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.
After 12 years of absence from the live poker tables in the United States, PokerStars is returning with its North American Poker Tour (NAPT) in November. The poker operator will reportedly hold the first event ...
The Nevada Gaming Control Board, Nevada’s regulatory body, revealed that Southern Nevada’s players hit casinos so often in July, the most ever in state history, breaking "monthly gaming win records" across the ...
XL Center in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, will be the home to a $5 million sports betting facility set to open on September 18. As reported, the long-awaited opening will be just in time for the major NFL ev...
Ontario government will ban the use of athletes in online gambling advertisements and restrict the use of celebrities likely to appeal to minors. The measure advocated by the Opposition NDP and a Canadian senat...
On 30 August 2023, reputable real-estate investment company Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (GLPI) acquired the land designated for the Hard Rock Casino development project in Rockford, Illinois from 815 En...
A leading Oklahoma's casino and hotel operator, Choctaw Casinos & Resorts, announced on 29 August 2023 that the company will make a multi-million dollar deal with sports celebrities Troy Aikman, Ivan “P...
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) granted approval to two Pennsylvania casinos for the gaming floor modification. The regulator reportedly allowed Hollywood Casino Morgantown to reduce the number of slot...
The plans to start the construction of the first Osaka casino resort in Osaka Bay have seemingly made the rapid railway operator Osaka Metro Co Ltd to apply for the respective permit to Japan’s Ministry of Land...
The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) is looking to revise the decision made in 2019 to award the gaming license to the establishment which was reportedly connected with a Chicago criminal group. As reported, IGB cla...
The Potawatomi Hotel and Casino, operated by the Forest County Potawatomi tribe, saw income grow just 1.7% in the past 12 months through June 30, 2023. That's because the tribe is in the process of preparing to...
The number of horses that died on racetracks recently increased, and the whole industry is worried - and in that climate of worry and fear, two more horses passed away in Saratoga, New York, which one more time...
After a detailed and carefully conducted investigation, the Michigan Department of Attorney General and Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) raided The Flint Arcade in Flint on the evening of August 23rd.
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EveryMatrix Group’s Odds Matrix Data Services expands its partner network via the newest global partnership with Kindred. Through this deal, Kindred will get a range of historical and current sports data just b...
Michigan casinos are performing better than expected in 2023, according to the Michigan Gaming Control Board, which recently released a revenue report.
2023 vs. 2022:
The $1 billion revenue mark planned ...
Five years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to remove the federal ban on sports betting, the total handle for all 30 U.S. jurisdictions recently reached the threshold of $250 billion, according to reports. Th...