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Sporting news: 2023 in review
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. [...]
Education takes spotlight in 2024 session
Recapping your education-heavy short legislative session Lawmakers leading up to the 2024 session of the Indiana General Assembly advertised this short session as just that – short, “quiet,” and “less aggressive.” However, we knew going in that lawmakers had [...]
Won’t be short or sweet in 2025
Odd short session does more than expected, but leaves lots to do When the 2025 session opened, Hoosiers were assured that lawmakers would conduct their required business quickly and it would be less “aggressive – because there really were [...]
Prepare for displaced left turn lanes
If you aren’t a big fan of roundabouts, diverging (and doublediverging) diamond interchanges, or “Michigan lefts” (J-turns, like the highly disfavored one at 96th Street and Allisonville Road in Indianapolis/Fishers that the Indiana Department of Transportation just this week [...]
Allen County Republican chair announces RNC chair as keynote speaker of annual dinner
Allen County Republican Party Chair Steve Shine reveals Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel as the keynote speaker for the local party’s annual Bean Dinner on Wednesday, October 25, at the Grand Wayne Center in Fort Wayne. [...]
Gaming commission okays Horseshoe Indianapolis settlement
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 [...]
Kentucky sports wagering law irks Indiana, Ohio
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 [...]
Rep. Bucshon legislation okayed by energy and commerce committee
U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon (R) sees the “Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act,” bipartisan legislation he introduced with U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL), approved by a unanimous vote of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce [...]
Gross eyes CD 03 seat
Phil Goss (D) seeks to replicate the congressional election success of two of his former Wabash College classmates – former U.S. Reps. Luke Messer (R) and Todd Rokita (R) – as an open seat CD 03 candidate, the first [...]
Illinois casino, Terre Haute competitor gets temporary permit
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 [...]