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.
On Sunday, April 2nd, a longtime guest of Atlantis Casino Resort Spa in Reno, Nevada, won the largest Megabucks slot machine jackpot of $14,005,832.09 in Reno history.
A surprising turn of events:
The Ren...
In 2022, after attempts to legalize sports betting in Missouri failed for the second straight year, on March 22, 2023, a bill sponsored by state Rep. Dan Houx - that would allow individuals who live in the "Sho...
Betsoft Gaming, an innovative content supplier to the iGaming industry, has released the Mr. Vegas 2: Big Money Tower™ slot game as a sequel to one of its most popular titles to invite players to join ne...
The reputable poker player, Phil Hellmuth, confidently secured his first victory at the U.S. Poker Open on Wednesday. In event No.5, Hellmuth made a straight flush on the final hand to defeat Jeremy Ausmus head...
Associated Press reports today that the Kentucky Senate passed the bill to legalize sports betting in the Bluegrass State. The Senate voted 25-12 for the bill Thursday and sent it to be signed into law by Gov. ...
On March 27th, Rush Street Interactive (RSI), a flagship online casino and sports betting operator based in Chicago, Illinois, decided together with Connecticut Lottery Corporation (CLC) to end their online and...
The NFL thrives to make the most of the game by proposing the launch of in-stadium wagering facilities that would be available on game days to sports betting enthusiasts. As The Athletic reports, the NFL owners...
It's official - PointsBet terminates its partnership with the University of Colorado. The American Gaming Association (AGA) prohibited establishing partnerships between sportsbooks and universities, and only a ...
The top-class hotel-casino resort, Horseshoe Las Vegas, celebrated its grand opening in the center of the Las Vegas Strip on March 24 following the last year's rebranding of Bally's casino into Horseshoe and th...
On Tuesday, the American Gaming Association (AGA) announced crucial changes it has made to its Responsible Marketing Code for Sports Wagering Ads (The Code), involving a ban on promoting "risk-free" wagers in s...
A bill to legalize sports wagering is to clear the North Carolina House of Representatives and be sent to the Senate for final approval. The representatives approved the proposal on a 66-45 vote Tuesday less th...
Gamblers and players in Maryland have expected the legalization of online casinos for a very long time, and this year their dream was supposed to come true. Even Senate Bill 267 approved it, but it seems the ca...
Bragg Gaming, a provider of content-based iGaming technology based in Toronto, Canada, signed a fruitful agreement with Switzerland-based Grand Casino Basel. The agreement includes the official integration of B...
The largest casino robbery in Colorado history took place in the early morning hours of March 12 at the Monarch Casino in the historic mining town of Black Hawk. The robber reportedly took $500.000 in cash.
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Tilman Fertitta, the owner of the Golden Nugget brand, announced the acquisition of the Hard Rock hotel-casino resort at Lake Tahoe to expand the brand further in Northern Nevada. The Houston billionaire did no...