Fanatics names former Indiana Gaming Commission director as senior vice president of legal
Sara Tait stepped down from the state’s gambling regulatory body in 2021 after six years in the role.
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Online lottery sales, new casino on Indiana’s gambling docket
Proposals for allowing the Hoosier Lottery to sell tickets online and the opening of a Fort Wayne-area casino are in the cards for what could be Indiana’s biggest gambling expansion since sports wagering was legalized in 2019.
Local leaders plan pitch for downtown casino, circle potential sites
Indianapolis elected officials are considering a big gamble at the Statehouse next year on efforts to land a casino license for downtown.
Legislative leaders talk post-moratorium gambling expansions, more bills reach halfway point
Just six months after a former Indiana lawmaker was sentenced to a year in federal prison for gambling-related corruption, industry expansion proposals are moving through the Legislature.
Indiana casino relocation nixed without a vote
After two hours of testimony from roughly three dozen people, a committee chair opted not to advance a proposal to move a casino license from a southeastern Indiana community to a city 160 miles north—an idea that pitted neighbor against neighbor in the casino’s potential new home.
State’s top gambling regulator to step down
Indiana Gaming Commission Executive Director Greg Small will step down this month, Gov. Eric Holcomb’s office announced Wednesday. General Counsel Dennis Mullen will lead the agency in an acting capacity.
‘Get your house in order’: Lawmakers admonish gambling regulation agency, which defends processes
Key Republican lawmakers on Tuesday scolded the Indiana Gaming Commission over how it levies fines and more — threatening to take legislative action if changes aren’t made.
With gambling legislation on pause, some push for reform
The leaders of the Statehouse’s dual Republican supermajorities have been clear: after recent gambling industry scandals involving former lawmakers, next year’s legislative session will include no expansion.
Former State Rep. Eberhart pleads guilty to felony fraud involving gaming company implicated in other indictments
Former Indiana State Rep. Sean Eberhart has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud as part of his dealings with a gaming company that has landed others in prison.
Appellate court reverses resisting conviction, finding ‘pulling away’ wasn’t ‘forcible resistance’
A man arrested for acting disruptively in a casino has secured the reversal of his resisting law enforcement conviction, but the Court of Appeals of Indiana upheld his remaining convictions.
Legalizing online casinos lands backing of Indiana House committee chair
A rising Indiana lawmaker from Cass County will sponsor legislation to legalize online casino gambling and online lottery games, which would give Hoosiers the ability to play state lottery and casino games on their smartphones, tablets and desktop computers.
Raising the stakes: Momentum builds to allow online casino gambling in Indiana
A growing number of elected officials, lobbyists and casino operators are pushing Indiana and other states to allow brick-and-mortar casinos to host interactive online gambling, often called iGaming.
Indiana well-positioned to legalize iGaming, state study says
Should Indiana legalize internet casino gambling, better known as iGaming, its introduction would be a “relatively smooth process,” bringing hundreds of millions in tax revenue, according to 103-page Indiana Gaming Commission report released Tuesday.
Lawsuit dropped over awarding of Terre Haute casino license
A lawsuit challenging the selection of a company to build a new Terre Haute casino has been dropped, clearing a hurdle for the stalled project.
Lawsuit could further snarl delayed Terre Haute casino plans
Indiana officials are trying to push forward stalled plans for a Terre Haute casino, giving the company that runs the Kentucky Derby a license for the project on Tuesday despite a new lawsuit criticizing the proposed site.
Former Indiana casino executive faces new charges related to tax evasion
An Indiana casino executive is facing additional federal charges connected to an alleged scheme to make illegal corporate casino campaign donations to an Indiana congressional candidate.
Investors in Terre Haute, Gary casinos sue gaming commission over emergency rule
Investors in two Indiana casinos have filed a lawsuit against the Indiana Gaming Commission, alleging the entity overstepped its authority with an emergency rule adopted late last year.
Legislators back expanded gambling at tribe’s South Bend casino
Indiana legislators have endorsed a deal allowing the tribal casino in South Bend to become a full-fledged competitor to Indiana’s other casinos.
Indiana Gaming Commission fines Spectacle $530K for slow removal of CEO
The Indiana Gaming Commission has fined Spectacle Entertainment more than a half-million dollars for not initially complying with an order to remove its former CEO and chairman from any ownership or oversight of the company.
Casino exec Ratcliff permanently banned from Indiana gambling industry
Longtime Indiana casino executive Rod Ratcliff has been permanently banned from the state’s gambling industry. Ratcliff, who previously served as chairman and CEO of Centaur Gaming and as CEO and chairman of Spectacle Entertainment, has been entangled in a battle with the Indiana Gaming Commission for months, as the state agency has been investigating Ratcliff and his companies.