Kim has been with WCD since 2015, first as a content writer/reporter, then adding database curator, contributing editor and content manager for World Casino News, to her list of duties. She has a love for everything gambling related, as well as writing and research.

Sepp Blatter role in $100m FIFA bribery scandal probed by FBI

December 10, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Online Gambling News, Crime, Bribery, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

A British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) investigation has discovered that the FBI is investigating the role the Fédération Internationale de Football Association’s (FIFA) president Sepp Blatter played in a $10...

Four Australian sports betting companies prosecuted for advertisements

Kim M

December 10, 2015

Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Law & Legislation, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Oceania Casino News, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Four new prosecutions have been launched by the New South Wales (NSW) gaming watchdog against some of the country’s largest sports betting companies as it increases its efforts to oversee advertising campaigns ...

Steve Wynn buys 1 million Wynn Resorts shares

Kim M

December 10, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Asian Casino News, Macau, Nevada

One million shares of Wynn Resorts Ltd. were purchased on the open market by billionaire founder Steve Wynn, the owner of casinos in Las Vegas and Macau. The stock rose 13 percent after the purchase leading the...

DFS players are safe in South Dakota….for now.

Kim M

December 9, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Fantasy eSports, Licensing, South Dakota

In a press release issued on Monday, South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said that he would not be seeking felony indictments for the thousands of residents who bet on daily fantasy sports (DFS). Jackle...

Gambling deal with Seminole Tribe far from a done deal

Kim M

December 9, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Horse Racing, Florida

The gambling agreement between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and Governor Rick Scott that was signed on Monday will face changes over the coming months, and while praised by both sides, its approval is far from...

Deed restrictions on ex-Showboat casino teeter on bill

Kim M

December 9, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Licenses, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Jersey

A bill that would remove restrictions on how the former Showboat casino in Atlantic City can be used was passed by the state Senate on Monday in a 32-3 vote. If successful, the bill would lift present and fu...

Ho-Chunk Nation wants sports complex at casino near Madison

Kim M

December 8, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino expansion projects, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Wisconsin

Dan Brown, the executive manager of Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison, along with the Ho-Chunk Nation, is hoping to build a sports and entertainment complex at its Madison, Wisconsin gaming facility. For years Brown h...

Deal for last Chukchansi casino raid defendant, Vernon King

Kim M

December 8, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, California, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

The former leader of the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians has settled his case that stemmed from a dispute at the tribe’s northern California casino. Vernon King is one of the 15 individuals that...

Payouts long halted, House bill OKs $1 billion for Illinois lottery

Kim M

December 7, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Lottery, Taxation, Illinois

A package that will allocate special funds totaling more than $3 billion to help communities maintain 911 telephone systems and pay for snow removal was approved by Illinois lawmakers on Wednesday. Republica...

Alabama Sheriff issues ultimatum to local businesses with gambling machines

Kim M

December 7, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Alabama, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Licenses, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

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Complaints concerning local businesses throughout Colbert County, Alabama possibly possessing illegal gambling machines have been received from businesses and concerned citizens. Colbert County Sheriff Frank...

Detroit’s three casinos and Union reach deal

Kim M

December 7, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Labor Relations, Michigan

A labor deal between Detroit, Michigan's three casinos and the Detroit Casino Council was reached late on Sunday. Approximately 7,000 workers will be covered by the new contract. Negotiations between the cit...

Specifics of re-arrest of world’s biggest gambling crook still unknown

Kim M

December 6, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Asian Casino News, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Singapore

Just a week after being released from a 2013 arrest, 51-year-old Singapore businessman, Dan Tan, also known as Tan Seet Eng, was arrested again by police on Tuesday, December 1st for “involvement in criminal ac...

Talks begin between state gaming board and tribe over Taunton casino

Kim M

December 6, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, North America Casino News, Casino project updates, Gaming Industry News, Licenses, Massachusetts

In what could be viewed as a good indicator that the Massachusetts Gaming Commission anticipates the likelihood of a Mashpee Wampanoag casino, the rights of the commission in relation to the tribal facility wer...

Scarlet Pearl to open Wednesday

Kim M

December 6, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, North America Casino News, Casino openings, Gaming Industry News, Mississippi

The $290 million Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort in D’Iberville, Mississippi is scheduled to open this Wednesday, December 9. A ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled for 11 a.m. to follow with a 6 p.m. fireworks sho...

Sports betting, online and land-based casinos to be legalized in Ukraine

Kim M

December 5, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Licenses, Online Gambling News, Licensing

Legislation that legalizes and regulates gambling across Europe's second largest country, including sports betting casinos, bookmaker’s offices, and online casinos has been published by Ukraine’s Ministry of Fi...

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Sepp Blatter role in $100m FIFA bribery scandal probed by FBI

Four Australian sports betting companies prosecuted for advertisements

Steve Wynn buys 1 million Wynn Resorts shares

DFS players are safe in South Dakota….for now.

Gambling deal with Seminole Tribe far from a done deal

Deed restrictions on ex-Showboat casino teeter on bill

Ho-Chunk Nation wants sports complex at casino near Madison

Deal for last Chukchansi casino raid defendant, Vernon King

Payouts long halted, House bill OKs $1 billion for Illinois lottery

Alabama Sheriff issues ultimatum to local businesses with gambling machines

Detroit’s three casinos and Union reach deal

Specifics of re-arrest of world’s biggest gambling crook still unknown

Talks begin between state gaming board and tribe over Taunton casino

Scarlet Pearl to open Wednesday

Sports betting, online and land-based casinos to be legalized in Ukraine

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