#Terre Haute

As Kentucky-based Churchill Downs Inc. nears the planned spring opening of the new Terre Haute Casino Resort, the developer is beginning to fill the first of what is expected to be 500 new jobs. PlayIndiana reports interviews have begun for a variety of positions at the $290 million casino and hotel, including management, security, food and…

DANVILLE, Ill. (WTHI) - Ahead of next year's expected grand opening of the Terre Haute Casino Resort - another new casino just opened its doors not too far from here. The Golden Nugget Casino opened its doors around 60 miles away in Danville, Illinois. This marks casino number 13 in the Land of Lincoln. You'll find it just off I-74 on the city's…

Construction of Terre Haute's casino resort is scheduled to finish in late March. The $290 million project will feature one thousand slot machines, 35 table games, a 122-room luxury hotel with pool, five restaurants, and six bars. Terre Haute Mayor Duke Bennett said construction is expected to generate up to one thousand jobs. "They're continuing…

Out-of-state competition could be to blame for Indiana's decline in casino revenue, which slid for the third month in a row in May following a lucrative 2022. The state's 12 casinos last month logged $192 million in adjusted gross revenue, the lowest amount all year. That's a 7.6% decrease from May of last year. The numbers indicate gambling at…

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…

Officials with Kentucky-based Churchill Downs Inc. say construction crews are making progress on the $290 million Terre Haute Casino Resort. General Manager Mike Rich told our partners at WTWO-TV the company is still targeting an opening date near the end of the first quarter of 2024. When complete, the venue will feature a 400000-square-foot…

Companies looking to do business with the new Terre Haute Casino Resort will have an opportunity on Wednesday to pitch their ideas to officials with Churchill Downs Inc. The casino is looking for businesses that can provide services such as marketing, landscaping, and food products. The event is the second of two as CDI inches closer to completing…

The Indiana Gaming Commission Thursday approved the financing plan for Churchill Downs Inc.'s casino in Terre Haute, construction of which is underway., Financing was filed under confidential details with the commission. Churchill Downs broke ground on the Terre Haute Casino Resort on June 21, 2022. The project, which will cost about $290 million,…

The developers of a casino under construction in Terre Haute have removed the royal reference in the name of the venue. Louisville-based Churchill Downs Inc. says the property will now be known as Terre Haute Casino Resort, removing the reference to "queen" from the business title. The nearly $300 million gaming venue under development has gone by…

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…

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…

Legal, online gaming that goes beyond sports is closer to reality for Indiana than ever before. A recent study suggests Hoosiers are likely spending hundreds of millions of dollars a year in illegal, online gambling - things like poker and slot games. Sen. Jon Ford (R-Terre Haute) said more and more lawmakers are understanding the extent of what's…

The cost of the Queen of Terre Haute Casino Resort is now projected at $290 million, up from $260 million, Ryan Jordan, senior vice president of real estate development for Churchill Downs Inc., told the Indiana Gaming Commission on Thursday. "We have not made any program changes nor reduced amenities, but we have added amenities…," Jordan told the…

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…

Indiana casinos are still raking in the bucks, but summer is seeing the state experience a slight swoon. The Hoosier State's 12 commercial casinos combined for $197197354 in total gaming win (i.e. revenue) last month. That was a 6.9% decline and also a 3.8% fall in a year-over-year comparison to June 2021 ($204.95 million). That ended a four-month…

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…

After an unexpectedly soft start to the year, revenue generated by casinos and video gaming terminals across Illinois bounced back slightly in February, but still fell short of late 2021 numbers, according to figures released by the Illinois Gaming Board. Casino revenue excluding sports wagering at the state's 11 venues totaled $93.6 million, an…

The developer of the Queen of Terre Haute Casino Resort is looking locally as construction continues. Our partners at WTHI-TV report Churchill Downs Inc. (Nasdaq: CHDN) is seeking minority-, female-, and disabled veteran-owned businesses to help build the $240 million casino and hotel. CDI is partnering with the Indiana Small Business Development…

If you want to play online real-money casino games in the state of Indiana, you don't have to travel to Michigan, where the practice is legal, to place your bets. Hundreds of cyber casinos operated by offshore gambling sites allow anyone with a virtual private network to win or lose money without much fear of prosecution. "We have to be honest with…

