Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb (R)<\/a> replaced Vice President Mike Pence in the office after the former state leader headed to Washington, DC as President Trump’s second-in-command.<\/p>\nPence maintained an anti-gambling position during his term. The socially conservative Midwesterner stated in the past that he’s personally never purchased a lottery ticket, and also believes some billionaires who own casinos have too much influence on politicians.<\/p>\n
It’s worth mentioning that Las Vegas Sands billionaire Sheldon Adelson was rumored to be Trump’s largest donor during the 2016 campaign.<\/p>\n
Holcomb is seen as more gambling-friendly than his predecessor. In addition to Huston’s legislation, a bill is circulating in the state that seeks to place a land-based casino in Terre Haute.<\/p>\n
Full House Resorts, a Nevada-based gaming company that owns the Rising Sun Casino in the state, says it would be interested in investing in a property in Terre Haute should the bill pass.<\/p>\n
“We’re looking to invest in Indiana, not neighboring states,” Full House Chief Development Officer Alex Stolyar said this week. “It’s going to give about $10 million a year to the city of Terre Haute, in addition to the jobs it’s going to create.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Indiana casinos might soon be allowed to eliminate the $3 admission fee per patron they’re currently forced to impose on visitors.\u00a0That’s the good news. The bad news is that the state is looking to impose an additional three percent wagering tax on operators of the state’s 10 riverboats and one land-based casino. Indiana is also […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":44548,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,10,13,18,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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