Indiana: Full House Resorts drops lawsuit against IGC

Indiana: Full House Resorts drops lawsuit against IGC

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  • Joe Schroeder, WIBQ
January 5, 2022 7:32 PM
  • Joe Schroeder, WIBQ

Full House Resorts, Inc., one of the applicants that was denied the Vigo County casino license in November of 2021, has filed a notice of dismissal in its lawsuit against the Indiana Gaming Commission, further clearing the way for construction on a casino in Vigo County.

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The lawsuit, which claimed the commission violated Indiana’s open door law regarding meetings, was filed on Dec. 17, 2021. Full House and Churchill Downs, Inc. were the two finalists from four applicants considered at the Nov. 17, 2021 meeting in Indianapolis and Churchill Downs was selected by the commission.

The lawsuit, which was filed and dismissed in Marion Superior Court 2, said that the executive session violated the state’s open door law. The lawsuit initially sought in part to void the decision to deny Full House’s application and the decision to grant the license to Churchill.