As revenues shrink and costs rise for Star and Crown, let’s not forget that a regulatory backlash was always coming, given the poor governance and behaviours of the casinos for more than a decade. Consumers would be able to impose self-exclusion across all licensed providers and set financial limits on gambling. Gaming operators would be required to implement safeguards to detect and respond to misuse or abuse of betting services. Veikkaus would retain its monopoly on lottery draws, scratch cards, and physical slot machines and casinos. All gambling services would remain restricted to adults, with mandatory identity verification applied across the sector. Morningstar is not responsible for any errors, omissions, or delays in this content, nor for any actions taken in reliance thereon. Users are advised to exercise their own judgment and seek independent financial advice before making any decisions based on such content.
The city will remain in talks with state lawmakers should they decide to relocate the casino license in the coming months, she added. Indianapolis lawmakers say they'll pursue compromises to ensure a downtown casino would provide the greater benefit to the whole state. Taylor said the state could use the higher tax revenue created by a local casino to improve areas that miss out on some business. Despite the numbers favoring downtown Indy, the idea already faces opposition because it would divert an estimated $140 million in revenue from other Indiana casinos, the report found. Indiana's 13 commercial casinos currently earn about $2.3 billion a year and generate $670 million in taxes used to fund local governments, property tax relief and state entities like the Indiana Horse Racing Commission.