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{{short description|Types and locations of gambling allowed in Indiana, US}}
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[[Indiana]] law authorizes ten land-based or [[riverboat casino]]s on [[Lake Michigan]] and the [[Ohio River]], one land-based casino in [[French Lick]], and [[racino]]s at the state's two [[horse racing|horse tracks]]. In addition, there is one [[Indian casino]] in the state.
[[Indiana]] law authorizes ten land-based or [[riverboat casino]]s on [[Lake Michigan]] and the [[Ohio River]], one land-based casino in [[French Lick]], and [[racino]]s at the state's two [[horse racing|horse tracks]]. In addition, there is one [[Indian casino]] in the state. Other forms of legal gambling are the [[Hoosier Lottery]], [[parimutuel wagering]] on horse races, and [[sports betting]].


==Lottery==
==Lottery==
The [[Indiana Constitution]] of 1851 included a ban on lotteries,<ref>{{cite book|last=Howard|first=Timothy Edward|title=A History of St. Joseph County, Indiana|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QS8VAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA98|year=1907|publisher=Lewis Publishing Company|page=98}}</ref> which was broadly construed by courts as a prohibition on gambling in general.<ref>{{cite report|title=Taxation of Set Aside Amounts under Slot Machine Wagering Tax Law|publisher=Indiana Office of the Attorney General|date=March 7, 2012|page=2|url=http://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/files/Official_Opinion_2012-1.pdf|accessdate=2012-07-08}}</ref> In 1988, state voters approved a constitutional amendment lifting the lottery ban, establishing the [[Hoosier Lottery]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Voters lift state curb on lottery|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|publisher=via HighBeam|date=November 9, 1988|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1085387A6A5E387C.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326043621/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1085387A6A5E387C.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=March 26, 2016}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
The [[Indiana Constitution]] of 1851 included a ban on lotteries,<ref>{{cite book|last=Howard|first=Timothy Edward|title=A History of St. Joseph County, Indiana|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofstjosep01howa|year=1907|publisher=Lewis Publishing Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofstjosep01howa/page/98 98]}}</ref> which was broadly construed by courts as a prohibition on gambling in general.<ref>{{cite report|title=Taxation of Set Aside Amounts under Slot Machine Wagering Tax Law|publisher=Indiana Office of the Attorney General|date=March 7, 2012|page=2|url=http://www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/files/Official_Opinion_2012-1.pdf|accessdate=2012-07-08}}</ref> In 1988, state voters approved a constitutional amendment lifting the lottery ban, establishing the [[Hoosier Lottery]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Voters lift state curb on lottery|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=November 9, 1988|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1085387A6A5E387C.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326043621/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1085387A6A5E387C.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 26, 2016}} </ref>


The Hoosier Lottery sells scratch-off tickets since October 1989. It is a member of the [[Multi-State Lottery Association]] since 1990. and co-founder of [[Powerball]] in 1992. It joined [[Mega Millions]] in 2010 and [[Cash4Life]] in 2016. Other draw games include Hoosier Lotto, Cash 5, and Poker Lotto.
The Hoosier Lottery sells scratch-off tickets since October 1989. It is a member of the [[Multi-State Lottery Association]] since 1990. and co-founder of [[Powerball]] in 1992. It joined [[Mega Millions]] in 2010 and [[Cash4Life]] in 2016. Other draw games include Hoosier Lotto, Cash 5, and Poker Lotto.


==Horse racing==
==Horse racing==
Pari-mutuel betting was legalized in 1989. [[Hoosier Park]] opened in [[Anderson, Indiana|Anderson]] in 1994, and off-track betting parlors opened in the state in 1995. [[Indiana Downs]] opened in [[Shelbyville, Indiana|Shelbyville]] in 2002. Hoosier Park became a [[racino]] on 2008 and Indiana Downs did the same in 2009.
Pari-mutuel betting was legalized in 1989. Harrah's [[Hoosier Park]] opened in [[Anderson, Indiana|Anderson]] in 1994, and off-track betting parlors opened in the state in 1995. [[Indiana Downs]] (now Horseshoe Indianapolis) opened in [[Shelbyville, Indiana|Shelbyville]] in 2002. Hoosier Park became a [[racino]] on 2008 and Indiana Downs did the same in 2009.


==Casinos==
==Casinos==
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Critics of lottery legalization said the measure would lead to casino gambling,<ref>{{cite news|title=One of the hottest issues voters will face in November is deceptively simple: Should the Indiana Constitution be amended to remove the language that prohibits lotteries?|newspaper=USA Today|first=James|last=Grass|agency=Gannett|date=May 4, 1988|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:USTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12825C285D93B760&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> while legislators said there would be little support for casinos.<ref>{{cite news|title=No sure thing in lottery vote|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|first=Chris|last=Isidore|date=November 4, 1988|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10853875AE594222&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
Critics of lottery legalization said the measure would lead to casino gambling,<ref>{{cite news|title=One of the hottest issues voters will face in November is deceptively simple: Should the Indiana Constitution be amended to remove the language that prohibits lotteries?|newspaper=USA Today|first=James|last=Grass|agency=Gannett|date=May 4, 1988|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:USTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=12825C285D93B760&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> while legislators said there would be little support for casinos.<ref>{{cite news|title=No sure thing in lottery vote|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|first=Chris|last=Isidore|date=November 4, 1988|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10853875AE594222&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref>


Within months of the amendment's passage, [[Gary, Indiana|Gary]] mayor Thomas Barnes proposed opening up the economically depressed city to high-rise resort casinos.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gary mayor touts casinos|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|first1=Norman|last1=Parishand|first2=Nancy J.|last2=Winkley|date=January 12, 1989|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=108532BF9ECDAFE6&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Gary mayor putting bet on casinos|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=January 26, 1989|publisher=via ProQuest|first=Laurie|last=Goering|url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1015360162/137CAA77E20D4BECDE}} {{subscription required}}</ref> The [[Indiana General Assembly]] rejected a Gary casino bill in 1989,<ref>{{cite news|title=Despite defeat, Gary to push casino fight|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|first=Audra D.|last=Strong|date=March 8, 1989|publisher=via ProQuest|url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1015366100/137CEEBEC9E1F2B0003}} {{subscription required}}</ref> but did assent to a non-binding referendum,<ref>{{cite news|title=Gary casino referendum clears both chambers, heads to Bayh|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|first=Nancy J.|last=Winkley|date=April 27, 1989|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=108533270E736989&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> which city voters approved by 60 percent.<ref>{{cite news|title=Battle in Indiana looms on gambling|newspaper=New York Times|agency=AP|date=November 7, 1989|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/07/us/battle-in-indiana-looms-on-gambling.html}}</ref> The city began talks to acquire 350 acres of land at the [[Gary Works]] for as many as five casinos.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gary near deal with U.S. Steel on lakefront site for casinos|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|first=Ronald|last=Koziol|date=December 5, 1989|publisher=via ProQuest|url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1017495882/137CAA77E20D4BECDE}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
Within months of the amendment's passage, [[Gary, Indiana|Gary]] mayor Thomas Barnes proposed opening up the economically depressed city to high-rise resort casinos.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gary mayor touts casinos|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|first1=Norman|last1=Parishand|first2=Nancy J.|last2=Winkley|date=January 12, 1989|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=108532BF9ECDAFE6&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Gary mayor putting bet on casinos|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=January 26, 1989|first=Laurie|last=Goering|url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1015360162/137CAA77E20D4BECDE|via=ProQuest}} {{subscription required}}</ref> The [[Indiana General Assembly]] rejected a Gary casino bill in 1989,<ref>{{cite news|title=Despite defeat, Gary to push casino fight|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|first=Audra D.|last=Strong|date=March 8, 1989|url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1015366100/137CEEBEC9E1F2B0003|via=ProQuest}} {{subscription required}}</ref> but did assent to a non-binding referendum,<ref>{{cite news|title=Gary casino referendum clears both chambers, heads to Bayh|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|first=Nancy J.|last=Winkley|date=April 27, 1989|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=108533270E736989&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> which city voters approved by 60 percent.<ref>{{cite news|title=Battle in Indiana looms on gambling|newspaper=New York Times|agency=AP|date=November 7, 1989|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/11/07/us/battle-in-indiana-looms-on-gambling.html}}</ref> The city began talks to acquire 350 acres of land at the [[Gary Works]] for as many as five casinos.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gary near deal with U.S. Steel on lakefront site for casinos|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|first=Ronald|last=Koziol|date=December 5, 1989|url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1017495882/137CAA77E20D4BECDE|via=ProQuest}} {{subscription required}}</ref>


