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Indiana casinos face falling revenue, new competition
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.
MoreIndiana lottery seeking ideas from private firms
May 16, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana State Lottery Commission endorsed a plan Wednesday to seek out private companies to take over some operations
of the Hoosier Lottery, a state agency whose income has shrunk in recent years.
MoreFederal suit intensifies horse-racing dispute
April 19, 2012
Scott OlsonFormer car dealer Ed Martin Jr., already banned from state horse racing tracks, is accusing the Indiana Horse Racing Commission
of violating his civil rights and trespassing on his Florida thoroughbred farm during an investigation it launched against
him.
MoreIndiana Live to be renamed Indiana Grand Casino
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.
MoreIndiana Downs closing Evansville off-track site
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.
MoreHoosier Lottery watching Illinois' online-sales effort
March 27, 2012
Associated PressThe Hoosier Lottery hasn't started formally looking at online sales. But spokesman Al Larsen said the lottery will consider
it depending on how the program in Illinois works out.
MoreShelbyville casino fined $150,000 by state gaming agency
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.
MoreIndiana Live parent seeks Chapter 11 loan extension
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.
MoreIndiana Live receives offer from Hoosier Park owner
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.
MoreSenator drops push for paid dealers at charity games
February 10, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinA proposal to allow charities to pay people to run bingo, poker and other gambling games is too touchy of an issue to tackle
this session, Indiana Senate Public Policy Chairman Ron Alting said Friday morning. Instead, he’ll request a summer
study committee.
MoreState's gambling jackpot starts to shrink
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.
MoreKentucky governor: Casino gambling bill coming soon
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.
MoreFormer Colts QB Schlichter in trouble again
January 19, 2012
Associated PressFormer Indianapolis Colts quarterback Art Schlichter violated his bond conditions in a fraud case by twice testing positive
for cocaine and by refusing several times to provide urine samples, according to a federal probation officer.
MoreLawmaker: Lift ban on paying people to run charity gambling
December 17, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinState Sen. Ron Alting, chairman of the Public Policy Committee, wants to let charities pay people to run their bingo, poker
and other games, a practice that has led to disciplinary action for some organizations.
MoreBill would loosen rules on gambling licenses
December 17, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinLawmakers are preparing to file a bill that would make it easier for charities to obtain gambling licenses.
MoreIndiana Live asks court for $23 million tax refund
December 10, 2011
IBJ StaffBankrupt racetrack and casino asks for help recovering money from Indiana Department of Revenue.
MoreHoosier Lottery paring down lavish new offices
December 9, 2011
Associated PressHoosier Lottery officials have started getting rid of some office and gym equipment that was purchased for the agency's
$2 million move to a new downtown Indianapolis headquarters.
MoreAgency endorses big cut to state horse racing’s $58M subsidy
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.
MoreIndiana's interim lottery chief lines up contractor job
November 11, 2011
Associated PressIndiana's ethics board is signing off on the interim state lottery director's plans to work with a state contractor
once a new lottery chief is found.
MoreCourt sides with racinos in tax dispute with state
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.
MoreIndiana casino expanding to fend off competition
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.
MoreDaniels names interim Hoosier Lottery director
October 17, 2011
Associated PressMegan Ornellas will serve as interim director of the Hoosier Lottery until a replacement can be found for Kathryn Densborn,
who resigned following a flap over her lavish spending on a new headquarters.
MoreIndiana gambling exclusion list has 4,200 members
October 16, 2011
Associated PressNearly 4,200 people have asked the Indiana Gaming Commission to bar them from entering casinos across Indiana.
MoreBig name in horse racing banned from tracks
October 15, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinEd Martin Jr., the former car dealer who helped create Indiana’s horse-racing industry, these days isn’t even
welcome at the state’s tracks. The Indiana Horse Racing Commission banned Martin after he refused to obtain a license,
but he filed a lawsuit in Marion Superior Court last month seeking to overturn the decision.
MoreIndiana Dem chairman calls on lottery director to quit
October 6, 2011
Associated PressThe head of the Indiana Democratic Party wants the director of the Hoosier Lottery to resign after an admission that it overspent
on its new headquarters.
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It's also across the street from Fogo de Chao and Morton's....
Yep, the haters are trying to make good news bad. I guess it is hard to get people to believe the series is dying when they are gaining new sponsors.
David Copperfield! I remember watching his specials on TV when I was little.
Don't forget this is next to an MMA gym, a pawn shop, and some abandoned spaces.
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