Strong multistate game sales outweigh scratch-off weakness Thanks in large part to five multistate jackpot runs so far this fiscal year – in July, August, October, March, and April that each topped $1 billion (there were three jackpots that [...]
Strong launch for Terre Haute casino in short, hotel-free The first set of revenue numbers are in for the Terre Haute Casino Resort, and it is the solemn duty of your favorite gaming newsletter to analyze them in all [...]
Terre Haute casino might be gamechanger for smokefree casinos Other casinos are taking notice that the effective smoking ban at the Terre Haute Casino Resort (no smoking is permitted on the main casino floor. An outdoor covered patio offering [...]
First quarter of 2024 doesn’t match up to 2023, but . . . Through the first three months of 2024, statewide win of $594,238,266 at Indiana’s 12 commercial casinos properties is down by $38,434,527 (- 6.08%) from $632,672,793 during [...]
Good Time Charlie’s Got the Blues. . . . but that could change We’ve been telling you about the betting equivalent of baby steps being taken in recent months by the president of the Indianapolis-based National Collegiate Athletic Association, [...]
Final night of session revives push for oversight of Gameboys While it seemed as though language restricting funding flexibility for the Indiana Gaming Commission – and no other state agency – was dead after Rep. Jeff Thompson (R) of [...]
Alfonso Straffon details what Indiana earned; where we rank With 2023 numbers all now officially in, industry analyst Alfonso Straffon compiles a detailed listing of state-level sports wagering handle, gross gaming revenue, and taxes, each broken down into subcategories. [...]
The Indiana Gaming Commission approves an expensive settlement agreement with Horseshoe Indianapolis, agreeing to a $73,500 payment to address about nine assorted deficiencies. The two most serious involved multiple issues with internal controls related to personnel and operations of [...]
Regulators in Ohio and Indiana are not pleased that Kentucky’s new sports wagering law expressly allows those between 18 and 21 years of age to place wagers – a privilege denied to residents of such age in the other [...]
The most direct competitor to what will be the new Terre Haute Casino Resort, the Golden Nugget Danville in Danville, Illinois, about an hour north of Terre Haute off U.S. 41, receives a temporary operating permit from the Illinois [...]