The Senate Public Policy Committee voted 8-0 Tuesday to allow the casino located in Ohio County to relocate to Allen County or Fort Wayne.
Senate Bill 70, authored by Sen. Justin Busch, R-Fort Wayne, will be considered again by the Indiana House when it returns in January.
There are a handful of casino bills filed this year that would give northeast Indiana a casino. One heard last week in the House would have created a new license, but no vote was taken.
Busch’s bill would allow the Rising Star Casino in southeastern Indiana — owned and operated by Full House Resorts — to move to Fort Wayne or Allen County. That casino has seen revenues plummet since casinos opened in Ohio and gambling expanded in Kentucky.
