Indiana’s 13 regulated casinos recorded $219.5m in adjusted gross receipts in May, according to figures published by the Indiana Gaming Commission. Slot games generated $183.2m and table games $39.3m; total receipts rose 4% year over year from $211m.
The figures show monthly revenue performance across Indiana’s regulated casino market and its main gaming categories.
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Voters in Allen, DeKalb and Steuben counties rejected casino referendums on 3 November, according to unofficial results reported in the source. The Indiana law that authorised a potential inland casino licence bars another vote in a county that rejects the proposal, ending those counties’ eligibility under the measure.
Residents of Allen, DeKalb and Steuben counties said no on Tuesday to ballot questions that could have opened the door to a new casino proposal in northeast Indiana. Under state law, none of those counties can put the question to voters again.
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.