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.
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Colts, FanDuel partner on ticket deal as new bet-friendly spaces prepare to open
The Colts FanDuel Pass includes tickets to four preselected regular season home games, along with $25 per game in gaming credit for FanDuel’s sports book app.
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Indy’s pro sports teams find ways to welcome gamblers
Teams are trying to earn indirect revenue from mobile sports betting, carving out areas in their facilities that cater to fans who want to follow their bets while taking in a game downtown.
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Gambling bill could help bars recover
Senate Bill 245 would double the prize limits for certain pull-tab games and allow the 1,242 bars and taverns with Type II gaming licenses to offer sports-themed pull-tab games and tip boards.
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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.
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Colts ink another deal for stadium space with sports gambling partner
As part of the deal, the West Club at the stadium will be renamed the WynnBet Club—a 21-and-up sports bar on the club level.
Colts ink fresh deal with Caesars for stadium space geared toward gamblers
The Caesars Sportsbook Lounge replaces the former Blue Room as a place in Lucas Oil Stadium where patrons 21 years and older can go to see games in progress on TVs and view live odds while they place bets from their phones.
Hoosier Lottery says ticket sales jumped 26% for record profit
The boost in revenue will result in the lottery sending a record $375 million in profits to the state—up about $71 million, or 23%, from the year before.
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 lottery sees big jump in ticket sales amid pandemic
Officials told the State Lottery Commission this past week that they projected that scratch-off ticket sales would be up almost 27% for the fiscal year ending June 30 compared with a year ago.
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.
Investors in Terre Haute, Gary casinos sue gaming commission over emergency rule
The complaint argues the Indiana Gaming Commission is not permitted to require investors to acquire a Level 1 occupational gambling license, which requires the collection of extensive financial and personal information that would not necessarily be kept confidential.
Legislators back expanded gambling at tribe’s Indiana casino
The 20-year agreement prevents state officials from allowing new casino competition across most of northern and northwestern Indiana, including no future moves by the existing casinos in Hammond, East Chicago, Gary and Michigan City.
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.
Problem-gambling foes warn of sports-betting college deals
The National Council on Problem Gambling on Tuesday issued a set of recommendations for such deals that aim to reduce the danger of students developing a gambling problem.
WISH-TV to launch show dedicated to sports betting
“All Indiana Bets” will begin airing on WISH-TV in August, DuJuan McCoy, owner and CEO of WISH parent Circle City Broadcasting, announced Monday.
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.
Casino exec Ratcliff permanently banned from Indiana gambling industry
Rod Ratcliff, the former chief executive for Centaur Gaming and Spectacle Entertainment, reached a settlement agreement with the Indiana Gaming Commission that requires him to sell his remaining casino ownership shares.
Gaming Commission files petition to permanently revoke Ratcliff’s gaming license
The Indiana Gaming Commission alleges longtime casino executive Rod Ratcliff funneled money from his former company into a personal gambling account and repeatedly concealed financial information from the commission that should have been disclosed.
Indiana Gaming Commission asks court to dismiss Ratcliff lawsuit
The Indiana Gaming Commission is arguing that longtime casino executive Rod Ratcliff’s lawsuit should be dismissed because he has not exhausted all of his administrative appeal options.