#Spectacle Entertainment

Trib Star

Terre Haute Casino Resort set to open April 5

Terre Haute's new casino is scheduled to open April 5, with the adjacent hotel to open May 15. The Terre Haute Casino Resort, which is owned by Churchhill Downs, posted the opening dates on its Facebook page Monday afternoon. The casino grand opening celebration is set for 10:30 a.m. April 5. Thereafter, the casino will be open 24/7. The casino and…
Travel
Terre Haute Casino Resort set to open April 5
The Indiana Lawyer

Legalizing online casinos lands backing of Indiana House committee chair

A rising Indiana lawmaker from Cass County will sponsor legislation to legalize online casino gambling and online lottery games, which would give Hoosiers the ability to play state lottery and casino games on their smartphones, tablets and desktop computers. Rep. Ethan Manning, a Republican from Logansport, said the bill will be similar to his…
Law
Super Slots
Indianapolis Business Journal

Legalizing online casinos lands backing of House committee chair

A rising Indiana lawmaker from Cass County will sponsor legislation to legalize online casino gambling and online lottery games, which would give Hoosiers the ability to play state lottery and casino games on their smartphones, tablets and desktop computers. Rep. Ethan Manning, a Republican from Logansport, said the bill will be similar to his…
Law
Inside Indiana Business

Groundbreaking set for Terre Haute casino

After years of starts, stops and legal issues, officials in Terre Haute will Tuesday break ground on a planned $240 million casino and hotel. The Queen of Terre Haute Resort is being developed by Kentucky-based Churchill Downs Inc. (Nasdaq: CHDN), which officially received the license to build the casino in December. The Queen of Terre Haute Resort…
Law
Groundbreaking set for Terre Haute casino
Wild Casino

$5,000 Welcome Bonus

Deposit bonuses are optional and must be requested by the player when making a deposit. For example, use Promo Code WILD1 to a 100% Casino bonus. Your bonus request will be assessed and, if your account is eligible for the bonus, it will be added to your account immediately.
Trib Star

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…
Gaming Authorities
WFYI

Ex-Indiana lawmaker sentenced in casino money scheme

A former Indiana state senator was sentenced Wednesday to 10 months in prison for his role in a scheme that illegally funneled money from a casino company to his unsuccessful 2016 congressional campaign. The federal investigation into contributions to Republican Brent Waltz's campaign tied to a former casino executive led the Indiana Gaming…
Law
Ex-Indiana lawmaker sentenced in casino money scheme
Indianapolis Business Journal

Terre Haute casino expected to boost local revenue, tourism

It's been a long and winding road, but late last month, developers finally broke ground on a $260 million casino and hotel in Terre Haute. Named the Queen of Terre Haute Casino Resort and developed by Kentucky-based Churchill Downs Inc., it's the neon-bedecked fruit of decades of effort to bring gambling to the city. "Back at the very beginning,…
Travel
Terre Haute casino expected to boost local revenue, tourism
Vegas Slots Online

Former Senator Pleads Guilty in Casino Contributions Case

A former Indiana senator had pleaded guilty to taking illegal contributions totaling $40500 from a casino company during his unsuccessful congressional campaign. Former Senator Brent Waltz pleaded guilty on Monday, just a week before he was to go to trial. The other defendant in the case is a former leading executive at Spectacle Entertainment,…
Law
Former Senator Pleads Guilty in Casino Contributions Case
RELATED LOCATIONS
KPC News

Gary loses cut of Terre Haute casino revenue

The city of Gary will not directly benefit from the new casino at Terre Haute, even though the license for the west-central Indiana gaming facility, set to break ground in coming weeks, originally was assigned by the state to the Steel City. A new local development agreement (LDA) recently approved by the Vigo County commissioners and the Churchill…
Finance
Gary loses cut of Terre Haute casino revenue
Online Poker Report

Indiana House To Consider Two Online Casino Bills In 2022

At the moment, few jurisdictions in North America seem to be in a hurry to legalize online casino gambling. Indiana currently holds front-runner status in the race, though so far in 2022 one can barely call it that. The Indiana General Assembly has moved forward on not one, but two House bills aimed at adding iGaming to the existing online betting…
Gaming Authorities
Indiana House To Consider Two Online Casino Bills In 2022
Indianapolis Business Journal

2021 Year in Review: Scandal rocks casino project

Troubled Indianapolis-based casino company Spectacle Entertainment was at the center of multiple controversies in 2021, from its top executive being forced out to losing stakes in two new casino projects. In March, the Indiana Gaming Commission forced Spectacle CEO and Centaur Gaming CEO Rod Ratcliff to give up his ownership stake and state casino…
Incidents
2021 Year in Review: Scandal rocks casino project
Chicago Tribune

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…
Law
Lawsuit could further snarl delayed Terre Haute casino plans
RELATED CATEGORIES
Trib Star

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…
Gaming Authorities
Vigo casino decision coming today
Lake Geneva Regional News

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…
Gaming Authorities
Trib Star

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…
Gaming Authorities
Indiana to announce Vigo casino license winner Nov. 17
Herald Bulletin

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…
Gaming Authorities
State to announce Vigo casino license winner Nov. 17
RELATED BRANDS
Goshen News

Four apply for Vigo casino license

Four applications have been submitted to the Indiana Gaming Commission seeking a gaming license to operate a casino in Vigo County. The deadline for applications with the Indiana Gaming Commission was 4:45 p.m. today. The commission at 5 p.m. posted the names of the applicants. They are: • CDITH LLC (Churchill Downs) • FHR-Atlas LLC (Full House…
Gaming Authorities
Trib Star

