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Indiana Casino in Terre Haute Breaks Ground for Projected 2023 Opening

The latest Indiana casino project is officially underway. In November 2021, Churchill Downs Inc. was awarded the right to develop a casino in Terre Haute in western Indiana, near the Illinois border. On Tuesday, groundbreaking was held for that project, the Queen of Terre Haute Casino Resort, as local dignitaries attended. According to a release in…
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Vigo casino could be ready by December 2023

Bulldozers began moving dirt shortly after a June 21 groundbreaking to start construction of the Queen of Terre Haute Resort Casino on the city's east side. Churchill Downs Inc.'s $260 million project, up from an initial $240 million, is to include a casino with 1000 slot machines and 50 table games, as well as a 10-story hotel featuring 125 luxury…
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June 21 ground-breaking for Queen of Terre Haute Casino Resort

In the American state of Indiana and casino operator Churchill Downs Incorporated has reportedly announced that it will be holding an official ground-breaking ceremony for its coming Queen of Terre Haute Casino Resort on the morning of June 21. According to a Friday report from the Tribune-Star newspaper, the Louisville-headquartered firm revealed…
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June 21 ground-breaking for Queen of Terre Haute Casino Resort
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Mark Bennett: Pocketbook worries may not diminish turnout at new casino

Inflation and taxes are dominating thoughts and conversations. Consumer spending, business investment and the job market remain strong, but discussions about the economy tend to circle back to rising prices and taxes. Both played a central role in the Vigo County primary election last week, when voters defeated a school-construction…
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Churchill Downs bets on new location for Terre Haute casino

The Indiana Gaming Commission has given a Churchill Downs affiliate the go-ahead to relocate its planned Terre Haute casino from a potentially unappealing site on the west side of the city to a highway-adjacent location on the east. The $240 million Queen of Terre Haute is slated to open in late 2023 with 1000 slot machines, 50 table games, a…
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Terre Haute casino project moving away from sewage plant

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - The company that's taken over stalled plans for a new casino in Terre Haute is dropping its proposed location overlooking the city sewage treatment plant and county jail. Churchill Downs Inc. applied Monday with Vigo County officials to rezone land for the casino on the city's east side near the Interstate 70-Indiana 46…
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Terre Haute casino project moving away from sewage plant
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New site proposed for Terre Haute casino

The developer of the new casino in Terre Haute is proposing a new location than what was originally planned. Kentucky-based Churchill Downs Inc. has filed to rezone nearly 50 acres near Interstate 70 and State Road 46 to build the Queen of Terre Haute Resort. Churchill Downs was named the operator of the casino in November. In its original…
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New site proposed for Terre Haute casino
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ANOTHER VIEWPOINT: Another obstacle falls in county’s bid for a casino

The big picture of Vigo County's economy should not be obscured by the rugged process of bringing a gambling facility to the community. A casino can generate hundreds of steady staff jobs and short-term construction jobs. It can attract more tourists. It can inject tax revenue into the coffers of the city, county and schools, and toward…
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ANOTHER VIEWPOINT: Another obstacle falls in county’s bid for a casino
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Tribune-Star Editorial: Another obstacle falls in county's bid for a casino

The big picture of Vigo County's economy should not be obscured by the rugged process of bringing a gambling facility to the community. A casino can generate hundreds of steady staff jobs and short-term construction jobs. It can attract more tourists. It can inject tax revenue into the coffers of the city, county and schools, and toward…
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Tribune-Star Editorial: Another obstacle falls in county's bid for a casino
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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. Indiana Gaming Commission members approved giving the casino license to Louisville, Kentucky-based Churchill Downs Inc. after…
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Lawsuit could further snarl delayed Terre Haute casino plans
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WATCH NOW: Terre Haute casino project facing new legal challenge

The state's gaming authority has resolved one legal dispute holding up the construction of a Terre Haute casino, but a separate lawsuit filed Friday challenging the selection of the new casino's operator may lead to additional delays. The Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) agreed to a settlement Tuesday with Lucy Luck Gaming that ends the company's…
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UPDATE: Churchill Downs awarded Vigo County casino license

