Indiana News - Page 25

News Brief: An Illinois man who says he was dragged, naked, out of his room at Resorts hotel in East Chicago in a case of mistaken identity is suing the casino for $60 million.

News Brief: A legal dispute between the partners developing the French Lick Casino Resort hasn't slowed progress on the project, leaving it on track for a public opening in November, the casino's general manager said yesterday.

ews Brief: The Indiana Gaming Commission is expected to vote tomorrow on whether to sanction developers of a casino in Orange County for failing to secure all financing for the $382 million project by a May 1 deadline.

News Brief: A forecasts of $120.6 million in gambling for next year is fueling the battle for sole control over the French Lick casino and resort.

News Brief: A feud in French Lick pits the owners of the resort and casino against each other, but that's not keeping thousands of people from trying to get much-needed jobs.

News Brief: With a $15 million advance from the Horseshoe Casino hanging in the balance, the City Council will meet tonight with the committee charged with developing the magnet school the gaming loan was supposed to finance.

News Brief: Hammond is the only Northwest Indiana city to use casino dollars to send kids to college. So far 117 students have been given the scholarships.

News Brief: Two groups of Harrison and Floyd residents gave Caesars Indiana casino overwhelmingly high marks yesterday for improving their community.

News Brief: Majority owner Hyatt Hotels & Resorts will put the Grand Victoria Casino & Hotel in Rising Sun on the market in September, said general manager Steven Jimenez.

News Brief: Expansion plans for the Argosy Casino are growing, with Penn National Gaming Inc. increasing the budget for a much larger floating casino.

News Brief: Community leaders and residents in Harrison County will be asked to share their views about the impact of the Caesars casino during meetings next week in Corydon, Indiana.

News Brief: Improvements under way at Casino Aztar - some subtle, some showy - are intended to position the Evansville riverboat casino against impending competition from a new casino at French Lick, Indiana and elsewhere.

News Brief: The Caesars Indiana casino lost nearly half a million dollars over two-days last month on one slot machine that had been incorrectly set to give players credit for 10 times the amount of money they put into it.

ews Brief: Court records unsealed yesterday in Orange County reveal a collapse in the partnership of the two companies developing the Indiana's 11th casino at French Lick.

News Brief: Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter is asking an Orange County judge to unseal the records in a lawsuit between the partners of a new casino in French Lick.

In response to numerous inquires to Orange County Holdings and the Cook family regarding the French Lick Resorts & Casino project, Steve Ferguson, chairman of Cook Group, has issued a statement.

News Brief: The deeper Indiana gets into the gambling business, the more it will need top-notch security officers in casinos.

Construction and restoration work at the French Lick Resort Casino is still on path for a November opening.

Bally Technologies, Inc. has signed a contract with Blue Sky Casino to provide a complete systems solution and more than 300 slot machines for the new French Lick Resort & Casino.

Another job fair is scheduled for the French Lick Casino. Officials hope to find an additional 600 people for line-level positions, such as front desk, food service and room atte