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.

GGPoker’s $150 million early Christmas present at WSOP Winter Circuit

The WSOP is coming back to GGPoker! With Christmas just around the corner, GGPoker, the Isle of Man-based leading provider of popular poker games around the world, wants to give its players a whopping $150 m...

Pariplay® adds Konami Gaming portfolio to increase global Fusion® offering

Pariplay®, a leading Malta-based iGaming developer and provider and part of Aspire Global, has signed a lucrative deal with Nevada-based operator, Konami Gaming integrated through Pariplay's Fusion® platform. T...

Genius and NFL licence Bet365, Bet99, and Rivalry to operate ‘Watch&Bet’ live stream in Canada

Earlier today, the National Football League (NFL) and the media data provider Genius Sports Limited announced the closure of new licensing agreements with three approved sportsbooks to distribute live video str...

Indian casino and Hard Rock resort in Mettler win federal approval

The Tejon Indian Tribe has received final approval to proceed with its Mettler casino project. The casino project is expected to be the backbone of the associated $600 million hotel project of the tribe's p...
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New York Yankees Bid for Coney Island Casino

The competition is about to start – and all the interested sides are determined to win.    New casino in New York:   New York City is about to get one more casino, and many are interested in betting for t...

Pennsylvania online casino and sportsbook revenue highs for October

In Pennsylvania, for October, Hollywood Casino at Penn National, Valley Forge Casino Resort and Parx Casino once again led all 16 of the state's land-based casinos, with just a slight reshuffling from the month...

Allwyn to acquire Camelot UK from Ontario Pension Plan Board to improve UK National Lottery

Europe’s leading lottery operator, Allwyn AG,   has agreed with Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board to acquire 100% of shares of Camelot UK Lotteries Limited, the licensed operator of The National Lottery in t...
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Bally’s Chicago Casino Gets $500 Million Lease

Bally's Corporation has announced important news – the company is partnering up with a real estate private equity firm from Chicago to build Bally's Chicago casino.    The investor has acquired the Tribune P...

Rush Street Gaming obtains a license from Virginia regulator for new casino project

In order to open a new casino in Virginia, Rush Street Gaming, a leading Illinois-based casino operator, has officially obtained a license from the Virginia Lottery Board. The regulator unanimously issued a lic...
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DraftKings Launches New Sportsbook for Maryland Players

It's official: a new sportsbook is expected to be launched in Maryland by the end of the month.    DraftKings Inc. announced that its online sportsbook would be launched on November 23rd. Before the launch, ...