Tax revenue generated for gambling in Indiana exceeded $1 billion during the 2022 state budget year, marking the first time in a decade, according to data released this week. In all forms of gambling combined, the state government collected $1.04 billion between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022, which marks an 8% increase from $958.3 million during…

The Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) published its FY 2022 annual report to reveal that the gambling industry has rebounded from the negative pandemic impact in FY 2021. For the twelve months ended June 30, 2022, state-wide casino win was $2.5 billion, up 19% from the $2.1 billion in the previous comparable period. Growth was fueled primarily by the…

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…

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,…

Terre Haute casino dreams are finally coming true. On Tuesday, a groundbreaking ceremony took place involving the Queen of Terre Haute Casino Resort, a venue that should be up and running in 18 months. Drainage and additional site prep have begun on 50 acres of land owned by Churchill Downs Inc. to set the stage for the new gaming venue. The…

After decades of talk, work on a casino in Terre Haute has begun. Shovels were turned Tuesday in a groundbreaking ceremony on the city's east side for the Queen of Terre Haute Casino Resort, which will take 18 months to build. Workers have begun drainage and other site preparation on 50 acres of land at 4442 East Margaret Drive for the new casino…

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI)- The plans for a casino in Terre Haute has been in the works for over six years, and community members are excited Back in November, the Indiana Gaming Commission voted to grant the Vigo county casino license to Churchill Downs. The Queen of Terre Haute Casino will be located on 4442 East Margaret drive. It will have about…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

The four members of the Illinois Gaming Board on Thursday unanimously approved Danville Development LLC and its application being preliminary suitable for a Danville casino owners' license. This is the next step in a Danville casino becoming reality and means construction can start on the site. Groundbreaking could occur in the next month, with…

Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) formally presented to the Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) a new location for the Queen of Terre Haute Casino Resort in a meeting Thursday. At the IGC meeting, the land-based casino and horse racing operator was represented by its SVP of Corporate Development Jason Sauer and SVP of Real Estate Development Ryan…

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…

I ask because that term suddenly is part of the parlance on sports talk radio and in television commercials that are impossible to escape. I hear it from JB Smoove and Dan Dakich. It seems everybody in Indiana is supposed to know the answer to that question. I didn't. So, I decided, for the sake of this column, to find out. A parlay, my research…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

A lawsuit challenging the selection of a company to build a new Terre Haute casino has been dropped, clearing a hurdle for the stalled project. A Marion County judge dismissed the lawsuit Wednesday at the request of a casino company that objected to the Indiana Gaming Commission's decision in November to award the Terre Haute project license to…

Residents of Terre Haute in Indiana can finally start dreaming of a Churchill Downs-owned and operated casino after Full House dropped its suit against the IGC. [Image: Shutterstock.com] Full House Resorts has dropped its legal action contesting the Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC)'s decision to award Churchill Downs a Vigo County casino…

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VIGO COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI) - The application window for the Vigo County casino license has closed. The Indiana Gaming Commission just posted a list of companies who've applied. Churchill Downs Incorporated sent a press release with information about their plan. The company is proposing the "Queen of Terre Haute Resort." The plan includes 1000 slot…

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…

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WTHI) - The Indiana Gaming Commission made its selection for a casino operator in Terre Haute on Wednesday. The commission's decision to select Churchill Downs happened just before 6:30 P.M. Churchill Downs was one of four applicants vying for the position to operate a casino in the county. The other three were Full House…

Terre Haute is finally back on track to get a casino more than two years after the legislature made it possible. The Indiana Gaming Commission chose Churchill Downs Wednesday as the operator of the new facility. The Terre Haute casino got derailed after the Gaming Commission chose not to renew the license of the original operator, Lucy Luck,…

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…

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…

Full House Resorts is suing the Indiana Gaming Commission over a Vigo County casino license. The gaming company is asking the state, which awarded the available Vigo County license to Churchill Downs on November 17, to nullify the decision. The complaint was filed last Friday afternoon, in Marion County Superior Court 2, in Indianapolis,…

