Less than three months after Hoosier regulators busted a northern Indiana charity casino, lawmakers added anti-fraud measures to legislation loosening spending rules for charity gambling revenue.
Charitable, civic, veteran and other groups can earn money off bingo, raffles, and more. But some have gone too far. The Indiana Gaming Commission in December accused a Fort Wayne charity casino, run by an Elks Lodge, of racketeering and seized more than $100,000, WANE reported.
“We’re just putting in some safety nets, if you will, to make sure that some of these charitable events like bingo, up north, doesn’t turn into full-time casinos with profits like a full-time casino,” Sen. Ron Alting, R-Lafayette, told his Public Policy Committee on Wednesday.
