Two Indiana casinos to get new owners in deals worth $3.3B
If the deals are approved, Penn National will take over Ameristar Casino in East Chicago, and Boyd Gaming will take over Belterra Casino in Switzerland County.
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Supreme Court takes up sports betting case
If the Supreme Court strikes down the law, giving sports betting the go-ahead, 32 states would likely offer it within five years, according to one report.
UPDATE: Caesars deal could create gambling juggernaut in Indiana
If Caesars Entertainment is successful in buying Hoosier Park and Indiana Grand, it would have an interest in four of the state’s five largest casinos. The acquisition reportedly is in the works.
Ohio firm buys Indiana Legislative Insight, sister publications
Ed Feigenbaum, long-time publisher of Indiana Legislative Insight, Indiana Gaming Insight and Indiana Education Insight, says he has no plans to leave the operation he founded despite its sale.
Ex-banker gets 5-year sentence for stealing customers’ money
A former assistant manager has been sentenced after pleading guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from depositors. She said she stole the money after she became addicted to playing slot machines.
Three fantasy sports companies granted Indiana licenses
The law requires players to be at least 18 years old, prohibits contests based on college or high school sports, and sets an initial licensing fee of $50,000.
Hoosier Lottery planning new $50 scratch-off ticket
The new ticket would top a current $30 instant game as Indiana's most expensive.
Illinois struggling to rid itself of troubled lottery manager
Two governors tried to fire Northstar Lottery Group. But Northstar—a subsidiary of Gtech Corp., the parent company of Gtech Indiana, which manages the Hoosier Lottery—remains on the job more than two years later.
Reeling casinos seek breaks from Statehouse
Indiana lawmakers are working to keep afloat the state’s crippled casino industry in an effort to shore up declining tax revenue and spur investment.
Lawmakers consider lottery tickets to fund veterans services
Even if the Legislature approves the new lottery tickets, it's uncertain when they could be sold. They're not specified in the existing contract with Gtech Indiana, which runs the Hoosier Lottery.
Lawsuit filed against company that runs Illinois Lottery
Northstar Lottery Group, which is accused of manipulating scratch-off games in Illinois, is a subsidiary of Gtech Corp., the parent of the company that manages the Hoosier Lottery.
Terre Haute casino could keep Hoosiers gambling in Indiana, supporters say
Senate Bill 354 would let Rising Star Casino Resort in Southern Indiana’s Ohio County move 740 gaming positions to Terre Haute.
Terre Haute casino endorsed by Vigo County commissioners
State Sen. Jon Ford, R-Terre Haute, has authored legislation that would move unused gambling slots from Rising Star Resort and Casino in Rising Sun to Terre Haute.
State senator proposes casino for Terre Haute
Legislation to put a casino in one, specific location would be tough to pass. Lawmakers from Gary have tried for years to move one of its riverboat casinos inland and a previous proposal to move part of Rising Sun’s gambling operations to Indianapolis found a skeptical response.
Report: Tribal casino may cut Indiana revenue by $355M
A tribal casino set to open in South Bend in 2018 could reduce Indiana's tax revenue by more than $350 million in its first five years, according to a report released Tuesday by a group that represents most of Indiana's commercial casinos.
Northern Indiana Indian tribe plans to open casino in 2018
The casino is expected to draw business from Indiana's existing casinos, which have already been seeing business shrink because of competition from surrounding states.
Lottery jackpot rigging scandal grows in scope as trials near
A prosecutor says two brothers accused of conspiring to fix lottery games in five states planted software on a lottery computer in Indiana that would have enabled them to fix more games.
Indiana video gambling fans to plan legislative strategy
The Video Game Coalition advocates electronic terminals in places such as bars and truck stops that allow patrons to gamble on poker, blackjack or other games.
Hoosier Lottery says profit up 16 percent from year ago
Lottery officials project a $281 million profit during the 2016 budget year that ended June 30 after record sales for scratch-off tickets and draw games because of large Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots.
Work set to start on $50M Indiana onshore casino
The Tropicana Evansville casino says it will break ground next week on a $50 million facility that will be the first of Indiana's riverboat casinos to move to an onshore site.