Indiana legislation to study relocation of a poor-performing casino’s license could also lead to a rare license expansion — and regulators have already gotten started.
One witness at a Tuesday hearing called the study itself “destabilizing” for the industry.
“The way that companies would look at this, is studying it would imply that there’s an interest in moving it … or creating another one,” said Jim Purucker, a lobbyist representing Caesars Entertainment and its three Hoosier casinos.
He said it’s “very fair” for licensees “to suggest that there’s a move afoot.”
Senate Bill 43 previously required the Indiana Gaming Commission to contract out for a study to “identify the top three regions in the state” for a license relocation.