A settlement agreement has yet to be reached between Lucy Luck Gaming Inc. and the Indiana Gaming Commission. A hearing that had been scheduled for Thursday with Elizabeth Gamboa, an administrative law judge, has been reset to Feb. 17. "The parties represent that additional time is needed to work toward a settlement in this matter," Gamboa wrote in…

Though the Indiana Gaming Commission awarded a certificate of suitability to Churchill Downs to build and operate a Vigo County casino on Nov. 17, the process to actually construct that casino proceeds slowly. Recent discussions between local officials and Churchill Downs Chief Executive Officer Bill Carstanjen have concerned the location of the…

Churchill Downs announced the signing of a deal to sell 115.7 acres of land near Florida's Calder Casino for $291 million, or approximately $2.5 million per acre. This, according to the company, was done in collaboration with Link Logistics, a logistics real estate investment trust founded by Blackstone in 2019. The property's sale is contingent…

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…

Churchill Downs Incorporated announced Thursday that the Indiana Gaming Commission selected the Company's application for a casino owner's license to develop the Queen of Terre Haute Casino Resort in Vigo County, Indiana. The IGC unanimously voted to grant CDITH the sole Certificate of Suitability following a competitive proposal process that…

Louisville-based Churchill Downs Incorporated has signed an agreement to sell 115.7 acres of land near Calder Casino in Miami Gardens, Florida, for $291 million or approximately $2.5 million per acre, the gaming company announced on Monday. CDI will be selling the land to owner of logistics real estate assets Link Logistics, which was established…

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…

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…

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…

It's no wonder why states across the nation are in various stages of introducing some form of gaming to their citizens. The American Gaming Association last week reported that commercial gaming revenue hit a quarterly record for the months of July, August and September and that revenue is on a record pace for 2021. The AGA said that with $38.67…

The Indiana Gaming Commission has revealed that four companies remain in the running to secure the open casino license for Vigo County. Four applications were submitted this week for the license to develop a new casino resort in Vigo County, with bids received from Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI), Full House Resorts, Hard Rock Casino, and…

So, you want to work at a casino? Like getting a straight flush, getting the job might be harder than you think. With a new casino on the horizon for Vigo County, getting hired to work there likely will require more steps than just providing a resume, depending on the scope of work. Casinos and casino-related jobs employ 12496 workers in Indiana…

It's a career he started after stepping down in August 2020 as associate athletic director for Indiana State University athletics, where he worked for 19 years. "I was hoping the Terre Haute casino would be open by now," he said with a chuckle during a recent interview. In January 2020, Indiana Grand opened live table games, which interested…

The Illinois Gaming Board is inching closer to selecting three finalists for a single south suburban Cook County casino license - nearly two full years after receiving four applications from interested companies and communities. On Wednesday, the board spent some five hours listening to presentations from each of the casino license applicants, and…

TERRE HAUTE - The Indiana Gaming Commission will allow the four applicants for the open gaming license in Vigo County to present their proposals next month. The commission is expected to select the winning proposal after the presentations, which will be open to the public. Each applicant will have 30 minutes to present their projects to the…

The Powerball lottery grew to $699.8 million before being claimed by a single ticket sold in California Monday night by matching all six numbers: 12, 22, 54, 66, 69, Powerball 25. The cash option will be $496 million. The largest Powerball jackpot ever cashed in at $1.586 billion. Three winners claimed a stake in what still stands as the nation's…

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,…

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…

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…

TERRE HAUTE - Officials in Vigo County are pushing for Hard Rock International to receive the open gaming license to develop a casino in Terre Haute. The Tribune-Star reports the Vigo County Council and the Vigo County Board of Commissioners have submitted letters to the Indiana Gaming Commission in support of the Rocksino Terre Haute proposal. In…

TERRE HAUTE - One of the four casino operators vying for the open gaming license in Vigo County will this month present its plans to the public. Our partners at WTHI-TV report the presentation from Nevada-based Full House Resorts Inc. (NASDAQ: FLL) will allow residents to ask questions about the $250 million American Place proposal. Full House,…

