operator, announced the launch of its online gambling operations on 4 January 2024. The operator's partnership with the trusted online sports and gaming entertainment provid...

Sports Betting Handle in Colorado Increases for Fifth Month in a Row, Surpassed $600 Million

The monthly sports betting handle in Colorado keeps increasing. The results for November were released, and according to them, the handle increased for the fifth month in a row.  A huge decrease: In Novem...

Fake Cash Uncovered at Mohegan Pennsylvania Casino: Inside the Counterfeit Currency Incident

In the glitzy world of casinos, where fortunes are won and lost in the blink of an eye, the Mohegan Pennsylvania Casino found itself facing an unexpected challenge. State police have recently unveiled that ther...

Bill Proposals to Expand Tribal Gaming Scheduled for Public Hearings in Maine

Two months since the federally recognized tribes launched online sports betting, lawmakers in Maine have announced public hearings on the expansion of tribal rights to include other forms of gambling. The heari...

New Hampshire Lottery Commission Revokes Andy Sanborn’s Gambling License; Concord Casino To Close as of Jan. 1st

Concord Casino, owned by Andy Sanborn, the previous state state senator accused of using dishonestly secured funds from a COVID-19 relief credit to purchase luxurious cars, will be officially closed on January ...

Hacksaw Gaming Partners with Caesars Digital for the Ontario Market Debut

An online real money game development studio, Hacksaw Gaming, is to debut in the North American market. The company announced that the new market entry is facilitated through partnership with the operator Caesa...

Lawmaker Proposes Casino Development in Fairfax County in Virginia

After the post-pandemic decline in tax revenues in northern Virginia's s Fairfax County, some lawmakers consider options to recover this key economic driver of the state. Additionally incited by the proliferati...

Play’n GO Debuts Exclusive Detroit Red Wings Game With PokerStars In Michigan

Play’n GO, a leading Swedish-based iGaming supplier, has revealed that it has entered into a one-of-a-kind alliance with PokerStars in Michigan to launch a game for the Detroit Red Wings, an NHL team. Partne...

New Year’s Eve Celebrations At Las Vegas Resorts Projected To Attract Over 400K Visitors

It was recently reported that 356.000 tourists is projected to visit Las Vegas for the upcoming New Year’s Eve celebration. In addition, when you add to that number the the number of locals who will also be cel...

Legalized Sports Betting Hits Record Levels and Looks For Expansion in California and Texas

The U.S. sports betting industry continued its expansion in 2023 towards the all-time record levels. Some industry experts expect that the U.S. sports betting handle across the 37 states that allow sports betti...