Gaming companies from Nevada and Atlantic City flocked to join in lobbying efforts to support a second attempt in the 1990 legislative session,<ref>{{cite news|title=Trump hints he's player in Gary casinos|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|first=Ronald|last=Koziol|date=December 9, 1989|publisher=via ProQuest|url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1019018300/137CAA77E20D4BECDE}} {{subscription required}}</ref> but it was blocked by Senate Republican leaders.<ref>{{cite news|title=Casino effort dead for session; bill not called to Senate floor|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|first=Nancy J.|last=Winkley|date=February 27, 1990|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10852F8F8BD40954&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Casino issue dead for 1990|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|first=Nancy J.|last=Winkley|date=March 13, 1990|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10852FA14E31A302&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> In the 1991 session, state Rep. [[Charlie Brown (Indiana politician)|Charlie Brown]] of Gary introduced an expanded bill authorizing riverboat casinos on the [[Ohio River]] and a casino in the resort area of [[French Lick]] and [[West Baden Springs]], to attract broader support.<ref>{{cite news|title=Downstate areas included in casino bill|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|first=Nancy J.|last=Winkley|date=January 29, 1991|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10852BEA65DA4B2C&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> The mayor of [[Hammond, Indiana|Hammond]] floated the idea of converting the [[Milwaukee Clipper|SS ''Clipper'']] into a casino,<ref>{{cite news|title=Clipper could become floating casino|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=October 19, 1990|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10853098668618F1&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> but it was not included in the bill. The proposal passed the House but was rejected by a Senate committee.<ref>{{cite news|title=Senate committee defeats legalized casino gambling|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|first=Nancy J.|last=Winkley|date=April 4, 1991|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10852C4DF2346EF1&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Many local bills faded, fell|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|first=Nancy J.|last=Winkley|date=May 6, 1991|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10852C7C86683FBF&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
Gaming companies from Nevada and Atlantic City flocked to join in lobbying efforts to support a second attempt in the 1990 legislative session,<ref>{{cite news|title=Trump hints he's player in Gary casinos|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|first=Ronald|last=Koziol|date=December 9, 1989|url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1019018300/137CAA77E20D4BECDE|via=ProQuest}} {{subscription required}}</ref> but it was blocked by Senate Republican leaders.<ref>{{cite news|title=Casino effort dead for session; bill not called to Senate floor|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|first=Nancy J.|last=Winkley|date=February 27, 1990|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10852F8F8BD40954&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Casino issue dead for 1990|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|first=Nancy J.|last=Winkley|date=March 13, 1990|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10852FA14E31A302&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> In the 1991 session, state Rep. [[Charlie Brown (Indiana politician)|Charlie Brown]] of Gary introduced an expanded bill authorizing riverboat casinos on the [[Ohio River]] and a casino in the resort area of [[French Lick]] and [[West Baden Springs]], to attract broader support.<ref>{{cite news|title=Downstate areas included in casino bill|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|first=Nancy J.|last=Winkley|date=January 29, 1991|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10852BEA65DA4B2C&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> The mayor of [[Hammond, Indiana|Hammond]] floated the idea of converting the [[Milwaukee Clipper|SS ''Clipper'']] into a casino,<ref>{{cite news|title=Clipper could become floating casino|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=October 19, 1990|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10853098668618F1&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> but it was not included in the bill. The proposal passed the House but was rejected by a Senate committee.<ref>{{cite news|title=Senate committee defeats legalized casino gambling|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|first=Nancy J.|last=Winkley|date=April 4, 1991|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10852C4DF2346EF1&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Many local bills faded, fell|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|first=Nancy J.|last=Winkley|date=May 6, 1991|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10852C7C86683FBF&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref>


Brown introduced a Gary casino bill in the 1992 session, but it drew little support due to legislators' aversion to controversy in an election year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Casino effort seems to be over|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=January 14, 1992|publisher=via HighBeam|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EDEC755D30FB.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409173112/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EDEC755D30FB.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=April 9, 2016}}</ref> Southern Indiana legislators introduced a bill to allow riverboat casinos on the Ohio River, which passed the House,<ref>{{cite news|title=Riverboat bill floats through Ind. House|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=January 28, 1992|publisher=via HighBeam|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EDFE369AC717.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125040602/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EDFE369AC717.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=January 25, 2013}} {{subscription required}}</ref> and was then expanded, with support from Gary lawmakers, to include boats on Lake Michigan,<ref>{{cite news|title=Riverboat bid gets backing|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=January 30, 1992|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EE015A9B17F2.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125064934/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EE015A9B17F2.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=January 25, 2013|publisher=via HighBeam}} {{subscription required}}</ref> which were seen as less controversial than land-based casinos.<ref>{{cite news|title=New casino push: Legislators know odds are long|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=December 9, 1991|publisher=via HighBeam|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-10852D911427884D.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409173126/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-10852D911427884D.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=April 9, 2016}} {{subscription required}}</ref> The bill was rejected by the Senate.<ref>{{cite news|title=Senate pulls plug on riverboat gambling|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=February 5, 1992|publisher=via HighBeam|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EE0AC2DE78C2.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314065827/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EE0AC2DE78C2.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=March 14, 2016}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
Brown introduced a Gary casino bill in the 1992 session, but it drew little support due to legislators' aversion to controversy in an election year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Casino effort seems to be over|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=January 14, 1992 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EDEC755D30FB.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409173112/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EDEC755D30FB.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 9, 2016}}</ref> Southern Indiana legislators introduced a bill to allow riverboat casinos on the Ohio River, which passed the House,<ref>{{cite news|title=Riverboat bill floats through Ind. House|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=January 28, 1992 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EDFE369AC717.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125040602/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EDFE369AC717.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 25, 2013}} </ref> and was then expanded, with support from Gary lawmakers, to include boats on Lake Michigan,<ref>{{cite news|title=Riverboat bid gets backing|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=January 30, 1992|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EE015A9B17F2.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125064934/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EE015A9B17F2.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 25, 2013 }} </ref> which were seen as less controversial than land-based casinos.<ref>{{cite news|title=New casino push: Legislators know odds are long|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=December 9, 1991 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-10852D911427884D.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409173126/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-10852D911427884D.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 9, 2016}} </ref> The bill was rejected by the Senate.<ref>{{cite news|title=Senate pulls plug on riverboat gambling|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=February 5, 1992 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EE0AC2DE78C2.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314065827/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EE0AC2DE78C2.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 14, 2016}} </ref>


