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Gambling
Indiana casinos win few gains from Legislature
April 27, 2013
Associated PressThe Indiana Legislature didn't boost the state's casinos nearly as much as supporters had wanted as they face greater
competition from neighboring states.
MoreLegislature taking tight-fisted stance with casinos
April 23, 2013
Associated PressThe casino bill approved by the House last week would grant less than a fifth of the tax breaks first proposed in the Senate.
It also doesn't permit live table games at the racinos in Anderson and Shelbyville.
MoreHouse OKs IMS bill, despite dispute over funding source
April 15, 2013
The Statehouse FileA bill to help pay for $100 million in improvements at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway passed the House on Monday—but
only on its second try, as some lawmakers expressed frustration about tapping horse racing money for the projects.
MoreOhio competition sends Indiana casino revenues down
April 9, 2013
Associated PressIndiana's riverboat casino revenues fell 4.4 percent in March, dragged down by declines at two southeastern Indiana venues
that faced their first month of head-to-head competition with a Cincinnati casino.
MorePlan would shift money from horse racing to auto racing
April 9, 2013
The Statehouse FileThe move—debated Monday in the Indiana House Ways and Means Committee—is meant to subsidize upgrades at the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway and make low-interest loans available to other auto tracks and businesses across the state.
MoreCincinnati casino brings in $21M in first month
April 9, 2013
Associated PressHorseshoe Casino Cincinnati, which is expected to lure some gambling revenue from Indiana's casinos, opened March 4.
MoreLand-based casinos likely, says Indiana gambling chief
April 9, 2013
Associated PressGaming Commission Executive Director Ernest Yelton said declining casino revenue and other factors are helping drive the push
for land-based casinos.
MoreLawmakers debate what counts as gambling expansion
March 31, 2013
Associated PressThe differences between the electronic and standard table games are being portrayed to state lawmakers as one of life and
death, with proponents of a bill that would allow racetrack table games saying they would add jobs while not substantially
changing what the racetracks already offer.
MoreHoosier Lottery expanding ticket-selling hours
March 31, 2013
Associated PressThe private operator of the Hoosier Lottery is expanding the hours that convenience stores and other outlets can sell lottery
tickets, a change that allows those sales to continue late into the night.
MoreLawmakers still considering live table games at racinos
March 28, 2013
The Statehouse FileThe Indiana House Ways and Means Committee postponed amendments and a vote on a gambling measures Wednesday after supporters
of the state’s horse-track casinos renewed their fight to get live dealers at their table games.
MoreIndiana lottery vendor docked in Illinois for low profits
March 20, 2013
Associated PressThe private operator of the Hoosier Lottery faces a $20 million penalty in Illinois because it fell nearly $66 million short
of the profits it promised that state.
MoreHouse panel rejects live table games at racinos
March 20, 2013
Associated PressAn Indiana House committee has rewritten a gambling bill to keep table games out of Indiana's racetracks and restore money
for counties that host casinos.
MoreCasinos bet $19M at Statehouse with mixed results
March 16, 2013
Associated PressThe gambling industry spent more than $19 million lobbying at the Indiana Statehouse from 2000-2012, according to reports
filed online by the Indiana Lobby Registration Commission.
MorePence objects to proposed gambling expansion
March 12, 2013
Associated PressIndiana Gov. Mike Pence is asking lawmakers not to approve an expansion of gambling despite pressure from new casinos in bordering
states.
MoreIndiana, Kentucky brace for new casino in Cincinnati
March 3, 2013
Associated PressWith a glistening $400 million casino set to open in downtown Cincinnati on Monday, officials and casino executives in two
neighboring states are looking at the development with trepidation as they prepare to watch tax dollars flow into Ohio.
MoreJudge freezes hairdresser's state lottery jackpot
March 1, 2013
Associated PressSeven of the winner's co-workers at an Indianapolis salon say the $9.5 million ticket for the Feb. 16 drawing was part of
an office lottery pool.
MoreHairstylists testify they agreed to share lottery jackpots
February 27, 2013
Associated PressSeven hairstylists who are fighting for a share of a $9.5 million lottery prize bought by a co-worker testified Wednesday
that they had all agreed to share any winnings from tickets purchased at the same time as those for an office pool.
MoreBill aimed at boosting Indiana casinos clears Senate
February 25, 2013
Associated PressA major overhaul of Indiana casino regulations and taxes has cleared the state Senate amid arguments from its supporters that
the casinos need help against growing competition from surrounding states.
MoreCentaur completes purchase of Indiana Grand
February 21, 2013
Associated PressThe owner of the Hoosier Park racino in Anderson says it has officially purchased the bankrupt Indiana Grand and Downs in
Shelbyville for $500 million.
MoreMajor Indiana casino overhaul faces doubts in Statehouse
February 15, 2013
Associated PressThe leader of the Indiana House is hesitant about the chances of an overhaul of state casino taxes and regulations aimed at
helping them against growing competition from surrounding states.
MoreSenate bill would stop paying gambling counties
February 15, 2013
The Statehouse FileThe change would save the state $24 million in 2015 and another $48 million each year thereafter—all money that's now
being collected from gambling taxes and sent to cities, towns and counties.
MoreJudge clears two horsemen from defamation suit
January 29, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinA federal judge has released two Indiana horsemen from the ongoing defamation and conspiracy case brought by Ed Martin Jr.,
a former car dealer and thoroughbred breeder.
MoreRacinos ask permission to use mobile devices for gambling
January 26, 2013
IBJ StaffThe Indiana Gaming Commission might allow the use of casino issued iPads for gambling on casino premises.
MoreBill aimed at boosting Indiana casinos advances
January 23, 2013
Associated PressThe Senate Public Policy Committee voted 9-0 in support of a bill that would overhaul the state's casino taxes, along
with allowing Indiana's 10 riverboat casinos to move inland to adjacent property and permit live table games at the two
horse track casinos.
MoreIndiana lawmakers aim to shore up riverboat casinos
January 21, 2013
Associated PressLawmakers have introduced legislation to help Indiana's riverboat casinos hold onto business in the face of growing competition
from casinos in neighboring states.
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Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.