Efforts to expand sports gambling in the United States are picking up right where they left off last year. Indiana State Senator Jon Ford has introduced a bill to legalize both online poker and online casino games in the Hoosier State. SB 417 would permit Indiana’s 14 casinos (including racinos) to operate internet gambling sites… Read more »
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Twin River Acquires Tropicana Evansville Casino Operations
Welcome to Indiana Twin River Worldwide Holdings has made yet another move to expand its casino footprint, agreeing to acquire the Tropicana Evansville casino operations from Caesars Entertainment for $140 million. This will be Twin River’s first entry into Indiana. Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. (GLPI) is also going along for the ride. While Twin… Read more »
DraftKings Refunds Penn State Moneyline Bettors After Controversial Play
Neither side loses! The Big Ten’s college football season finally began this past weekend and with it came a controversial ending to the game between the eighth-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions and the Indiana Hoosiers. Because of how the game ended – Indiana won 36-35 — DraftKings Sportsbook decided to refund all bets on the… Read more »
Whiting, Indiana Mayor Stole Campaign Funds to Gamble
Color me surprised In a shocking turn of events, a politician abused campaign funds. I know it’s hard to believe, but some politicians are shitheels. According to a report from the Chicago Tribune, Whiting, Indiana Mayor Joseph Stahura and his wife, Diane, took money from his campaign account and used it to gamble at regional… Read more »
Indiana Says Smoking Ban in Casinos Would Cost State Jobs, Money
Since the 1990s, smoking has been banned in most of the poker rooms of casinos across the States of America. For the most part, however, smoking has been allowed in other areas of casinos outside of the sacred poker room area. Individual states are now having issues with the implementation of smoking bans in their… Read more »