New site proposed for Terre Haute casino
Kentucky-based Churchill Downs Inc. has filed to rezone nearly 50 acres near Interstate 70 and State Road 46 to build the Queen of Terre Haute Resort.
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Indiana allowing sports wagers on 7 Winter Olympic events
The Indiana Gaming Commission said the state’s online and retail sports wagering operations could accept bets on alpine skiing, bobsled, cross-country skiing, curling, ice hockey, short-track speed skating and speed skating.
2021 Year in Review: Scandal rocks casino project
Troubled Indianapolis-based casino company Spectacle Entertainment was at the center of multiple controversies in 2021, from its top executive being forced out to losing stakes in two new casino projects.
New lawsuit could further snarl-delayed Terre Haute casino plans
One of the companies that was pass over for the license, Las Vegas-based Full House Resorts, has sued the Indiana Gaming Commission, claiming it didn’t follow state law when it picked Churchill Downs to develop the casino.
Churchill Downs to operate Terre Haute casino
Louisville-based Churchill Downs proposed a $240 million project known as the Queen of Terre Haute, to be built on nearly 21 acres west of the Haute City Shopping Mall.
Caesars plans $34 million expansion at Anderson casino
The company plans a 38,000-square-foot expansion at Hoosier Park that will result in 100 more slot machines, along with restaurant and bar space and a new drive-through area for valet parking.
Pick for new Terre Haute casino owner expected in November
The Indiana Gaming Commission has started reviewing applications from four companies for the casino license that were submitted in September.
Former Indiana casino executive faces new charges related to tax evasion
John Keeler was indicted this week by a federal grand jury on two new charges related to illegally using campaign donations to lower the taxable income for Centaur Holdings, parent of the casino company where Keeler was vice president and general counsel.
Four companies seek to revive stalled Terre Haute casino plans
Gaming Commission executive director Greg Small said the agency hoped to select a company for the Terre Haute license by the end of this year.
Gonso Tait to step down as head of state gaming commission after 6 years
Sara Gonso Tait’s six-year tenure has been marked by several major rulings involving casinos and fines imposed against their operators.
Hard Rock taking over casino from troubled Indianapolis company
Hard Rock International is assuming at least 85% ownership of a northwestern Indiana casino from an Indianapolis-based ownership group whose top executives have faced criminal and financial misconduct allegations.
In-person gamblers lifting U.S. casino market to its best year
Only four states, Nevada, Mississippi, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, took in more gambling revenue than Indiana during the first half of the year.
Lucy Luck loses license for Terre Haute casino before construction starts
The Indiana Gaming Commission voted Thursday not to renew Lucy Luck’s license for a planned casino in Terre Haute after it failed to complete financing for the project.
Work could start this summer on delayed Terre Haute casino
The casino’s groundbreaking could happen in late June or early July, with an opening by fall 2022, Hard Rock International executive Jon Lucas told the Indiana Gaming Commission on Tuesday.
Indiana casino’s next owner expects to retain 700 employees
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is expecting state regulators to approve its ownership of the casino later this year.
$300M casino opens in Gary despite ownership controversy
The Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana’s opening was snarled by a state investigation into allegations of financial wrongdoings by the casino developer’s former top executive.
Casino regulators defend rules in court, say problems led to new licensing rules
The Indiana Gaming Commission filed a response Thursday in Marion Superior Court to a lawsuit filed last month by seven investors in Spectacle Entertainment, the parent company of two casinos in Gary and a casino under construction in Terre Haute.
Caesars puts pandemic losses at $2B, wants insurers to pay
Casino giant Caesars Entertainment Inc., which operates multiple properties in Indiana, is suing a long list of insurance carriers it accuses of balking at paying its business interruption costs.
Indiana Gaming Commission fines Spectacle $530K for slow removal of CEO
The 53-day lag between when the commission ordered Spectacle to remove Rod Ratcliff from his role as an owner to when the company complied was unacceptable, according to Gaming Commission Executive Director Sara Gonso Tait.
Indiana Grand expansion to create more than 100 jobs
The 25,000-square-foot expansion to the Shelbyville casino will provide space for more slot machines and additional gaming tables, plus upgrade its poker facilities.