Voters in three Fort Wayne-area counties would decide whether a new casino could land there under a bill that’s cleared the General Assembly.
The Indiana House and Senate both endorsed a final bill version on Friday, sending it to the governor’s desk for action.
A requirement for the voter referendums in Allen, DeKalb and Steuben counties was only added to House Bill 1038 after the proposal narrowly cleared the Senate on Tuesday amid objections over the lack of those county votes.
Bill author Rep. Craig Snow, R-Winona Lake, said he and the vast majority of House Republicans believed the referendums were necessary — and that the bill wouldn’t have won passage without them.
