Indiana: Casino relocation bill advances with Senate stance uncertain

Thursday, February 12, 2026 2:33 PM
Image aggregated from Indiana Capital Chronicle.
  • Tom Davies, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Uncertainty surrounds how a proposal allowing a new Indiana casino will proceed in the Legislature.

A state Senate committee had discussions Wednesday over possible major shakeups to a House-endorsed bill authorizing transfer of the license for Indiana’s lowest-performing casino from the Ohio River city of Rising Sun.

The Senate Public Policy Committee, however, didn’t vote on any of those amendments before advancing the bill to another Senate panel for consideration.

Possible changes presented by Public Policy Committee Chair Ron Alting, R-Lafayette, would have created a new casino license rather than transferring the existing Rising Sun license.