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.

Online Sports Betting Launched in Maine on November 3, 2023 To Reach $1 Million Daily Handle

Since online sports betting was launched in Maine on 3 November 2023, the state's gambling regulator Maine's Gambling Control Unit reports that a total of almost $14 million of bets has been placed in the juris...

NeoGames’ Pariplay Partners With Hard Rock Bet to Expand Foothold In New Jersey

Pioneering game development company and leading provider of cutting-edge scratch game solutions NeoGames S.A. has been driven by technological developments since the 2005 launch of its operations to secure cons...

Fontainebleau Development Receives Final Approval To Open Fontainebleau Las Vegas

After a timeline of 16 years since construction officially began, Fontainebleau Development, the initial developer of Fontainebleau Las Vegas, has finally received regulatory validation to officially open the S...

US Commercial Casinos Generated $16.17 Billion From Gamblers In Q3 2023; Best Third Quarter Ever

The third quarter of this year was the best-ever third quarter in the history of the US commercial gaming industry, taking in $16.17 billion, in compliance with numbers recently released by the American Gaming ...

Play’n GO Signs Multi-Year Sponsorship Agreement With MoneyGram Haas F1 Team

As the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix is waiting for the starting gun on Sunday, November 19, 2023,  MoneyGram Haas F1 Team seems to be adding some winning ingredients into the fuel tank. The partnership with pionee...

Arizona Sports Betting Handle Reaches $610 Million in September 2023

Sports betting handle in Arizona amounted to more than $610 million in September 2023, according to a November 15 news release (pdf) from the Arizona Department of Gaming (ADG). The figure representing a 13.5 p...

Combined Income From Virginia’s 3 Casinos Reaches Almost $50M; HR Bristol Exceeds $215 Million Since Official Opening

It was recently reported that Bristol Casino: The Future Home Of Hard Rock, exceeded over $215 million in adjusted gaming income last month, aka October, approximately 16 months after officially opening its doo...

Sports Betting In North Carolina Won’t Be Launched On January 8

Sports wagering in North Carolina won't debut on January 8 of next year, which represents the start date of the beginning of the state's latest law that permits mobile sports wagering. The reason for this is th...

FanDuel Incorporates Genius Sports Limited’s BetVision in Its Offering Through the Expanded Agreement

The famous Genius Sports Limited keeps expanding across the U.S. This time, the industry giant joined forces with the most popular sportsbook in the country, FanDuel, to offer its customers a unique opportunity...

West Virginia Enters Internet Gaming Agreement With Four Other States

Online poker players from West Virginia will now have the opportunity to play versus players from Delaware, Michigan, Nevada, and New Jersey. According to the source, the West Virginia Lottery has announced tha...

Kenosha City Council Grants the Preliminary Approval to Menominee Indian Tribe’s Wisconsin Casino

The Menominee Indian Tribe's Kenosha casino in Wisconsin is about to be constructed, and after the meeting of the Kenosha City Council, the agreement with the tribe is finally approved.  The construction of ...

More Than 24 Horses Killed And 1 Person Harmed After Pennsylvania Man Supposedly Set Fire To Barn At Tioga Downs Casino Resort Property

In the early hours of November 9, over two dozen racehorses accommodated in a barn at the upstate New York track within the Tioga Downs Casino & Resort were brutally killed after the barn was set on fire. A...