The Rocksino—a partnership between Hard Rock Casino and Terre Haute development firm Spectacle Jack LLC—will be the first in the state to have a smoke-free interior. Casinos are an exception to the state’s smoking ban.
U.S. health officials will begin cracking down on most flavored e-cigarettes that are popular with underage teenagers, but the policy will spare a significant portion of the multibillion-dollar vaping market aimed at adults.
Violators could be charged up to $50 for their first violation and up to $500 for more violations in the same year.
A proposed ordinance drafted by Fishers' parks department will go before its city council Tuesday night.
Officials in a central Indiana county have approved a ban on smoking in all bars and private clubs.
Local leaders are expected to vote Monday on proposals that would end smoking in all bars and restaurants.
The unanimous decision says the city can allow smoking at gambling facilities while banning it at bars.
The Indiana Supreme Court wants to hear more from Hoosier Park about why patrons at its off-track betting parlor in downtown Indianapolis should be allowed to light up when smoking in similar public places is generally banned by city ordinance.
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.
Progress in reducing smoking is undeniable, but money to accelerate the decline is falling even faster.
The ban prohibits smoking in places such as restaurants, building entryways and parks, but not bars.
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.
Consumers of e-cigarettes, smokers seeking employment, and Indiana gamblers could experience changes if proposed legislation is made into law.
The Kokomo City Council voted 5-4 Monday night to give initial approval to a ban on smoking in bars and social clubs.
By a 5-4 vote, South Bend failed to join major Indiana cities such as Indianapolis and Fort Wayne that go further than state law to prohibit smoking inside taverns.
A divided Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Evansville’s amended smoking ban, which exempted the former Aztar riverboat casino, now known as Tropicana Evansville.
At issue in part is whether one business or industry can make enough money to be exempted from rules that apply to all others. The decision could have repercussions in communities throughout the state.
State Excise Police say just 108 of the 300,000 Indiana businesses covered by the law have been cited for violating the law, which took effect in July 2012.
A federal judge has denied a challenge by bar owners to a smoking ordinance passed last year by the Indianapolis-Marion County City-County Council.
It appears health advocates have little chance of seeing Indiana's smoking ban extended to include bars.