With new backing from Republican entrepreneur [[Dean White (businessman)|Dean White]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Gary gets last roll of dice for casinos|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=January 3, 1993|publisher=via HighBeam|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EAC309EAB512.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409173049/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EAC309EAB512.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=April 9, 2016}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Brown reintroduced his bill in the 1993 session, with land-based casinos in Gary and French Lick, and riverboats on the Ohio River, and it passed the House,<ref>{{cite news|title=Casino passage marked by last-minute lobbying|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=March 5, 1993|publisher=via HighBeam|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EB11CB3C7FB5.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409173056/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EB11CB3C7FB5.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=April 9, 2016}} {{subscription required}}</ref> but was again voted down in Senate committee.<ref>{{cite news|title=GOP to Northwest Indiana: No dice!|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=March 24, 1993|publisher=via HighBeam|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EB28C806F50E.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309185156/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EB28C806F50E.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=March 9, 2016}} {{subscription required}}</ref> A measure was introduced later in the session to allow four riverboats each on Lake Michigan and the Ohio, but it was killed by Senate leaders.<ref>{{cite news|title=Riverboat bill torpedoed in Senate battle|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=April 24, 1993|publisher=via HighBeam|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EB4A8415DF6B.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125034148/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EB4A8415DF6B.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=January 25, 2013}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
With new backing from Republican entrepreneur [[Dean White (businessman)|Dean White]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Gary gets last roll of dice for casinos|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=January 3, 1993 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EAC309EAB512.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409173049/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EAC309EAB512.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 9, 2016}} </ref> Brown reintroduced his bill in the 1993 session, with land-based casinos in Gary and French Lick, and riverboats on the Ohio River, and it passed the House,<ref>{{cite news|title=Casino passage marked by last-minute lobbying|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=March 5, 1993 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EB11CB3C7FB5.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409173056/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EB11CB3C7FB5.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 9, 2016}} </ref> but was again voted down in Senate committee.<ref>{{cite news|title=GOP to Northwest Indiana: No dice!|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=March 24, 1993 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EB28C806F50E.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309185156/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EB28C806F50E.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 9, 2016}} </ref> A measure was introduced later in the session to allow four riverboats each on Lake Michigan and the Ohio, but it was killed by Senate leaders.<ref>{{cite news|title=Riverboat bill torpedoed in Senate battle|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=April 24, 1993 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EB4A8415DF6B.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125034148/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EB4A8415DF6B.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 25, 2013}} </ref>


Because it failed to approve a budget,<ref>{{cite news|title=Split happens: lawmakers must meet again|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=May 2, 1993|publisher=via HighBeam|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EB53E3F3ACAE.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125050648/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EB53E3F3ACAE.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=January 25, 2013}} {{subscription required}}</ref> the Assembly convened for a special session in June 1993.<ref>{{cite news|title=Legislators start OT session|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=June 9, 1993|publisher=via HighBeam|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EB7C00DAA61C.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326044055/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EB7C00DAA61C.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=March 26, 2016}} {{subscription required}}</ref> After weeks of wrangling, a compromise was reached on a Republican budget with no tax increases, with a few side issues to appease Democrats, including authorization of riverboat casinos.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lawmakers reach budget compromise|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=June 30, 1993|publisher=via HighBeam|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EB92F228021F.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125042547/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EB92F228021F.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=January 25, 2013}} {{subscription required}}</ref> The law allowed up to five sites on the shore of Lake Michigan (including two in Gary), five on the Ohio River, and one on [[Patoka Lake]], near French Lick.<ref name=simpson>{{cite news|title=Riverboats shoot for early '94|newspaper=Evansville Courier|first=Cam|last=Simpson|date=July 1, 1993|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:EVCB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EAE47DE778262C6&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Casinos were expected to raise at least $100 million in taxes per year.<ref name=simpson />
Because it failed to approve a budget,<ref>{{cite news|title=Split happens: lawmakers must meet again|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=May 2, 1993 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EB53E3F3ACAE.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125050648/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EB53E3F3ACAE.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 25, 2013}} </ref> the Assembly convened for a special session in June 1993.<ref>{{cite news|title=Legislators start OT session|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=June 9, 1993 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EB7C00DAA61C.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326044055/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EB7C00DAA61C.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 26, 2016}} </ref> After weeks of wrangling, a compromise was reached on a Republican budget with no tax increases, with a few side issues to appease Democrats, including authorization of riverboat casinos.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lawmakers reach budget compromise|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|date=June 30, 1993 |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EB92F228021F.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125042547/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EB92F228021F.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 25, 2013}} </ref> The law allowed up to five sites on the shore of Lake Michigan (including two in Gary), five on the Ohio River, and one on [[Patoka Lake]], near French Lick.<ref name=simpson>{{cite news|title=Riverboats shoot for early '94|newspaper=Evansville Courier|first=Cam|last=Simpson|date=July 1, 1993|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:EVCB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EAE47DE778262C6&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Casinos were expected to raise at least $100 million in taxes per year.<ref name=simpson />


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Michigan City's [[Blue Chip Casino]], moored in a channel of [[Trail Creek (Lake Michigan)|Trail Creek]] where it was built on-site,<ref>{{cite news|title=Blue Chip Casino set to sail channel in state's northeast|newspaper=The Journal Gazette|location=Fort Wayne|agency=AP|date=July 15, 1997|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:FWJB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB783C864699620&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> opened in August 1997.<ref>{{cite news|title=New NWI casino boat afloat|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|first=Carole|last=Carlson|date=August 23, 1997|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=108498784D437715&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
Michigan City's [[Blue Chip Casino]], moored in a channel of [[Trail Creek (Lake Michigan)|Trail Creek]] where it was built on-site,<ref>{{cite news|title=Blue Chip Casino set to sail channel in state's northeast|newspaper=The Journal Gazette|location=Fort Wayne|agency=AP|date=July 15, 1997|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:FWJB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB783C864699620&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> opened in August 1997.<ref>{{cite news|title=New NWI casino boat afloat|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|first=Carole|last=Carlson|date=August 23, 1997|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=108498784D437715&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref>


