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 the postponement caused by the pandemic, on the advice of Hard Rock International, an internationally recognized giant based in Florida, a groundbreaking ceremony for the future Hard Rock Hotel & Casi...
Bragg Gaming Group and WynnBET Casino and Sportsbook partnered up to deliver new content and Remote Game Server (RGS) technology to the fans in New Jersey.
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In the closing days of this year's session, the Illinois Legislature passed a bill that will allow Illinois casinos to hire employees with felony convictions. The measure intended to expand the labor pool of ho...
The real-estate development corporation, Related Companies, announced a revised plan for its proposed Hudson Yards casino development. As reported by the New York Post, the corporation's CEO Jeff Blau said the ...
The long-expected Golden Nugget casino in Danville will finally be opened to the public. On Saturday, May 28, at 4:00 p.m., the casino opened its door for the first time. However, the grand opening won’t be hel...
The State of Texas will not have sports betting legalized this year. As LSR reports, the Lieutenant Governor, Dan Patrick, rejected the proposal for an online Texas sports betting bill to be put on ballot after...
On May 23rd, Washington-based Maverick Gaming, a poker pioneer owned by Eric Persson, revealed an alliance with Rhode Island-based Bally's Corporation to officially open the Maverick Gaming Poker Room, which wi...
The NCAA, a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics, has conducted a survey to present the distribution of wagering habits among different adult groups. The organization has recently released th...
Tourists are coming to Las Vegas - and their number remains high. Only in April, 4.8 million passengers passed through Harry Reid International Airport, as the Clark County Department of Aviation stated on Tues...
On May 24, Governor Gavin Newsom officially signed California Assembly Bill 341, a bipartisan legislation backed up by over 40 California tribes and cardrooms that will assist in providing the balanced growth o...
Associated Press reports that the Atlantic City’s casino industry collected an almost 15% lower gross operating profit in the first quarter of 2023 in comparison to the first quarter of the last year. Accordi...
On May 19, 2023, Maverick Gaming, one of the youngest and the fastest growing casino operators in the United States, celebrated the grand opening of its new Ace's Poker room in the city of Mountlake Terrace, Wa...
This year’s Preakness Stakes were beyond dramatic and emotional. Shortly after four horses died at the Kentucky Derby, another one was euthanized at Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The hor...
After Woodbine casino management locked out nearly 1,000 members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), the workers' representatives, as of May 8, on May 20, they were joined by supporters in a protes...
Following the recent casino license bid from the Mets' owner Steve Cohen that held the soccer stadium development in the vicinity of the Mets' Citi Field stadium in Queens, Sen. Jessica Ramos has temporarily b...