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) - Full House Resorts, one of the four applicants vying to build a casino in Vigo County, announced Wednesday a public presentation will be held to discuss its plans for the "American Place Terre Haute," the company's proposed name for the gaming venue. The presentation is from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 21 and will be held…

VIGO COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) - The deadline for submitting an application and proposal to the Indiana Gaming Commission to build a casino in Vigo County was at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, and the IGC said they received submissions from four applicants. Applicants were required to submit a proposal to the commission detailing "the proposed gaming…

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…

Lucy Luck Gaming, the Terre Haute-based company that was previously granted a license to build and operate a casino in the city in partnership with Hard Rock International, has filed an appeal to the Indiana Gaming Commission's decision not to renew that license. The Hoosier State gaming regulator announced its decision in late June, explaining…

The Indiana Gaming Commission is set to announce the preferred developer of a casino in Terre Haute, Vigo County on November 17. The date was announced by the regulator's Executive Director, Greg Small, at a Wednesday meeting. Mr. Small said during the scheduled meeting that receiving four applications for the vacant Vigo County casino…

TERRE HAUTE - The Indiana Gaming Commission has announced when it plans to make a decision on which organization will receive the open gaming license for Vigo County. Four applicants have submitted proposals for a new casino in Terre Haute after the IGC denied a renewal of the license for its previous holder, Terre Haute-based Lucy Luck…

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…

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…

Recent twists in the long and winding road to bring a casino to Vigo County left many around the community unsure of the future. The process still packs uncertainties. Yet, a burst of promising news arrived Wednesday. It should ease worries that a potential base of jobs and spinoff benefits might bypass Vigo County and Terre Haute. It also should…

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,…

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…

Churchill Downs Incorporated Announces Proposal to Build the Queen of Terre Haute Casino Resort in Vigo County Churchill Downs Incorporated ("CDI" or the "Company") announced today that the Company has submitted a proposal to build the Queen of Terre Haute Casino Resort (the "Queen of Terre Haute"), a destination gaming facility in Vigo County,…

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (Inside INdiana Business) - The owner of the famed Kentucky Derby says it has submitted a proposal to build a casino resort in Terre Haute. Louisville-based Churchill Downs Inc. (Nasdaq: CHDN) has also filed an application with the Indiana Gaming Commission seeking the open casino license in Vigo County. The license became…

VIGO COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) - The deadline for submitting an application and proposal to the Indiana Gaming Commission to build a casino in Vigo County was at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, and the IGC said they received submissions from four applicants. Applicants were required to submit a proposal to the commission detailing "the proposed gaming…

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…

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - By Wednesday's deadline, four companies submitted applications to state commissioners to build a casino in Terre Haute. The license to build a Terre Haute casino became available in June after the Indiana Gaming Commission unanimously declined to renew the license for Lucy Luck Gaming. The business had received a license in…

A federal court in Georgia has handed out sentences to three men from the Deep South for illegal gambling operations, with combined forfeiture and restitution of over $650000. [Image: Shutterstock.com] Acting US Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia (SDGA), David H. Estes, has announced the sentencing of an illegal sports betting ringleader…

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…

ull House Resorts announced its second quarter results on August 10, showing a revenue increase of 226.9% : $47.4 million versus $14.5 million in the prior-year period. Net income for Q22021 improved to $5.5 million from a net loss of $6.7 million in the same period 2020. Adjusted EBITDA in the 2021 second quarter raised to $14.9 million, versus a…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Two major decisions were made this week regarding casino gaming in the state of Indiana. The state Gaming Commission had to decide if Caesars would be able to maintain its Horseshoe Hammond Casino. Also on the table was the license for a casino in Terre Haute. Unfortunately, the Commission decided to pull the casino license from Lucy Luck Gaming…

he Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) on Thursday voted not to renew a gaming license for a planned new Hard Rock casino in Terre Haute that has already faced delays and forced ownership changes. The regulators also decided that the recently opened Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Gary should continue operating on an interim license renewal while…

The parent company of the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana has until July 23 to get its house in order to avoid potentially being subject to the one of the severest actions available to the Indiana Gaming Commission. According to IGC staff, Spectacle Entertainment lacks a full executive team and an industry recognized corporate structure, has…

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…

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"…