While neither is within close proximity of Indianapolis, the state\u2019s largest city, both are within short drives of major markets just outside the state.<\/p>\n
Michigan City is about an hour east of Chicago. Blue Chip is also the closest casino to South Bend, the state\u2019s fourth largest city and home to college football power Notre Dame. It\u2019s also located near the Michigan border.<\/p>\n
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Belterra is located within an hour of both Cincinnati, Ohio and Louisville, Ky., both of which have metropolitan populations that rank among the top 50 in the US. Lexington, Ky., which has a metropolitan population of more than 500,000 is about 90 minutes away.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Belterra is also about 15 minutes north of Kentucky Speedway, a racetrack on the NASCAR circuit.<\/p>\n
According to Indiana’s law, the earliest FanDuel could open a sportsbook in the state is Sept. 1.<\/p>\n
FanDuel-Indiana Analysis<\/h2>\n Besides Valley Forge, FanDuel also has retail sportsbooks located in Mississippi, New Jersey, and West Virginia. For now, though, FanDuel\u2019s only online presence exists in New Jersey. However, according to state gaming reports, FanDuel has the largest market share of any online sportsbook in the state.<\/p>\n
It is estimated that about 80 percent of all bets in New Jersey are made online.<\/p>\n
Indiana\u2019s population is roughly two-thirds of New Jersey, and especially with Illinois having passed its own sports betting law, the Hoosier State likely will not approach the revenues New Jersey generates from sports betting since New York does not plan to have any sports betting outlets near New York City for the time being.<\/p>\n
That said, with sports betting not likely to become legal in Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio this year, Indiana will find itself in a position to attract customers from across the four-state region. In addition, Indiana\u2019s 9.5 percent sports betting tax is significantly lower than the 15 percent Illinois will take, so Indiana casinos may end up attracting bettors from their western neighbor as well. In addition, FanDuel’s presence in the fantasy sports market will also help it attract customers from Indiana and nearby states to its sportsbook.<\/p>\n
That puts FanDuel in a good position to be among the top sportsbooks within the state, especially once the mobile sportsbooks become available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
FanDuel is once again ready to expand its sports betting operations as the company has filed paperwork with the Indiana Gaming Commission to operate retail and online sportsbooks. Pending approval by the Indiana Gaming Commission, FanDuel seeks to operate the books at two casinos at the opposite ends of the state. Those properties, the Blue […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":108906,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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