By May 1998, the two Cincinnati-area casinos were reporting strong results, so the commission decided to lift its unofficial moratorium on issuing a fifth license.<ref>{{cite news|title=Riverboat license moratorium reconsidered by commission|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|agency=AP|date=May 8, 1998|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10848F9D0C5191C3&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> [[Isle of Capri Casinos|Casino America]], the sole applicant for Crawford County, dropped its bid,<ref>{{cite news|title=County loses only applicant for riverboat|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|agency=AP|date=August 13, 1998|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1084906E6FA40D10&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> leaving just one proposal for the commission to consider, a joint venture of [[Pinnacle Entertainment|Hollywood Park]] and Boomtown in [[Vevay, Indiana|Vevay]], which it approved in September.<ref>{{cite news|title=Switzerland County lands casino|newspaper=Cincinnati Post|first=Barry M.|last=Horstman|date=September 15, 1998|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:CNPB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB0343E541F0B97&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
By May 1998, the two Cincinnati-area casinos were reporting strong results, so the commission decided to lift its unofficial moratorium on issuing a fifth license.<ref>{{cite news|title=Riverboat license moratorium reconsidered by commission|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|agency=AP|date=May 8, 1998|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=10848F9D0C5191C3&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> [[Isle of Capri Casinos|Casino America]], the sole applicant for Crawford County, dropped its bid,<ref>{{cite news|title=County loses only applicant for riverboat|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|agency=AP|date=August 13, 1998|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1084906E6FA40D10&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> leaving just one proposal for the commission to consider, a joint venture of [[Pinnacle Entertainment|Hollywood Park]] and Boomtown in [[Vevay, Indiana|Vevay]], which it approved in September.<ref>{{cite news|title=Switzerland County lands casino|newspaper=Cincinnati Post|first=Barry M.|last=Horstman|date=September 15, 1998|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:CNPB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB0343E541F0B97&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref>


[[Caesars Indiana]] finally opened in November 1998.<ref>{{cite news|title=Let the games begin|newspaper=Lexington Herald-Leader|first=James|last=Prichard|agency=AP|date=November 22, 1998|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:LHLB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB741E932078857&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> After being delayed by damage from a mid-river collision en route to Vevay,<ref>{{cite news|title=Accident delays casino opening|newspaper=Cincinnati Post|first=Barry M.|last=Horstman|date=August 10, 2000|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:CNPB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB18E8489CD5203&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> the [[Belterra Casino]] opened in October 2000.<ref>{{cite news|title=Viva, Las Vevay! Sleepy river town gets a dose of casino caffeine|newspaper=Dayton Daily News|first=Bob|last=Batz|date=November 5, 2000|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:DDNB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F51F482CF330D00&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
[[Caesars Indiana]] finally opened in November 1998.<ref>{{cite news|title=Let the games begin|newspaper=Lexington Herald-Leader|first=James|last=Prichard|agency=AP|date=November 22, 1998|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:LHLB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB741E932078857&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> After being delayed by damage from a mid-river collision en route to Vevay,<ref>{{cite news|title=Accident delays casino opening|newspaper=Cincinnati Post|first=Barry M.|last=Horstman|date=August 10, 2000|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:CNPB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB18E8489CD5203&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> the [[Belterra Casino]] opened in October 2000.<ref>{{cite news|title=Viva, Las Vevay! Sleepy river town gets a dose of casino caffeine|newspaper=Dayton Daily News|first=Bob|last=Batz|date=November 5, 2000|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:DDNB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F51F482CF330D00&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref>


===Later developments===
===Later developments===
The Patoka Lake license went unused because the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]], which claims ownership of the reservoir,<ref>{{cite news|title=Corps opposes Patoka casino|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|publisher=via HighBeam|date=August 15, 1993|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EBC25F7AB242.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924171623/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EBC25F7AB242.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=September 24, 2015}} {{subscription required}}</ref> had a regulation against gambling on its property.<ref>{{cite news|title=Patoka Lake casino backers still hopeful: Deadline today, but no one applies|newspaper=Evansville Courier|first=Tom|last=Raithel|date=March 4, 1994|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:EVCB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EAE48D4AEB622F9&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Legislators in 2003 authorized an eleventh casino to instead be built in a man-made lake in the area of French Lick and West Baden Springs.<ref>{{cite news|title=Orange County to vote on gambling operation: French Lick casino bill signed|newspaper=Evansville Courier|first=Jennifer|last=Whitson|date=April 30, 2003|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:EVCB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0FB6F9F936A5CDB7&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> The casino's conversion to a land-based facility was retroactively authorized in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=House Bill 1276 (2010)|publisher=Indiana General Assembly|accessdate=2012-07-08|url=http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2010&session=1&request=getBill&docno=1276}}</ref>
The Patoka Lake license went unused because the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers|Army Corps of Engineers]], which claims ownership of the reservoir,<ref>{{cite news|title=Corps opposes Patoka casino|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary |date=August 15, 1993|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EBC25F7AB242.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924171623/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-1084EBC25F7AB242.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> had a regulation against gambling on its property.<ref>{{cite news|title=Patoka Lake casino backers still hopeful: Deadline today, but no one applies|newspaper=Evansville Courier|first=Tom|last=Raithel|date=March 4, 1994|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:EVCB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EAE48D4AEB622F9&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Legislators in 2003 authorized an eleventh casino to instead be built in a man-made lake in the area of French Lick and West Baden Springs.<ref>{{cite news|title=Orange County to vote on gambling operation: French Lick casino bill signed|newspaper=Evansville Courier|first=Jennifer|last=Whitson|date=April 30, 2003|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:EVCB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0FB6F9F936A5CDB7&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> The casino's conversion to a land-based facility was retroactively authorized in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=House Bill 1276 (2010)|publisher=Indiana General Assembly|accessdate=2012-07-08|url=http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2010&session=1&request=getBill&docno=1276}}</ref>


A law passed in 2007 allowed the state's two racetracks, [[Hoosier Park]] and [[Indiana Downs]], to install up to 2,000 slot machines each.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bills get Daniels' signature - Parties laud compromises for budget, education, taxes|newspaper=The Journal Gazette|location=Fort Wayne|publisher=via NewsBank|first=Mike|last=Smith|date=May 12, 2007|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:FWJB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1195496A61FFF6D8&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
A law passed in 2007 allowed the state's two racetracks, [[Hoosier Park]] and [[Indiana Downs]], to install up to 2,000 slot machines each.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bills get Daniels' signature - Parties laud compromises for budget, education, taxes|newspaper=The Journal Gazette|location=Fort Wayne|publisher=via NewsBank|first=Mike|last=Smith|date=May 12, 2007|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:FWJB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1195496A61FFF6D8&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref>


