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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 . . [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
OTY win up aided by TH; Wind Creek, Bally’s CHI hurt us Until the pandemic hit in 2020, we had traditionally presented you a July deep dive into the mid-year casino numbers, detailing how things had progressed through the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]