Casino bill advances to third reading, vote looms Tuesday

Push for Fort Wayne-area casino narrowly clears state Senate

The Indiana Senate narrowly endorsed a plan for establishing a new casino in the Fort Wayne area as several senators objected to the lack of a local referendum on whether residents support such a project.

Casino relocation bill narrowly passes Indiana Senate

Casino bill advances to third reading, vote looms Tuesday

The State Senate ordered HB 1038 to engrossment on Monday, after adding a new amendment that would allow a casino to be placed, but not necessarily relocated, in northeast Indiana.

Indiana Senate Approves Bill to Establish Fort Wayne-Area Casino

The Indiana Senate has voted 26-to-22 to approve a bill to authorize a 14th state casino license. Three counties in northeastern Indiana will be allowed to pursue a new casino and the winning company would have to spend at least 500-million-dollars on the casino and related amenities. The Fort Wayne area casino was endorsed by the Senate even as senators objected to a lack of a local referendum on where people would like the casino to be built. …

Highly-debated Indiana casino bill narrowly passes Senate

Senators narrowly passed an embattled House Bill on Tuesday that would bring a casino to northeast Indiana.