In 2015, the legislature amended the casino law to allow the state's riverboat casinos to move into land-based facilities on their existing sites, to help them remain competitive with casinos in neighboring states.<ref>{{cite news|title=Land-based option gets mixed reviews from casino operators|newspaper=Post-Tribune|location=Merrillville, IN|author=Karen Caffarini|date=May 1, 2015|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-land-base-side-st-0503-20150501-story.html|accessdate=2017-10-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jackpot! Land-based casinos win at Statehouse|newspaper=The Times of Northwest Indiana|author=Dan Carden|date=May 8, 2015|url=http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/jackpot-land-based-casinos-win-at-statehouse/article_064151a1-15c9-5639-b816-d20398d155cf.html|accessdate=2017-10-20}}</ref> Tropicana Evansville (formerly Casino Aztar) was the first to take advantage of the new law, opening its land-based facility in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=$50 million on-shore Evansville casino opens to gamblers|newspaper=U.S. News & World Report|agency=AP|date=October 20, 2017|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/indiana/articles/2017-10-20/50-million-on-shore-evansville-casino-opens-to-gamblers|accessdate=2017-10-20}}</ref>
In 2015, the legislature amended the casino law to allow the state's riverboat casinos to move into land-based facilities on their existing sites, to help them remain competitive with casinos in neighboring states.<ref>{{cite news|title=Land-based option gets mixed reviews from casino operators|newspaper=Post-Tribune|location=Merrillville, IN|author=Karen Caffarini|date=May 1, 2015|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-land-base-side-st-0503-20150501-story.html|accessdate=2017-10-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jackpot! Land-based casinos win at Statehouse|newspaper=The Times of Northwest Indiana|author=Dan Carden|date=May 8, 2015|url=http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/jackpot-land-based-casinos-win-at-statehouse/article_064151a1-15c9-5639-b816-d20398d155cf.html|accessdate=2017-10-20}}</ref> Tropicana Evansville (formerly Casino Aztar) was the first to take advantage of the new law, opening its land-based facility in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=$50 million on-shore Evansville casino opens to gamblers|newspaper=U.S. News & World Report|agency=AP|date=October 20, 2017|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/indiana/articles/2017-10-20/50-million-on-shore-evansville-casino-opens-to-gamblers|accessdate=2017-10-20}}</ref>

An unintended consequence of legal gaming was the burden on charity gaming by non-profit organizations.


===Indian casino===
===Indian casino===
The [[Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians]], a tribe historically located in the [[St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan)|St. Joseph River Valley]] of northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan, regained [[Native American recognition in the United States|federal recognition]] in 1994,<ref>{{cite news|title=Tribe's recognition turns into gaming issue in Indiana|newspaper=Evansville Courier|first1=Cam|last1=Simpson|first2=Doug|last2=Sword|date=October 18, 1994|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:EVCB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EAE49E5044D8619&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> and its members soon voted to pursue casino gaming as an economic development measure.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pokagons vote to pursue casinos|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|agency=AP|first=Susan|last=Brown|date=November 13, 1994|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1084E8F48682216E&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Discussions focused on sites in Michigan because state officials were more friendly to tribal gaming than those in Indiana, and the tribe had deeper ties to that state.<ref>{{cite news|title=Michigan better poised for Pokagon Band casino|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|agency=AP|date=December 13, 1994|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1084E920453F6A80&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> A site in [[New Buffalo, Michigan]], near the Indiana border, was selected in May 1996,<ref>{{cite news|title=Harrah's may run Potawatomi casino|newspaper=Commercial Appeal|location=Memphis|first=Laurel|last=Campbell|date=May 4, 1996|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:CMAB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F7B891BDF176534&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> but reports that the tribe was considering a casino in [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]] or [[Elkhart, Indiana|Elkhart]] continued to surface.<ref>{{cite news|title=O'Bannon would talk with tribe on casino|newspaper=The Journal Gazette|location=Fort Wayne|agency=AP|date=February 7, 1997|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:FWJB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB78355AC076264&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Pokagons' game plan generates opposition|newspaper=The Journal Gazette|location=Fort Wayne|agency=AP|date=June 4, 1997|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:FWJB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB784CFA23B6021&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> By 2001, the tribe said it had no plans for a casino in Indiana.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pokagon deny plans for N. Indiana casino|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|agency=AP|date=May 25, 2001|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0FF6786CC06E7D87&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> After years of legal battles,<ref>{{cite news|title=Casino blessing: Pokagon tribe breaks ground on long-awaited Michigan gaming resort|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|first=Stan|last=Maddux|date=June 4, 2006|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=11260AF4D4C444D8&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> the tribe's [[Four Winds New Buffalo]] casino opened in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|title='I'm coming back': Gamblers like the slots, day care, other amenities|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|first=Danielle|last=Braff|date=August 3, 2007|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=11B26ADE11782B00&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> The tribe announced new plans in 2012 for a 164-acre "tribal village" in South Bend, including a casino.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pokagon tribe proposes casino in South Bend|newspaper=Post-Tribune|location=Gary|agency=AP|date=August 29, 2012|url=http://posttrib.suntimes.com/business/14808347-420/pokagon-tribe-proposes-casino-in-south-bend.html|accessdate=2012-09-09}}</ref> [[Four Winds South Bend]], a [[Class II gaming]] facility, opened in January 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title=Four Winds South Bend opens, adding 1,800 games to state's casino inventory|newspaper=The Times of Northwest Indiana|first=Andrew|last=Steele|date=January 16, 2018|url=http://www.nwitimes.com/business/gambling/four-winds-south-bend-opens-adding-games-to-state-s/article_a9924dd0-9d14-5108-a379-dd8e66f60c31.html|accessdate=2018-01-16}}</ref>
The [[Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians]], a tribe historically located in the [[St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan)|St. Joseph River Valley]] of northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan, regained [[Native American recognition in the United States|federal recognition]] in 1994,<ref>{{cite news|title=Tribe's recognition turns into gaming issue in Indiana|newspaper=Evansville Courier|first1=Cam|last1=Simpson|first2=Doug|last2=Sword|date=October 18, 1994|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:EVCB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EAE49E5044D8619&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> and its members soon voted to pursue casino gaming as an economic development measure.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pokagons vote to pursue casinos|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|agency=AP|first=Susan|last=Brown|date=November 13, 1994|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1084E8F48682216E&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Discussions focused on sites in Michigan because state officials were more friendly to tribal gaming than those in Indiana, and the tribe had deeper ties to that state.<ref>{{cite news|title=Michigan better poised for Pokagon Band casino|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|agency=AP|date=December 13, 1994|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1084E920453F6A80&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> A site in [[New Buffalo, Michigan]], near the Indiana border, was selected in May 1996,<ref>{{cite news|title=Harrah's may run Potawatomi casino|newspaper=Commercial Appeal|location=Memphis|first=Laurel|last=Campbell|date=May 4, 1996|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:CMAB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0F7B891BDF176534&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> but reports that the tribe was considering a casino in [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]] or [[Elkhart, Indiana|Elkhart]] continued to surface.<ref>{{cite news|title=O'Bannon would talk with tribe on casino|newspaper=The Journal Gazette|location=Fort Wayne|agency=AP|date=February 7, 1997|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:FWJB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB78355AC076264&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Pokagons' game plan generates opposition|newspaper=The Journal Gazette|location=Fort Wayne|agency=AP|date=June 4, 1997|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:FWJB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0EB784CFA23B6021&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> By 2001, the tribe said it had no plans for a casino in Indiana.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pokagon deny plans for N. Indiana casino|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|agency=AP|date=May 25, 2001|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=0FF6786CC06E7D87&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> After years of legal battles,<ref>{{cite news|title=Casino blessing: Pokagon tribe breaks ground on long-awaited Michigan gaming resort|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|first=Stan|last=Maddux|date=June 4, 2006|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=11260AF4D4C444D8&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> the tribe's [[Four Winds New Buffalo]] casino opened in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|title='I'm coming back': Gamblers like the slots, day care, other amenities|newspaper=The Post-Tribune|location=Gary|first=Danielle|last=Braff|date=August 3, 2007|publisher=via NewsBank|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:GPTB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=11B26ADE11782B00&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D6884C8DA6CD5B5}} {{subscription required}}</ref> The tribe announced new plans in 2012 for a 164-acre "tribal village" in South Bend, including a casino.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pokagon tribe proposes casino in South Bend|newspaper=Post-Tribune|location=Gary|agency=AP|date=August 29, 2012|url=http://posttrib.suntimes.com/business/14808347-420/pokagon-tribe-proposes-casino-in-south-bend.html|accessdate=2012-09-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012180246/http://posttrib.suntimes.com/business/14808347-420/pokagon-tribe-proposes-casino-in-south-bend.html|archive-date=October 12, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Four Winds South Bend]], a [[Class II gaming]] facility, opened in January 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title=Four Winds South Bend opens, adding 1,800 games to state's casino inventory|newspaper=The Times of Northwest Indiana|first=Andrew|last=Steele|date=January 16, 2018|url=http://www.nwitimes.com/business/gambling/four-winds-south-bend-opens-adding-games-to-state-s/article_a9924dd0-9d14-5108-a379-dd8e66f60c31.html|accessdate=2018-01-16}}</ref>


