Indiana casinos generated $200.6m in revenue in October, down 0.5% from $201.7m a year earlier, according to the Indiana Gaming Commission’s latest report. Slot revenue rose 1.8% to $167.1m, while table games revenue fell 10.9% to $33.5m.
The figures show differing year-on-year trends for Indiana casino slots and table games.
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Voters in Nebraska and three Indiana counties considered gambling measures on 3 November, according to the report. Nebraska’s Initiatives 440 and 441 would amend the state constitution to allow online sports betting; voters in Allen, DeKalb and Steuben counties were asked whether they supported a casino, with any successful county able to submit a proposal to the Indiana Gaming Commission.
The Indiana Gaming Commission says its enforcement division has more than 185 agents, gaming control officers and investigators working at casinos and across the state. It conducts regulatory and criminal investigations, including cases involving casinos and online sports wagering; a separate division investigates illegal gambling.
The Indiana Gaming Commission explains that state law defines unlawful gambling as risking money or property for gain dependent on chance, with bona fide skill, speed, strength or endurance contests excluded. It directs the public to submit information through its contact form or a telephone tip line.
The Indiana Gaming Commission said a study on relocating gambling operations has been submitted to the State Budget Committee and is available for public review. The study was required by legislation to be completed by 1 November and is intended to inform future legislative and regulatory decisions. The commission also outlined how it would accept inland casino licence applications if voters in specified counties approve casino gambling.
Indiana law bars a person from employment by the Gaming Commission if the person or a spouse, parent or child has specified ties to a gambling operator in Indiana, or if the person is a close relative of a commission member. The page states that employment in violation of the rule must be terminated.