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.

Sands China renews trademark agreement with LVS for US $377 million

Marija Malenovic
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Macau-based Sands China Ltd has announced that it has renewed its brand licensing agreement with its parent investor, Las Vegas Sands (LVS), for a period of 3 years, starting from January 2023.  The agreement i...

Pennsylvania’s Parx Casino Shippensburg postpones opening date to 2023

Marija Malenovic
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On Tuesday, November 29th, Pennsylvania-based Parx Casino Shippensburg , a subsidiary of Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment, reported that the casino will delay its originally planned November 2022 opening by...
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William Hill Vegas and Live 5 teaming up to Release New Slot Game

Vanja Mitic
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William Hill Vegas and the game studio, Live 5, have joined forces to deliver an exquisite gambling adventure, made available to the operator’s players. It launched a new slot game, combining all the goodness o...

Gov. Burgum gambling compacts with North Dakota tribes to allow Vegas-style gaming and lower legal gambling age

Radosav Milutinovic
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Gov. Doug Burgum has signed an agreement package with North Dakota’s Native Indian tribes that will allow online Class III casino-style gaming in addition to lowering the legal gambling age from 21 to 19 at tri...

VICI acquires remaining 49.9% interest in Las Vegas Strip iconic properties from Blackstone

Radosav Milutinovic
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Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc., or BREIT, and VICI Properties Inc, currently the owner of a 50.1% interest in the joint venture that owns MGM Grand Las Vegas and Mandalay Bay Resort, announced today ...

Wynn Resorts completes $1.7 billion sale and leaseback transaction of Encore Boston Harbor

Marija Malenovic
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On Thursday, December 1st, Wynn Resorts Limited, a globally recognized developer of high quality hotels and casinos, publicly announced that it has completed the sale of the land and real estate properties of i...

Churchill Downs Inc. and DraftKings partner up to develop and launch DK HORSE

Radosav Milutinovic
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American casino operator, Churchill Downs Incorporated, and DraftKings Inc., prominent sports betting operator, announced a long-term agreement for the provision of horse racing wagering technology services. ...
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PointsBet Expands with the IMG Arena’s Golf Event Centre

Vanja Mitic
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IMG ARENA’s Golf Event Centre will be integrated into PointsBet’s app. It will help the companies to deliver a fantastic golf betting experience to their users.   The future of golf betting:   IMG ARENA’S...

Havenick family intends to sell Magic City Casino to Poarch Tribe; Wind Creek Owner of 10 Gaming Operations

Marija Malenovic
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Magic City Casino owners, the Havenick family, are selling one of the oldest Miami-based casinos to an Alabama-based Indian tribe, the Poarch Band Creek Indians, for an undisclosed price. On Thursday, December ...

Macau gaming revenue falls to $374 million in November, three times lower than Nevada levels

Radosav Milutinovic
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Macau's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) informed that the region's casino industry generated gross gaming revenues of MOP$3.0 (US$374 million) in November to mark the industry's 55.6% lower...
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Firecreek Crossing Resort-Casino to Be Built Pending city of Reno Decision

Vanja Mitic
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Reno may be getting a ground-up hotel-casino. This is significant because it would be the first one to be built here in decades.    A real estate and entertainment company from California, Elevation Entertai...

AGA reports illegal gambling of $511 billion annually captures $13.3 billion in tax revenue in U.S.

Radosav Milutinovic
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According to the American Gaming Association's latest report, an estimated $511 billion is the annual turnover of illegal and unregulated gambling in America. These illegal sportsbooks, iGaming websites, and un...

Nevada gaming win exceeds $1 billion in October, dowtown Las Vegas hits $90.5 million record

Radosav Milutinovic
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The Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Tuesday that the state gaming industry revenue exceeded $1 billion in October, with downtown Las Vegas hitting a $90.5 million record. The 20th consecutive month with re...

Mohawk Council of Kahnawake files lawsuit against Ontario government over iGaming

Marija Malenovic
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On November 28th, 2022, the Quebec-based Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) filed a lawsuit against iGaming Ontario and the Attorney General of Ontario for unilateral changes to the way online gaming is conducte...

Multiple DraftKings user accounts hacked for $300,000

Radosav Milutinovic
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DraftKings, prominent daily fantasy sports operator, confirmed Monday that many of its customer accounts were compromised by irregular activity on third-party internet sites. The online hacking activity resulte...