Indiana lottery not spooked after Illinois fires contractor
Hoosier Lottery spokeswoman Courtney Arango said Indiana is committed to keeping its contract with private operator Gtech Indiana.
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Horse industry worries about plans to curb casino subsidies
Horse track operators and breeders are concerned the good times might be trotting to a close as some states move to rein in a lucrative subsidy that's helped prop up their long suffering-industry.
Casino operator proposes $650M development on airport site
The complex, called American Place, would contain Indiana's smallest casino, 1.2 million square feet of retail space, 200 condominiums, 25 high-end hotel suites, a conference and performance center, offices, a movie theater with moving seats and a health club.
Owner of 3 Indiana casinos sells real estate in $4.7B deal
The deal will create a combined real estate investment trust that will own 35 casino and hotel facilities in 14 states, including three in Indiana.
Indiana agency: No action planned over card game prizes
Gaming Commission Executive Director Sara Tait said her agency never had plans to take action against a senior center that offered prizes like cookies and toilet paper in euchre card games.
Court: Betting facility not exempt from city’s smoking law
An appeals court panel has ruled that an off-track betting facility in downtown Indianapolis can’t be excluded from the city's ban on smoking in places such as bars and restaurants.
Longtime CEO of state casino lobbying group stepping down
Mike Smith plans to resign as president and CEO of the Casino Association of Indiana after more than a dozen years in the position, the group announced Monday.
Casinos say law won’t be cure-all
Indiana lawmakers bought the state’s embattled casino industry time, but the new protections might not be enough to ensure each gambling parlor’s long-term survival.
Indianapolis bar owners challenge city’s smoking ban
Attorneys for the owners of the Whistle Stop Inn and the Thirsty Turtle argued before the court Monday that the city shouldn’t be allowed to ban smoking at bars that don’t offer gambling when it allows smoking at off-track betting facilities.
Tribe chairman says new Indiana law violates U.S. law
Tribal Chairman John Warren said the law specifying the process for the state to enter into a compact violates the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act because it includes stipulations on what the compact must include.
Bill allowing on-land moves by riverboats to become law
Indiana’s riverboat casinos will be allowed to build new on-land facilities under a bill that Gov. Mike Pence will allow to become law without his signature. But Pence vetoed a bill that would have allowed online betting on horses.
Pence doesn’t know if he’ll sign gambling bill
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence says he hasn’t decided whether to sign a gambling bill into law even though legislators took steps to try to avoid a veto.
Deal allows inland moves for Indiana’s riverboat casinos
Lawmakers have approved a deal to allow Indiana's riverboat casinos to build on-land facilities, but live dealers won't be working table games anytime soon at the state's two horse track casinos.
Indiana lawmakers facing decisions on budget, casino changes
Indiana lawmakers were grappling Wednesday over where to make cuts in the new state budget with little more than a week remaining in the legislative session while also debating what steps should be taken to help struggling casinos.
Lawmakers still unsettled over more live casino dealers
The question of whether the two horse track casinos in central Indiana will be allowed to add live dealers for their current electronic table games remained unsettled Monday with little more than a week left in this year's legislative session.
Lawmakers looking for compromise on gambling bill
The legislation will move to a joint House-Senate conference committee where members will try to strike a deal that can be passed by both chambers by midnight April 29.
Delay in live dealers possible sticking point in gambling bill
The Senate bill, which passed 36-13, doesn’t allow live dealers to oversee table games at the state’s horse track-based casinos in Anderson and Shelbyville, at least not for five years. And that could be a deal-breaker in the House.
Centaur holding out hope for live dealers at racinos
Centaur Gaming plans to release an annual report this week that plays up its charitable contributions and tax payments as state senators debate whether to allow the company to add live dealers at its central Indiana racetrack casinos.
Existing casinos concerned about proposed Pokagon casino
Because Four Winds Casino would be on land-in-trust controlled by a Native American tribe, it would not be subject to the same tax and regulatory system as other casinos in Indiana.
Live dealers to be delayed under gambling bill amendment
Racetrack casinos would have to wait until 2021 to get live dealers at table games under a proposed Senate amendment to a gambling bill that has already passed the House.