Indiana News - Page 22

he Wright Brothers will return to their roots next month with live performances of their musical variety show at French Lick Resort Casino.

Construction and restoration work at the West Baden Springs Hotel, part of the French Lick Resort Casino development, is roaring ahead in time for a late spring opening.

Boyd Gaming Corporation reports that Ted Bogich has been named Vice President and General Manager at its Blue Chip Casino Hotel in Michigan City, Indiana. Bogich will oversee all casino and hotel activities at the property.

News Brief: A lobbying group wants Indiana senators to consider allowing slot machines at bars, taverns and fraternal clubs.

News Brief: Gamblers scaled back visits to Northwest Indiana casinos during a frigid February, helping to drive down total revenue by 9.3 percent from last year.

ews Brief: Casino Aztar in Evansville will pay the Indiana Gaming Commission a $160,500 fine to settle regulatory violations that include inaccurate admissions counts on which tax payments are based.

Construction of a $130 million hotel and entertainment center began this week at Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City.

ews Brief: The battle fought over a failed proposal to build a casino near Gettysburg is now history.

News Brief: A proposal to change the way casino-related revenues are distributed in Orange County is drawing favor from the Historic Hotels Preservation Commission.

ews Brief: A Senate committee approved legislation yesterday to privatize the Hoosier Lottery after university officials said they needed the money it would generate to attract top researchers and boost life sciences.

News Brief: The new casino at French Lick would receive a tax break under a provision added late last night to a bill that authorizes slot machines for Indiana’s racetracks.

News Brief: A House committee approved a bill today that would authorize 2,500 slot machines at each of Indiana’s racetracks and pump millions of dollars into the racing industry and the state’s general fund.

A job fair will be held at the French Lick Resort Casino on Friday, March 2 to fill the roughly 200 positions remaining at the West Baden Springs Hotel.

News Brief: Despite numbers released by the state this week that show the French Lick Casino had 244 fewer visitors in January than December, more money was wagered and more visitors stayed in the hotel.

ews Brief: Three Southern Indiana counties and the Belterra Casino have spent the last year privately battling over an agreement for the riverboat to share its riches with the counties.

News Brief: A federal judge sent a former state Teamsters union president back to prison for two years, saying he violated probation by continuing to run a video gambling ring after his release and likely before.

The skies above French Lick are getting busier, thanks to a partnership between French Lick Resort Casino and Greenwood Aviation.

News Brief: Monday was the deadline for companies interested in taking control of the Hoosier Lottery to let the state know, but how many stepped up and who they are remained a secret.

New Brief: Majestic Star Casino owner Don Barden wants to open a new casino outside of Gary, Indiana.

State Rep. Win Moses will ask the Indiana General Assembly to endorse a plan to study the regulation of video gaming rather than make any legislative effort in 2007 to legalize the games.