==List of casinos==
===List of casinos===
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|[[Ameristar Casino East Chicago|Ameristar]]||[[East Chicago]]||[[Lake County, Indiana|Lake]]||[[Indiana]]||Lake Michigan||Riverboat||formerly Resorts, Harrahs, and Showboat Mardi Gras
|[[Ameristar Casino East Chicago]]||[[East Chicago]]||[[Lake County, Indiana|Lake]]||[[Indiana]]||Lake Michigan||Riverboat||Formerly Resorts, Harrahs, and Showboat Mardi Gras
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|[[Belterra Casino]]||[[Florence, Indiana|Florence]]||[[Switzerland County, Indiana|Switzerland]]||[[Indiana]]||Ohio River||Riverboat||
|[[Bally's Evansville]]||[[Evansville, Indiana|Evansville]]||[[Vanderburgh County, Indiana|Vanderburgh]]||[[Indiana]]||Ohio River|| Land-based || Formerly Casino Aztar and Tropicana
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|[[Belterra Casino Resort & Spa]]||[[Florence, Indiana|Florence]]||[[Switzerland County, Indiana|Switzerland]]||[[Indiana]]||Ohio River||Riverboat||
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|[[Blue Chip Casino, Hotel and Spa|Blue Chip Casino]]||[[Michigan City, Indiana|Michigan City]]||[[LaPorte County, Indiana|LaPorte]]||[[Indiana]]||Lake Michigan||Riverboat||
|[[Blue Chip Casino, Hotel and Spa|Blue Chip Casino]]||[[Michigan City, Indiana|Michigan City]]||[[LaPorte County, Indiana|LaPorte]]||[[Indiana]]||Lake Michigan||Riverboat||
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|[[Caesars Southern Indiana]]||[[Elizabeth, Indiana|Elizabeth]]||[[Harrison County, Indiana|Harrison]]||[[Indiana]]|| Ohio River || Land-based ||Formerly Horseshoe
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|[[Four Winds South Bend]]||[[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]]||[[St. Joseph County, Indiana|St. Joseph]]||[[Indiana]]|| || Native American ||
|[[Four Winds South Bend]]||[[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]]||[[St. Joseph County, Indiana|St. Joseph]]||[[Indiana]]|| || Native American ||
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|[[Hard Rock Cafe#Casinos and hotels|Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana]]||[[Gary, Indiana|Gary]]||[[Lake County, Indiana|Lake]]||[[Indiana]]||Lake Michigan|| Land-based ||
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|[[French Lick Resort Casino]]||[[French Lick, Indiana|French Lick]]||[[Orange County, Indiana|Orange]]||[[Indiana]]|| || Land-based ||
|[[French Lick Resort Casino]]||[[French Lick, Indiana|French Lick]]||[[Orange County, Indiana|Orange]]||[[Indiana]]|| || Land-based ||
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|[[Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg]]||[[Lawrenceburg, Indiana|Lawrenceburg]]||[[Dearborn County, Indiana|Dearborn]]||[[Indiana]]||Ohio River|| Riverboat ||
|[[Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg]]||[[Lawrenceburg, Indiana|Lawrenceburg]]||[[Dearborn County, Indiana|Dearborn]]||[[Indiana]]||Ohio River|| Riverboat ||
Formerly Argosy Casino
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|[[Hoosier Park]]||[[Anderson, Indiana|Anderson]]||[[Madison County, Indiana|Madison]]||[[Indiana]]|| || Racino ||
|[[Hoosier Park]]||[[Anderson, Indiana|Anderson]]||[[Madison County, Indiana|Madison]]||[[Indiana]]|| || Racino ||
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|[[Horseshoe Southern Indiana]]||[[Elizabeth, Indiana|Elizabeth]]||[[Harrison County, Indiana|Harrison]]||[[Indiana]]|| Ohio River || Riverboat ||formerly Caesars
|[[Horseshoe Hammond]]||[[Hammond, Indiana|Hammond]]||[[Lake County, Indiana|Lake]]||[[Indiana]]||Lake Michigan|| Riverboat || Formerly Empress Casino
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|[[Horseshoe Casino Hammond|Horseshoe Casino]]||[[Hammond, Indiana|Hammond]]||[[Lake County, Indiana|Lake]]||[[Indiana]]||Lake Michigan|| Riverboat ||formerly Empress
|[[Horseshoe Indianapolis]]||[[Shelbyville, Indiana|Shelbyville]]||[[Shelby County, Indiana|Shelby]]||[[Indiana]]|| || Racino || Formerly Indiana Live! and Indiana Grand
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|[[Indiana Grand Casino]]||[[Shelbyville, Indiana|Shelbyville]]||[[Shelby County, Indiana|Shelby]]||[[Indiana]]|| || Racino ||
|[[Rising Star Casino Resort]]||[[Rising Sun, Indiana|Rising Sun]]||[[Ohio County, Indiana|Ohio]]||[[Indiana]]||Ohio River|| Riverboat ||
Formerly Grand Victoria Casino & Resort
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|Terre Haute Casino Resort<ref>{{cite web|title=Churchill Downs Incorporated Opens Terre Haute Casino Resort in Terre Haute, Indiana|publisher=GlobalNewswire|url=https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2024/04/05/2858724/12388/en/Churchill-Downs-Incorporated-Opens-Terre-Haute-Casino-Resort-in-Terre-Haute-Indiana.html|accessdate=2024-05-14}}</ref>||[[Terre Haute, Indiana|Terre Haute]]||[[Vigo County, Indiana|Vigo]]||[[Indiana]]||Ohio River|| Land-based ||
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|[[Majestic Star Casino|Majestic Star]]||[[Gary, Indiana|Gary]]||[[Lake County, Indiana|Lake]]||[[Indiana]]||Lake Michigan|| Riverboat ||
Opened in 2024
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===List of former casinos===
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|[[Majestic Star II]]||[[Gary, Indiana|Gary]]||[[Lake County, Indiana|Lake]]||[[Indiana]]||Lake Michigan|| Riverboat || Formerly Trump Indiana
|[[Majestic Star Casino]] || [[Gary, Indiana|Gary]] || [[Lake County, Indiana|Lake]] || [[Indiana]] || Lake Michigan || Riverboat || Closed in 2021.
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|[[Rising Star Casino Resort]]||[[Rising Sun, Indiana|Rising Sun]]||[[Ohio County, Indiana|Ohio]]||[[Indiana]]||Ohio River|| Riverboat ||
|[[Majestic Star II]] || [[Gary, Indiana|Gary]] || [[Lake County, Indiana|Lake]] || [[Indiana]] || Lake Michigan || Riverboat || Previously Trump Casino. Closed in 2021.
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|[[Tropicana Evansville]]||[[Evansville, Indiana|Evansville]]||[[Vanderburgh County, Indiana|Vanderburgh]]||[[Indiana]]||Ohio River|| Land-based || formerly Casino Aztar
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==Sports betting==