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…
Gaming Authorities
Details on casino proposals emerge
Trib Star

UPDATE: Four apply for Vigo casino license

Four applications have been submitted to the Indiana Gaming Commission seeking a gaming license to operate a casino in Vigo County. The deadline for applications with the Indiana Gaming Commission was 4:45 p.m. today. The commission at 5 p.m. posted the names of the applicants. They are: • CDITH LLC (Churchill Downs) • FHR-Atlas LLC (Full House…
Gaming Authorities
UPDATE: Four apply for Vigo casino license
PD Clarion

Hard Rock now majority owner and operator of new Gary casino

GARY - There no longer should be any discordant noises coming from the ownership of the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana. The Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) unanimously approved an agreement Wednesday transferring majority ownership in the $300 million gaming, dining, and entertainment destination to Hard Rock International, a business enterprise…
Gaming Authorities
RELATED AFFILIATES
Casino News Daily

IGC Opens License Application Window for Vigo County Casino

The Indiana Gaming Commission has reopened the license application process for a Vigo County casino after choosing not renew Lucy Luck Gaming's license to build and operate a gambling venue in Terre Haute. The regulator on Monday posted a press release on its official website informing interested applicants that they must pay a $50000 application…
Gaming Authorities
IGC Opens License Application Window for Vigo County Casino
The Times Of Northwest Indiana

Gary could lose $5M due to state decision to reissue Terre Haute casino license

The Indiana Gaming Commission's decision to restart the licensing process for the Terre Haute casino could end up costing the city of Gary approximately $5 million. Under an agreement with the former Terre Haute license holder, the Steel City was in line to receive 0.5% of adjusted gross revenue from slot machines and table games at the Terre Haute…
Gaming Authorities
Gary could lose $5M due to state decision to reissue Terre Haute casino license
Vegas Slots Online

IGC Rules on Terre Haute, Horseshoe Hammond Casinos

The Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) has provided rulings regarding two casinos in the state, denying the renewal of one facility's license and canceling the forced sale of another. In a blow to its owner Lucky Luck Gaming, a new Terre Haute casino in Vigo County will not have its gaming license renewed by the regulator, according to a ruling…
Gaming Authorities
IGC Rules on Terre Haute, Horseshoe Hammond Casinos
Inside Indiana Business

Gary Casino Opening Moving Forward After Ruling

GARY - Efforts to complete construction of the $300 million Hard Rock Casino in Gary this spring are moving forward. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report concerns of a potential delay in opening the casino have been abated after the Indiana Gaming Commission issued two orders regarding one of the casino's owners whose gaming…
Gaming Authorities
Gary Casino Opening Moving Forward After Ruling
Augusta Free Press

How Hard Rock is taking on the U.S. casino giants

If you have visited any major city in the world, you are likely to have seen a Hard Rock Café. In terms of the café, despite the American influence, the first Hard Rock Café opened for business in London in 1971 under the guidance of Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton. Having initially started with some elaborate decoration, the café quickly switch to…
Travel
How Hard Rock is taking on the U.S. casino giants
Shelby News

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"…
Gaming Authorities
World Casino News

The Hard Rock casino in Gary, Indiana is now open

On Friday, the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana celebrated its grand opening. The $300 million casino opened its doors after a guitar smashing ceremony featuring members of the Jackson 5, Marlon, and Tito Jackson. The brothers call Gary home and were happy to be a part of the celebration. Gary and the casino expect that business will increase as…
Covid
The Hard Rock casino in Gary, Indiana is now open
Indianapolis Business Journal

$300M casino opens in Gary despite ownership controversy

A new $300 million casino has opened in northwestern Indiana, completing a move from along Lake Michigan to a location along heavily traveled Interstate 80/94 in Gary. The Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana opened to the public Friday evening after an earlier guitar smashing ceremony that included Jackson 5 members and Gary natives Marlon and Tito…
Gaming Authorities
$300M casino opens in Gary despite ownership controversy
Chicago Tribune

Column: Hard Rock Casino moves line for opening date to mid-April

Mid-April is now the targeted opening date for Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, delayed in part due to recently filed paperwork by the Indiana Gaming Commission. The state agency filed a formal complaint for disciplinary action against Rod Ratcliff, a principal owner of the Majestic Star casinos in Gary. Hopefully the issue doesn't further delay…
Gaming Authorities
Column: Hard Rock Casino moves line for opening date to mid-April
NBC Chicago

Ownership Fight Could Leave New NW Indiana Casino Empty

The legal fight over ownership of a new $300 million casino in northwestern Indiana could leave it sitting unused for possibly months after construction work is completed. Indiana Gaming Commission has told the parent company of Gary's Majestic Star Casinos to be ready to operate its gambling boats along Lake Michigan until at least June, instead…
Gaming Authorities
Ownership Fight Could Leave New NW Indiana Casino Empty
Indianapolis Business Journal

Gambling regulators suspend casino exec Ratcliff’s license as part of larger investigation

The Indiana Gaming Commission on Wednesday suspended the occupational gaming license of longtime casino executive Rod Ratcliff after tying him to a federal investigation involving campaign finance violations. The suspension comes as the commission continues to investigate people associated with Spectacle Entertainment, a company Ratcliff helped…
Law
Gambling regulators suspend casino exec Ratcliff’s license as part of larger investigation