‘Survivor’ star looking for investors for casino game
Rupert Boneham has created a casino table game and is searching for investors to help market it. A portion of the game’s revenue will benefit his Indianapolis charity, Rupert’s Kids.
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Indiana Live owners using big-buck firms in Chapter 11 case
Indianapolis Downs LLC, owner of Indiana Live racetrack and casino, has hired top-tier national investment banking and law firms to represent it in Chapter 11 proceedings in U.S. bankruptcy court in Delaware.
Indiana lawmakers OK hotel sites for casino tourneys
Indiana's casinos would be allowed to hold card tournaments at hotels or other sites on their properties under a proposal that has cleared the state Legislature.
Court OKs reorganization plan for Hoosier Park owner
Hoosier Park Racing & Casino owner Centaur LLC last week won court approval of its plan to cut debt by about $636 million and exit bankruptcy.
Ex-manager files $600M suit against Indiana Live owners, others
Maryland-based Cordish Cos. says the casino owners withheld $8.4 million in payments and conspired with other groups trying to sabotage its plans for a Maryland gambling facility.
Best bets: Finding the Indiana casino that’s a winner for you
So given Indianapolis’ central location, what’s a gambler to do when she gets the urge to press her luck? Figuring that out is nearly as hard as deciding whether to hit or stand on 16.
Budget would take slice out of growing horse industry
A move by budget-makers to tap the kitty that feeds the state’s horse-racing industry could deal a blow to the business just as Indiana is starting to gain ground on its neighbors.
Former Colts player charged in $1M theft case
Former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Art Schlichter, whose NFL career was derailed by a gambling addiction, was charged Monday with stealing more than $1 million from a 68-year-old woman in suburban Columbus, Ohio.
Statewide smoking ban bill clears House committee
The Indiana House Public Health Committee voted 9-3 to endorse the bill prohibiting smoking in public places and indoor work sites—after it exempted casinos and pari-mutuel horse tracks from the ban.
Casinos to escape smoking ban proposal
An estimate from a nonpartisan agency showed a statewide smoking ban that includes casinos could cost Indiana more than $180 million in lost gambling tax revenue.
Hoosier Park parent set to emerge from bankruptcy
Hoosier Park Racing & Casino’s parent company could emerge from bankruptcy early next year if creditors approve a reorganization plan that’s set for a court hearing in Delaware on Feb. 1.
Law change eyed to help Indiana casinos compete
Indiana casinos could save an average of $1 million per riverboat each year under a proposal that would allow them to quit using captains and crews and maintain motors that have been obsolete since the state allowed the boats to remain docked.
Indiana Supreme Court rulings uphold casino rights
The court issued a pair of split rulings bolstering the rights of casinos by ruling against a woman who said a riverboat preyed on her gambling addiction and a card counter who sued for the right to play blackjack.
Southern Indiana’s Grand Victoria Casino sold for $43M
Las Vegas-based Full House Resorts on Monday announced plans to purchase the riverboat casino in Rising Sun, saying it could improve profitability.
Indiana casino commission: Staffer hid complaints
The commission found the misconduct after an internal review about why 56 of 154 complaints made against the casinos during 2009 had gone unanswered.
Centaur wins approval to sell Colorado casino
Luna Gaming Central City LLC is paying $7.5 million in cash plus a $2.5 million note, less adjustments. There were no competing
bids.
Casino operator Centaur aims to exit bankruptcy much leaner
Centaur plans to sell a casino west of Denver and a stalled casino development near Pittsburgh.
Centaur ready to sell Pennsylvania racetrack-casino project
Indianapolis-based Centaur LLC said Wednesday it is asking a federal bankruptcy judge to approve bidding procedures to transfer
ownership of Valley View Downs.
Indiana’s two busiest casinos see opposite trends
Indiana's two busiest riverboats each saw big swings in their business last month, with the top Lake Michigan casino seeing
an 11 percent jump in revenue and the leading boat on the Ohio River recording an equal decline.
Indiana Downs cancels horse races after complaints
The Shelbyville track's final race on Monday was canceled after a horse pulled up lame and was later euthanized. The track
canceled its full card of Tuesday races.