September 8, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinA tribal casino planned for northern Indiana could deal a serious blow to established competitors, as well as to an important
source of state tax revenue.
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August 28, 2012
Associated PressIllinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Tuesday rejected a bill to expand gambling in the state, including a new land-based casino in Chicago,
saying the proposal lacked sufficient regulatory oversight. The plan proposed four new riverboat casinos and allowing slot
machines at racetracks.
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June 22, 2012
Bloomberg NewsA judge on Thursday approved procedures for the potential sale of the property. Bids must be accepted by July 20, and an auction
will be conducted on July 31.
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June 16, 2012
Owner of Indiana Grand Casino plans to proceed with recapitalization plan instead.
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May 20, 2012
Associated PressIndiana's nearly 20-year-old casino industry is facing declining revenues and growing out-of-state competition, prompting
lawmakers to consider what, if any, regulatory changes might be able to stem the tide.
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April 14, 2012
IBJ StaffThe move is the latest fallout from the racino's legal tangle with Maryland-based
Cordish Cos., which managed the venue from its opening in 2008 until 2010.
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April 13, 2012
Associated PressAn off-track, pari-mutuel betting parlor in Evansville owned by Indiana Downs is set to close as the central Indiana-based
company that owns it remains in bankruptcy protection.
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March 16, 2012
The most serious offense by horsetrack and casino Indiana Live involved sending electronic promotions to dozens of people
who had voluntarily excluded themselves from receiving casino solicitations.
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March 15, 2012
Bloomberg NewsIndianapolis Downs LLC, parent company of Indiana Live horserace track and casino in Shelbyville, wants lenders to grant a
one-year extension of financing for the Chapter 11 reorganization that otherwise would expire in April.
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February 25, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinIndiana Live is receiving overtures from potential buyers, including the owner of local competitor Hoosier Park & Casino,
its parent company said in a recent bankruptcy court filing.
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January 28, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinIndiana casinos saw their take from gambling fall in 2011, and new competition in Ohio and perhaps other neighboring states
virtually guarantees things will get worse from here.
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January 25, 2012
Associated PressA long-awaited proposal to open Kentucky to casino gambling so it can compete with neighboring states could be introduced
in the state's Senate within days.
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December 10, 2011
IBJ StaffBankrupt racetrack and casino asks for help recovering money from Indiana Department of Revenue.
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November 16, 2011
Scott OlsonThe Indiana Inspector General recommends in a report that the annual subsidy paid to the state's horse racing community be
reduced by more than half, to $28 million.
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October 27, 2011
Francesca JaroszA federal bankruptcy court has sided with two Indiana racinos in a dispute over their tax burdens, a ruling that could reduce
the total amount they pay into state coffers by as much as $30 million per year.
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October 19, 2011
Associated PressLeaders of a southeastern Indiana casino are banking on a new $49 million convention center and hotel complex to help it compete
with a casino being built in nearby Cincinnati.
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October 16, 2011
Associated PressNearly 4,200 people have asked the Indiana Gaming Commission to bar them from entering casinos across Indiana.
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October 4, 2011
Francesca JaroszThe parent company of Anderson racetrack and casino Hoosier Park has officially emerged from bankruptcy. The original shareholders
of Centaur Inc., about 80 individual Indiana investors, lost their entire investment in the company.
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September 10, 2011
IBJ StaffShelbyville racetrack and casino could save millions if it successfully contests the way Indiana interprets state tax law.
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August 26, 2011
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsCordish Co., a real-estate developer building a casino near Baltimore, can pursue a defamation lawsuit against the CEO of
its bankrupt former business partner, Indianapolis Downs LLC, a judge said Aug. 26.
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August 20, 2011
Francesca JaroszIf Indiana Live and Hoosier Park prevail, the racetrack-casinos may cut they could cut their combined tax bill by $30 million
a year.
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August 8, 2011
Associated PressState gaming commission records show that admissions at Indiana's 11 full casinos dropped about 3 percent through the
first six months of this year when compared to 2010.
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July 9, 2011
Francesca JaroszBillionaire Herb Simon is betting online gambling will become legal—and that a new company he’s backing will reap
a payoff as a result.
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May 18, 2011
Bloomberg NewsCordish Cos., a real-estate developer trying to build a casino near Baltimore, must temporarily halt a defamation lawsuit
against the chief executive officer of Shelbyville casino owner Indianapolis Downs LLC, a federal judge said Tuesday.
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May 13, 2011
Francesca JaroszIndiana Live laid off about 30 members of its 800-person staff this week as the race track and casino’s owners sort
through Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.