Indiana Gaming Insight

Sports wagering over the years

Handle largely up over history, but rate of growth slowing We’ve now had almost seven years of experience with sports wagering since the in-person betting on athletic contests (and what now includes some other entertainment events) went live on [...]

2026-03-24T10:45:56-05:00March 24th, 2026|Indiana Gaming Insight|

Relo got the mojo, but . . .

HB 1038, with hope for 4 counties, in Senate; changes expected Legislation offering a process by which to transfer the existing casino license from Rising Sun in Ohio to Allen County, DeKalb County, Stueben County, or Wayne County via [...]

2026-02-13T13:08:44-05:00February 13th, 2026|Indiana Gaming Insight|

Allen wrench defends the Fort

Initial gaming focus would turn on AC casino; more to come Members of the Indiana House of Representatives returned to Indianapolis December 1 for an early start to the 2026 regular session. They did this to both technically circumvent [...]

2026-01-09T13:29:09-05:00January 9th, 2026|Indiana Gaming Insight|

Views across the Spectrum

Gaming study sparks conversation; controversy The Spectrum Gaming report for the Indiana Gaming Commission on Indiana’s underserved gaming markets is being treated as gospel by the media, many lawmakers, and advocates for a given potential host community . . [...]

2025-12-02T11:19:24-05:00December 2nd, 2025|Indiana Gaming Insight|

Feds seize FTW ‘casino’ cash

Elks 155 “Charity gaming” cash forfeiture trial vacated We told you long ago about the air of mystery over the Indiana Gaming Commission’s October 24, 2023 seizure of $104,950 from the Elks 155 Charity Casino on St. Joe Center [...]

2025-11-14T13:17:37-05:00November 14th, 2025|Indiana Gaming Insight|

The times they are a-changing

As 30th casino gaming anniversary looms, time for assessment? For those who were present at the creation, it may be a bit jarring to realize that December 8 will mark 30 years of legalized riverboat gambling in the State [...]

2025-10-13T14:22:11-05:00October 13th, 2025|Indiana Gaming Insight|

Gamblers, operators lament law

Gambling loss cap to cost taxpayers directly; operators upset, too No members of the Hoosier congressional delegation have made any public statement about the surprise change the One Big Beautiful Bill Act made to the 100% deduction for gambling [...]

2025-08-01T11:39:09-05:00August 1st, 2025|Indiana Gaming Insight|

Lottery sales lag . . .

Mega jackpots absent; instant ticket sales slow – not just us? Hoosier Lottery revenues face “challenges” from a lack of mega-draw game jackpots and a “softening” in the lottery’s traditional bread-and-butter product, scratch-off tickets, lottery staffers acknowledge at the [...]

2025-07-03T10:21:56-05:00July 3rd, 2025|Indiana Gaming Insight|

Hopper half-full or half-empty?

No iGaming, some charity gaming, some tweaks, no tax hikes Following what was effectively a three-year interregnum in which gaming legislation was leges non grata thanks to an ongoing set of federal investigations which imprisoned three former legislators on [...]

2025-06-11T15:50:35-05:00June 11th, 2025|Indiana Gaming Insight|
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