In 2019, the Indiana legislature legalized [[sports betting]] starting in September.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/26703155/indiana-joins-list-states-legalizing-sports-betting Indiana joins list of states legalizing sports betting] - ESPN / AP, 10 May 2019</ref> Casinos, racinos, and off-track betting facilities are eligible for licenses, which allow brick-and-mortar and online betting. The state collects a 9.5% tax. Only professional and college sports competitions can be wagered upon.<ref>[https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2019/07/23/indiana-sports-gambling-casinos-otbs-nfl-nba-indycar/1800742001/ Indiana sports betting: Here's a list of leagues and events you'll be able to bet on] - Andrew Carlk, Indianapolis Star, 23 July 2019</ref>


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==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Indiana}}
{{Portal|Indiana}}
*[[List of casinos in the United States]]
* [[List of casinos in the United States]]
*[[List of casino hotels]]
* [[List of casino hotels]]


==References==
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Indiana law authorizes ten land-based or riverboat casinos on Lake Michigan and the Ohio River, one land-based casino in French Lick, and racinos at the state's two horse tracks. In addition, there is one Indian casino in the state. Other forms of legal gambling are the Hoosier Lottery, parimutuel wagering on horse races, and sports betting.

Lottery

The Indiana Constitution of 1851 included a ban on lotteries,[1] which was broadly construed by courts as a prohibition on gambling in general.[2] In 1988, state voters approved a constitutional amendment lifting the lottery ban, establishing the Hoosier Lottery.[3]

The Hoosier Lottery sells scratch-off tickets since October 1989. It is a member of the Multi-State Lottery Association since 1990. and co-founder of Powerball in 1992. It joined Mega Millions in 2010 and Cash4Life in 2016. Other draw games include Hoosier Lotto, Cash 5, and Poker Lotto.

Horse racing

Pari-mutuel betting was legalized in 1989. Harrah's Hoosier Park opened in Anderson in 1994, and off-track betting parlors opened in the state in 1995. Indiana Downs (now Horseshoe Indianapolis) opened in Shelbyville in 2002. Hoosier Park became a racino on 2008 and Indiana Downs did the same in 2009.

Casinos

Legalization efforts

Critics of lottery legalization said the measure would lead to casino gambling,[4] while legislators said there would be little support for casinos.[5]

Within months of the amendment's passage, Gary mayor Thomas Barnes proposed opening up the economically depressed city to high-rise resort casinos.[6][7] The Indiana General Assembly rejected a Gary casino bill in 1989,[8] but did assent to a non-binding referendum,[9] which city voters approved by 60 percent.[10] The city began talks to acquire 350 acres of land at the Gary Works for as many as five casinos.[11]

Gaming companies from Nevada and Atlantic City flocked to join in lobbying efforts to support a second attempt in the 1990 legislative session,[12] but it was blocked by Senate Republican leaders.[13][14] In the 1991 session, state Rep. Charlie Brown of Gary introduced an expanded bill authorizing riverboat casinos on the Ohio River and a casino in the resort area of French Lick and West Baden Springs, to attract broader support.[15] The mayor of Hammond floated the idea of converting the SS Clipper into a casino,[16] but it was not included in the bill. The proposal passed the House but was rejected by a Senate committee.[17][18]

Brown introduced a Gary casino bill in the 1992 session, but it drew little support due to legislators' aversion to controversy in an election year.[19] Southern Indiana legislators introduced a bill to allow riverboat casinos on the Ohio River, which passed the House,[20] and was then expanded, with support from Gary lawmakers, to include boats on Lake Michigan,[21] which were seen as less controversial than land-based casinos.[22] The bill was rejected by the Senate.[23]

With new backing from Republican entrepreneur Dean White,[24] Brown reintroduced his bill in the 1993 session, with land-based casinos in Gary and French Lick, and riverboats on the Ohio River, and it passed the House,[25] but was again voted down in Senate committee.[26] A measure was introduced later in the session to allow four riverboats each on Lake Michigan and the Ohio, but it was killed by Senate leaders.[27]

Because it failed to approve a budget,[28] the Assembly convened for a special session in June 1993.[29] After weeks of wrangling, a compromise was reached on a Republican budget with no tax increases, with a few side issues to appease Democrats, including authorization of riverboat casinos.[30] The law allowed up to five sites on the shore of Lake Michigan (including two in Gary), five on the Ohio River, and one on Patoka Lake, near French Lick.[31] Casinos were expected to raise at least $100 million in taxes per year.[31]

Licensing and construction

The first round of gaming license applications in September 1993 attracted 27 proposals for sites in 12 cities.[32] Local referendums, required to authorize casinos in each city or county (except Gary),[33] were held in November; voters in Clark, Floyd, Porter, and Warrick counties rejected casinos, while voters in Hammond and East Chicago and in Dearborn, LaPorte, Ohio, Switzerland, and Vanderburgh counties approved them.[34]

February 2, 1994 was the application deadline for licenses in the communities where referendums had passed; by that day, the number of applications had risen to 50.[35] Officials in some cities conducted extensive hearings to decide which applicants to endorse, though the final decisions were in the hands of the Gaming Commission. City leaders examined 25 proposals in Gary,[36] 6 in Evansville,[37] and 8 in Lawrenceburg.[38]

