Indiana News - Page 31

News Brief: The only bidder for Indiana’s 11th casino wants to lure a million people to Orange County each year with a nautically themed casino, a bistro, two golf courses and more convention space.

News Brief: The legislature plans to squash attempts by the Indiana Gaming Commission to take a small slice of the profits from the sale of a riverboat casino.

News Brief: Only Blue Sky Casino applied to build the state's 11th casino in Orange County, proposing a $240 million project so formidable that no one else wanted to compete.

Orange County Development, LLC, which is 75% owned by Nevada Gold, has decided not to submit its bid to build and operate a riverboat casino in Orange County, Indiana, at this time.

The Foundations of East Chicago will present a strong case to the Indiana Gaming Commission at a public hearing.

John G. Brokopp: Boyd Gaming deserves a big round of applause from residents of Indiana for making a $150 million investment in a brand new gaming vessel at its Blue Chip Casino & Hotel.

Mayor of Rising Sun Bill Marksberry has announced a new relationship with Grand Victoria Casino to launch an initiative to stimulate business for the 100 local business owners.

News Brief: The city of East Chicago last week filed a formal objection with the Indiana Gaming Commission challenging the renewal and transfer of Harrah's riverboat license to East Chicago Resorts.

News Brief: As Indiana lawmakers seemingly turn away from a plan that would take millions of dollars from riverboat communities to balance the state budget, fiscal leaders are eyeing increased taxes on casinos.

News Brief: Responding to a request for more time, Indiana's gambling regulators yesterday extended by a week the application deadline for bidders proposing to develop an Orange County casino.

News Brief: Another nine northeast Indiana establishments have been cited in connection with electronic gambling devices, and 61 machines have been disabled, Indiana State Excise Police Lt. John Folk said Wednesday.

News Brief: State Police troopers would no longer patrol Indiana's riverboat casinos under legislation that's advancing to Gov. Mitch Daniels.

John G. Brokopp: Harrah’s is looking forward to capitalizing on the public perception and name recognition that gaming legend Jack Binion created with Horseshoe.

A medical device maker and a real estate developer said Monday they will seek the license to operate a casino in southern Indiana's Orange County as part of a $240 million plan to turn the area into a destination resort.

News Brief: Orange County residents hoping a casino will turn around the area's struggling economy said they hit the jackpot today when two Indiana companies announced plans to use gambling revenue to renovate the county's two historic resort hotels.

John G. Brokopp: The new vessel will create a gambling atmosphere that Northwest Indiana casinogoers have never experienced.

News Brief: Renewed lawmaker interest in gambling revenues torpedoed plans for a multi-million hotel at Horseshoe Casino, Horseshoe General Manager Rick Mazer said.

News Brief: Indiana counties without casinos would get $1 million a year in casino-tax revenue and Harrison County would lose $16.5 million a year under a plan the House Ways and Means Committee narrowly approved yesterday.

Donald Trump's hotel and casino business, which filed for bankruptcy protection in November, agreed to pay $20.7 million to Indiana, settling obligations from a dispute over the way gaming companies computed payments.

News Brief: People who spoke out at an Orange County government public hearing last night on the impacts to that county by five proposed casinos in Sullivan County either were for or against them.