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.

illinois

Circa Sports Got the Illinois Sports Betting License, Sportsbook To Be Launched in August

Circa Sports is finally getting the license that will enable it to launch sports betting in Illinois. As the company announced earlier this month, the launch should take place in a few months, in Q3 this year. ...

GeoComply Acquires OneComply to Ensure Licensing Compliance

Top-tier scam prevention and cybersecurity solutions provider, GeoComply Solutions Inc., announced the acquisition of OneComply Inc. The integration of OneComply as the innovative technology and solutions provi...
pennsylvania

PGCB Approves the Nittany Mall Casino Despite the Efforts of Opponents

The casino in the Nittany Mall will be built despite the aggressive campaign against it.  The strong opposition: Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) approved the casino in January, but the anti-casin...

Seven State Regulators Urge Federal Government to Combat Illegal Gambling

Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) and six other state regulators referred on April 28 to the federal government with the appeal to terminate illegal offshore and online gambling activities. The initiative of N...

Prairie Band Casino & Resort To Add Sports Betting To Its Offering In 2023

On April 28, the Kansas Senate and House of Representatives formally validated a resolution permitting Prairie Band Casino & Resort, a tribal casino in northeast Kansas, to offer sports wagering. Vote of...

Bally’s Chicago Opens 700 Job Positions for Temporary Medinah Temple Casino

Casino operator Bally’s Chicago announced more than 700 vacant job positions for its temporary casino at Medinah Temple scheduled to open in July 2023 upon the receipt of the Illinois Gaming Board's approval. A...

Illinois Gaming Board Approves Relocation of Two Hollywood Casinos in Chicago

Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) has approved the relocation of Holywood Aurora and Hollywood Joliet casinos owned by Penn Entertainment. The parent company of the two suburban Chicago casinos and the Ameristar Casi...

FansUnite Gets Over CDN$5M In Cash For B2C Subsidiary McBookie

Two days ago, Vancouver-based FansUnite Entertainment Inc. reported that on May 1, it entered into a definitive purchase agreement to officially sell to an arm’s length third-party all of the shares in its enti...
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