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.

WARN Notice Submitted By Vernon Downs; Casino Prepares To Close

New York's Vernon Downs Hotel Casino has filed a WARN notice with the New York State Department of Labor outlining plans to officially close by the end of this year and discharge all 249 of its workers. Plan...
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Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Doesn’t Give Up on New Casino in Muskegon County

The plans for building a new $180 million casino near Muskegon are still on board. However, the governor hasn't approved it yet, and the approval isn't expected to come for the next six months. The major iss...

Bally’s Receives Final Approvals for Its Chicago Casino Resort

Bally's Corporation, one of the leaders of the US casino industry, informed that the Chicago Department of Planning and Urban Development approved the company's plans for construction of the entertainment compl...

MLB’s Oakland A’s to Develop $1.5 Billion Stadium at Las Vegas Iconic Tropicana Site

A member baseball club of the American League West division, The Oakland Athletics, entered an agreement with Bally’s Corp., a top-tier casino developer and entertainment provider, to build a $1.5 billion, 30,0...

Sports Betting Industry Projects “Microbets” Next Industry Landmark

During a briefing at the SBC Summit North America, officials from gambling companies together with professional sports leagues concurred that many of rapid-fire wagering is on the way as technology continues to...
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Kambi Group Joins Forces with WarHorse Gaming to Release Its Sportsbook in Nebraska

Kambi Group hasn't been wasting time during the recent period. The company signed a major on-property sportsbook partnership with WarHorse Gaming LLC, which is owned by Ho-Chunk, Inc. and a commercial company t...

AGA: American Sports Betting Sentiment Rose 22% Since 2018 PASPA Repeal; US Simultaneously Recorded $220 Billion Handle

The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992, known as PASPA, regulated the U.S. sports wagering market until 2018 when Supreme Court ruled that the PASPA conflicted with the Tenth Amendment and r...

Red Hawk Resort & Casino Opens New Hotel

Following plans from last year to open a new entertainment option for its guests, Red Hawk Resort and Casino, owned by the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians and based in Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif...
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Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma and Caesars Entertainment Partnered to Build New Casino Resort

After negotiations and consideration of a few strong candidates, the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma finally decided to partner up with Caesars Entertainment to manage the new integrated resort which is planned to be bu...

Betr Buys Chameleon Platform From FansUnite

On May 9, Betr Holdings, a micro-betting focused sports wagering company based in Miami, Florida, revealed that it has bought the Chameleon Platform from Vancouver-based FansUnite Entertainment. The transaction...
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Ownership Interests of the Bally’s Chicago to the Chicago Residents

Bally’s Corporation, an industry giant, released the information about the draft registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The draft is confidentially submitted, and it is ...

Full House Resorts Released First Quarter Results and Expansion Updates

A world-class casino developer and operator, Full House Resorts Inc., released the financial results for the first quarter of 2023 and announced its plans for further growth. Transformational Quarter: The com...