In addition, minor leaguers make a fraction of what their major league brethren make. It may not make for a scandal the likes of Pete Rose or the Black Sox, but it may cause MiLB to allocate resources to ensure games or plays within a game aren\u2019t fixed.<\/p>\n
Tait said the IGC did not have conversations with any sports leagues while developing its list.<\/p>\n
The minor league baseball issue will likely be moot anyway this year. The absolute earliest a sportsbook can open in Indiana is Sept. 1, and the Triple-A baseball regular season ends the following day. Neither team the International League (IL) West Division, and the Indians are six games out of the IL\u2019s wild card spot.<\/p>\n
In addition, sportsbooks will have the discretion of whether or not they want to offer those contests to their customers.<\/p>\n
As a regulator, it\u2019s not really our decision,\u201d <\/span><\/strong>she said.<\/span> \u201cWe\u2019re not making the business decisions of what wager types are going to be offered. That\u2019ll be the call of the operators.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019re just saying these are the events and the leagues that we understand have already been vetted by other regulated markets.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nTait said she does not expect the list to be concrete.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is our intention that this is going to be a living document, and that we\u2019ll receive additional requests from operators. We will update that list as appropriate<\/p>\n
William Hill Seeking Hoosier License<\/h2>\n
Another Indiana casino formally received preliminary approval for its license this week. Tait said the Tropicana Evansville received permission on Monday, meaning 13 casinos, racinos, and off-track betting parlors have taken the first step toward obtaining a sports betting license in the Hoosier State.<\/p>\n
William Hill has applied for a license to run the sportsbook at the Tropicana, Tait said. The Tropicana is an Eldorado Resorts hotel, which has an established partnership with William Hill to run sportsbooks at its venues across the country. The company had listed job postings for the casino for about a month on the careers page of its website.<\/p>\n
Of the eligible venues for a license, that leaves just the Majestic Star in Gary and the Rising Star in Rising Sun as casinos that have yet to apply. The Majestic Star, which holds two licenses, is currently working on a plan to move inland into Gary, a move that would free up a license for Vigo County. County residents are set to vote on allowing casino gaming in a November referendum that was allowed as part of an expanded gaming bill<\/a> state lawmakers passed and Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) signed earlier this year.<\/p>\nTait deferred questions regarding the Majestic Star and Rising Star casinos to their respective owners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
When sports betting goes live in Indiana in just over a month, the state\u2019s sportsbooks will have a plethora of competitions they can offer to their customers. The standard fare \u2013 football (college and pro), basketball (college and pro), baseball (college and pro), ice hockey (college and pro), golf, boxing\/mixed martial arts, soccer, and tennis […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":110268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13592,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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