After the Porter County referendum failed, several businessmen from Portage had sued the state, arguing that the riverboat law violated the state constitution's ban on special treatment for particular cities, because it called for citywide votes in Hammond and East Chicago, but countywide votes in all other localities.[39] A judge agreed with them in May 1994, enjoining the Gaming Commission from issuing licenses.[40] The Indiana Supreme Court overturned that ruling six months later,[41] but some developers had already withdrawn their proposals because of the stalled process.[42]

Four more local referendums were held in 1994, with Crawford, Harrison, and Perry counties approving casinos, and Jefferson County rejecting them.[43][44]

The Gaming Commission issued its first preliminary licenses, for the two boats in Gary, in December 1994. One went to Donald Trump's company, Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, and the other went to a joint venture between Detroit businessman Don Barden and President Casinos.[45] The commission next visited Evansville, awarding a license to Aztar Corp. in February 1995,[46] and then southeast Indiana in July, where it selected a Hyatt-affiliated project in Rising Sun and a group led by Argosy Gaming and Conseco to build a casino in Lawrenceburg.[47] In Hammond, the panel gave the nod in November to Empress River Casino, operator of two riverboats in Joliet, Illinois.[48]

Development of the Gary boats was delayed by disputes over the acquisition of land at Buffington Harbor and the withdrawal of President Casinos from its partnership with Barden.[49] As a result, Casino Aztar Evansville was the first riverboat to open, on December 7, 1995.[50]

The Gaming Commission continued its work in 1996, approving in January the only applicant for the East Chicago license, a group led by Showboat, Inc.,[51] a Michigan City casino in April, to be built by the operator of an East Dubuque, Illinois riverboat,[52] and in May, a Caesars World casino in Harrison County.[53]

The two Gary riverboats, Trump Casino and Barden's Majestic Star, opened on June 11, 1996,[54] and the Empress Casino in Hammond followed weeks later.[55] They were initially prevented from leaving dock by the Johnson Act, a federal law prohibiting gambling on U.S. territorial waters such as the Great Lakes.[56] The boats ran "phantom cruises", allowing gamblers to board only at scheduled cruise times.[56] Congress amended the Johnson Act in October, allowing the boats to cruise as required by Indiana law.[56]

With three Ohio River casinos set to open, the Gaming Commission postponed a decision on granting the fifth Ohio River license to Crawford or Switzerland County, deciding to wait to observe the results of the other casinos.[57] Hyatt opened its Grand Victoria II casino in Rising Sun in October 1996,[58] and the Argosy Casino in nearby Lawrenceburg followed in December.[59] The Caesars project, meanwhile, was continually delayed by environmental concerns and archaeological work.[60][61]

Michigan City's Blue Chip Casino, moored in a channel of Trail Creek where it was built on-site,[62] opened in August 1997.[63]

By May 1998, the two Cincinnati-area casinos were reporting strong results, so the commission decided to lift its unofficial moratorium on issuing a fifth license.[64] Casino America, the sole applicant for Crawford County, dropped its bid,[65] leaving just one proposal for the commission to consider, a joint venture of Hollywood Park and Boomtown in Vevay, which it approved in September.[66]

Caesars Indiana finally opened in November 1998.[67] After being delayed by damage from a mid-river collision en route to Vevay,[68] the Belterra Casino opened in October 2000.[69]

Later developments

The Patoka Lake license went unused because the Army Corps of Engineers, which claims ownership of the reservoir,[70] had a regulation against gambling on its property.[71] Legislators in 2003 authorized an eleventh casino to instead be built in a man-made lake in the area of French Lick and West Baden Springs.[72] The casino's conversion to a land-based facility was retroactively authorized in 2010.[73]

A law passed in 2007 allowed the state's two racetracks, Hoosier Park and Indiana Downs, to install up to 2,000 slot machines each.[74]

In 2015, the legislature amended the casino law to allow the state's riverboat casinos to move into land-based facilities on their existing sites, to help them remain competitive with casinos in neighboring states.[75][76] Tropicana Evansville (formerly Casino Aztar) was the first to take advantage of the new law, opening its land-based facility in 2017.[77]

An unintended consequence of legal gaming was the burden on charity gaming by non-profit organizations.

Indian casino

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, a tribe historically located in the St. Joseph River Valley of northern Indiana and southwestern Michigan, regained federal recognition in 1994,[78] and its members soon voted to pursue casino gaming as an economic development measure.[79] Discussions focused on sites in Michigan because state officials were more friendly to tribal gaming than those in Indiana, and the tribe had deeper ties to that state.[80] A site in New Buffalo, Michigan, near the Indiana border, was selected in May 1996,[81] but reports that the tribe was considering a casino in South Bend or Elkhart continued to surface.[82][83] By 2001, the tribe said it had no plans for a casino in Indiana.[84] After years of legal battles,[85] the tribe's Four Winds New Buffalo casino opened in 2007.[86] The tribe announced new plans in 2012 for a 164-acre "tribal village" in South Bend, including a casino.[87] Four Winds South Bend, a Class II gaming facility, opened in January 2018.[88]

List of casinos

Casino City County State District Type Comments
Ameristar Casino East Chicago East Chicago Lake Indiana Lake Michigan Riverboat Formerly Resorts, Harrahs, and Showboat Mardi Gras
Bally's Evansville Evansville Vanderburgh Indiana Ohio River Land-based Formerly Casino Aztar and Tropicana
Belterra Casino Resort & Spa Florence Switzerland Indiana Ohio River Riverboat
Blue Chip Casino Michigan City LaPorte Indiana Lake Michigan Riverboat
Caesars Southern Indiana Elizabeth Harrison Indiana Ohio River Land-based Formerly Horseshoe
Four Winds South Bend South Bend St. Joseph Indiana Native American
Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana Gary Lake Indiana Lake Michigan Land-based
French Lick Resort Casino French Lick Orange Indiana Land-based
Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg Dearborn Indiana Ohio River Riverboat

Formerly Argosy Casino

Hoosier Park Anderson Madison Indiana Racino
Horseshoe Hammond Hammond Lake Indiana Lake Michigan Riverboat Formerly Empress Casino
Horseshoe Indianapolis Shelbyville Shelby Indiana Racino Formerly Indiana Live! and Indiana Grand
Rising Star Casino Resort Rising Sun Ohio Indiana Ohio River Riverboat

Formerly Grand Victoria Casino & Resort

Terre Haute Casino Resort[89] Terre Haute Vigo Indiana Ohio River Land-based

Opened in 2024

List of former casinos

Casino City County State District Type Comments
Majestic Star Casino Gary Lake Indiana Lake Michigan Riverboat Closed in 2021.
Majestic Star II Gary Lake Indiana Lake Michigan Riverboat Previously Trump Casino. Closed in 2021.

Sports betting

In 2019, the Indiana legislature legalized sports betting starting in September.[90] Casinos, racinos, and off-track betting facilities are eligible for licenses, which allow brick-and-mortar and online betting. The state collects a 9.5% tax. Only professional and college sports competitions can be wagered upon.[91]

  • Indiana Live! Casino
    Indiana Live! Casino

See also

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