Bill Carstanjen, chief executive officer of Churchill Downs, has a message for the people of Vigo County: "Get ready - we're coming." The Indiana Gaming Commission by a 7-0 vote Wednesday evening declared it would grant the Vigo County casino license to CDITH LLC (Churchill Downs) to build and operate the Queen of Terre Haute casino. A moment…
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Vigo casino decision coming today

Hundreds of millions of dollars are on the line today when the Indiana Gaming Commission hears proposals from four applicants to open a casino in Vigo County and decides which will receive a license to run the casino. At a public hearing at noon in Indianapolis, the four applicants - Hard Rock, Churchill Downs, Full House and Premier Gaming - will…
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Churchill Downs picked to build western Indiana casino

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The company that runs the Kentucky Derby has been picked to take over the stalled project to build a casino in the western Indiana city of Terre Haute. Indiana Gaming Commission members voted Wednesday in favor of Louisville, Kentucky-based Churchill Downs Inc. over three other companies that submitted proposals. Churchill…
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Mark Bennett: As casinos' reliable base ages, industry tries to reach out

Motorists on Interstate 70 will start steering their vehicles onto an exit and into a new Terre Haute casino in late 2022 or early 2023. Others will drive the streets and county roads of Vigo County from their homes and workplaces and into the gaming complex - the newly selected Queen of Terre Haute Casino Resort, operated by Louisville's Churchill…
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Mark Bennett: As casinos' reliable base ages, industry tries to reach out
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More Details Released on Terre Haute Casino Proposals

TERRE HAUTE - Details are continuing to emerge regarding more proposals for a new casino in Terre Haute. Full House Resorts Inc. (NASDAQ: FLL), which operates Rising Star Casino in Ohio County, and a joint venture involving Mississippi-based Premier Gaming Group have unveiled their projects, totaling $250 million and more than $100 million,…
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Full House Resorts makes its Vigo casino pitch

Las Vegas-based Full House Resorts, one of the competitors for the Vigo County casino license, on Thursday said it has signed an agreement with a general contractor for its proposed $250 million casino and hotel property should Full House be selected by the Indiana Gaming Commission. That contractor would be Indianapolis-based F.A. Wilhelm…
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More Vigo casino details released

The Indiana Gaming Commission on Wednesday released additional information on the four proposals by companies contending for the Vigo County casino license, including where the companies say they would locate their casino should they win the license. The locations are: • Full House Resorts American Place: 32 acres at 5995 E. Margaret Avenue, near…
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Indiana to announce Vigo casino license winner Nov. 17

The Indiana Gaming Commission intends to decide Nov. 17 which company will be granted the Vigo County casino license. Greg Small, executive director of the Indiana Gaming Commission, announced the date at the commission's meeting Wednesday. "We have received four applications, so we are guaranteed a competitive process which I think will be to the…
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State to announce Vigo casino license winner Nov. 17

The Indiana Gaming Commission intends to decide Nov. 17 which company will get the Vigo County casino license. Greg Small, executive director of the Indiana Gaming Commission, announced the date at the commission's meeting Wednesday. "We have received four applications, so we are guaranteed a competitive process, which I think will be to the great…
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State to announce Vigo casino license winner Nov. 17
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Four applications submitted for new Terre Haute casino

A new casino will eventually come to Terre Haute, Indiana, with the state's Gaming Commission choosing the operator sometime in the near future. Proposals are already coming in and the decision should be made soon so that the facility can open by the end of next year. So far, HR Terre Haute, LLC (Hard Rock), Terre Haute Entertainment, LLC,…
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Four applications submitted for new Terre Haute casino
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Details on casino proposals emerge

Further information on the proposals of four companies vying for the Vigo County casino license became available today. Those four license applicants are CDITH LLC (Churchill Downs of Louisville, Ky.); FHR-Atlas LLC (Full House Resorts Inc.), HR Terre Haute LLC (Hard Rock); and Terre Haute Entertainment LLC (Premier Gaming Group of Union, Ky., and…
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Second Hard Rock gaming property set to be developed in Indiana

A second Hard Rock gaming property is poised to be constructed in the Hoosier State following the successful May 14 opening of the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Gary. Jon Lucas, chief operating officer for Hard Rock International, told the Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) Tuesday that Hard Rock has agreed to develop and manage a "Rocksino"…
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