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.

Mesquite casino takes a gamble on employee ownership

November 8, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Nevada

Owners of Nevada’s Eureka Casino Resort are introducing an intriguing business strategy by converting the casino-resort’s retirement account into an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Just off I-15 in Mes...

Microgaming releases Titans of the Sun

K Morrison

November 8, 2015

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Newest casino games, Game manufacturers

One of four new October releases for Microgaming, Titans of the Sun Hyperion is a 5x3 reel, 15 payline online casino game which features all things mythical. The game launched to operators of Microgaming and Qu...

Mashpee Wampanoag add land as East Taunton deal finalized

K Morrison

November 7, 2015

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

Finalization for a 115-acre East Taunton land deal between six property owners and the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian tribe took place this week. On Thursday the deal worth $34.5 million was filed via a quitclaim dee...

Eldorado’s purchase of MGM’s Reno casinos given tentative ok by gaming regulators

K Morrison

November 6, 2015

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

The purchase of Circus Circus Reno and the remaining half of the Silver Legacy from MGM Resorts International by Eldorado Resorts drew praise from Nevada gaming regulators on Thursday. The move by Eldorado Reso...

Unfinished Fontainebleau on Vegas Strip to be veiled

K Morrison

November 6, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Nevada

The never-ending construction of the nearly completed Fontainebleau casino-hotel high-rise is being covered up to improve the view on the Las Vegas Strip. A relatively routine request for a time extension fo...

Washoe Tribe and Poarch Creeks start work on casino project

K Morrison

November 5, 2015

Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, California, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Nevada

On Thursday, the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California broke ground on its new casino in South Gardnerville, Nevada in Douglass County. The casino will be adjacent to the tribe’s new $11.78 million Wa She Sh...

West Edmonton Mall to receive a $45M investment from Gateway Casinos

K Morrison

November 5, 2015

Casino News, Alberta, Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Canada, Casino expansion projects, Gaming Industry News

On Wednesday, Gateway Casinos & Entertainment CEO Tony Santo announced that the Palace Casino on the north side of the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada will be rebranded and redeveloped as th...

Florida decoupling plan opposition expands

K Morrison

November 4, 2015

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

Efforts to decouple live racing from casino-style gambling at Florida pari-mutuel facilities are being rallied against by horseman’s groups. Groups that oppose dog racing and Greyhound tracks have pushed for...

Casino Siting Board knocked in latest Oneida ad

K Morrison

November 4, 2015

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

New York state’s casino location board’s selection of the Lago Casino & Resort project is criticized in the latest TV ad from the Oneida Indian Nation, saying the planned casino “undermines” what Governor A...

Lengthy meeting held in Savannah Monday to discuss Georgia casinos

K Morrison

November 3, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Lottery, Georgia

Georgia’s Armstrong State University in Savannah was the location of a nearly seven-hour meeting on Monday between state legislatures who met to hear arguments both for and against casino proposals in the south...

Casino proposals to be issued by East Hartford, East Windsor this week

K Morrison

November 3, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Connecticut, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

The towns of East Hartford and East Windsor are the lone survivors competing for the third casino in Connecticut. Hartford, Enfield and Windsor Locks all responded to proposal requests issued by MM4CT, the t...

MotorCity Casino owners give $40m, land use for Detroit business school

K Morrison

November 2, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Michigan

Wayne State University has been gifted $40 million by Detroit entrepreneurs Mike and Marian Ilitch to build a new business school in Detroit. Pending approval by the Board of Governors, Wayne State Universit...

Media reports French foreign minister’s son faces U.S. charges for bad checks

K Morrison

November 2, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, France, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Nevada

According to a CNN report, France’s foreign minister’s son Thomas Fabius, 33, allegedly passed bad checks to casinos in Las Vegas and faces criminal charges in the United States for his actions. A criminal c...

Regulating DraftKings like a casino considered by Mass. Gaming Commission

K Morrison

November 1, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, North America Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Massachusetts

Regulation of daily fantasy sports (DFS) is not within the scope of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, according to Chairman Steve Crosby who said that daily fantasy sports companies such as Boston-based Draf...

Geelong waterfront proposal makes two in Victoria

K Morrison

November 1, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Australia, Casino News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Licenses, Oceania Casino News

A $1 billion private bid to build a second casino in Victoria, Australia on Geelong’s waterfront is being considered by the Andrews government. According to The Age, casino developer John Haddad, who has bee...

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Mesquite casino takes a gamble on employee ownership

Microgaming releases Titans of the Sun

Mashpee Wampanoag add land as East Taunton deal finalized

Eldorado’s purchase of MGM’s Reno casinos given tentative ok by gaming regulators

Unfinished Fontainebleau on Vegas Strip to be veiled

Washoe Tribe and Poarch Creeks start work on casino project

West Edmonton Mall to receive a $45M investment from Gateway Casinos

Florida decoupling plan opposition expands

Casino Siting Board knocked in latest Oneida ad

Lengthy meeting held in Savannah Monday to discuss Georgia casinos

Casino proposals to be issued by East Hartford, East Windsor this week

MotorCity Casino owners give $40m, land use for Detroit business school

Media reports French foreign minister’s son faces U.S. charges for bad checks

Regulating DraftKings like a casino considered by Mass. Gaming Commission

Geelong waterfront proposal makes two in Victoria

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