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 hasty excitement surrounding the world's most prestigious horse racing event, Breeders’ Cup, has been silenced and turned into sadness as one of the favorite horses died just ahead of the race, with another...
Sandy's Racing & Gaming, a $75 million entertainment facility in Eastern Kentucky, celebrated its grand opening on October 26, 2023. The ceremony attended by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear represents the result...
Vornado Realty Trust, one of the leading New York developers, announced on 26 October 2023 that the company would step out from the race for a casino license in New York City. The developer's decision has repor...
In an exhausting casino license process including Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB) and Gulfside Casino Partnership, Arkansas Supreme Court ruled on 26 October 2023 to send the casino license case back to the Ar...
The PGA Tour, the organizer of professional golf tours in the United States and North America, have announced the suspensions of Vince India and Jake Staiano for breaching the organization's rules on betting on...
MGM Springfield reached a $6.8 million settlement with the Attorney General's Office over the allegations that the company committed wage and hour violations to impact 2,036 workers. As Boston Herald reports, t...
BetMGM, a flagship New Jersey-based sports wagering and online gaming operator, has revealed the continuation of its strategic alliance deal with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Terms of the agreement:
According ...
Shane Pinto, the forward of Ottawa Senators, got a 41-game suspension from the NHL on 26 October 2023 over allegations for the involvement in sports gambling activities. The suspension of the 22-year-old Americ...
Following the waiting process that lasted for an entire year, Bally’s Corporation has been granted permission to officially open a permanent gaming establishment in Chicago.
New license:
On October 25, th...
Fighting for its bid for a proposed New York casino-resort which will be located in Nassau County, Long Island, to win one of 3 available downstate New York casino licenses, Las Vegas Sands has officially paid ...
Gov. Kevin Stitt’s request made on 25 October 2023 to approve two gaming compacts with two indigenous nations have been rejected by The Joint Committee on State Tribal Relations as the committee considers that ...
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on October 25 declined an urgent bid to officially block a compact worth multi billion dollars between the Seminole Tribe and Florida to provide online sports wag...
After signing an exclusive distribution deal with SPRIBE for the US market, Light & Wonder Inc., formerly Scientific Games Corp, a flagship developer of land-based and digital games based in Las Vegas, Neva...
Eastern Kentucky will officially get its first-ever entertainment and gaming hub called Sandy’s Racing and Gaming, an investment worth $75 million estimated to produce almost 250 new jobs and collect millions o...
DraftKings and FanDuel have been ruling the U.S. online gambling market for years to constantly compete for the leading position in the developing market. In the race, the two giants have taken a 61% share of t...