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Indiana

Logal Is* not Rosolvod; Liconsing To Start

With the issues resolved, owners can now concentrate on site devel- opment and boat ordering — and many refocused their attention im- mediately.

President Riverboat Casinos

Inc.'s joint venture with Barden

Communications Inc. filed a Phase I application with the State of Indi- ana Gaming Commission on Decem- ber 15, 1993 to operate a riverboat gaming facility in Gary, Ind.

The joint venture was subse- quently recommended by the City of

Gary to receive one of two riverboat licenses allocated to the city, and is one of four companies with applica- tions currently being considered by the State of Indiana Gaming Com- mission. President first announced its intention to establish, develop and operate the riverboat gaming operation on Lake Michigan on a four-deck, 300-ft. (91.4-m) vessel in

September 1993. $ 110 Million Projo

The decision of the Indiana Su- preme Court upholding the state law legalizing riverboat gaming is a favorable one for Aztar Corp.'s pro- posal to operate the only riverboat gaming facility planned to be oper- ated in the Evansville market, ac- cording to Aztar. The decision, an- nounced in Indianapolis, allows the

Indiana Gaming Commission to pro- ceed with licensing riverboat casi- nos.

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Aztar's application for an Indiana gaming license is pending. The Indi- ana Gaming Commission had origi- nally announced a schedule targeting a license for Evansville in the fall of 1994, and has announced that Evans- ville will be the second market to be licensed in Indiana, after it issues licenses for Gary.

Evansville is on the Ohio River in

Vanderburgh County in southwest- ern Indiana, a market of 650,000 people in a 50 mile radius and 2.5 million within 100 miles, including the Louisville, Ky. area.

The Evansville casino will have a projected 2.3 million visitors an- nually until additional competition, if any, emerges for the Louisville market.

Aztar's proposed project, to be called the Evansville Landing, will be situated in downtown Evans- ville. The main elements of the

Evansville Landing are: • The City of Evansville, a replica of the historic Robert E. Lee racing sidewheel steamboat, already un-

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Indiana Riverboat

Gaming Passes —

Licensing To Continue,

Boats To Come

The Indiana Supreme Court ruled that a state law authorizing riverboat gaming is constitutional, reversing a decision in May 1994 and lifting an injunction on the awarding of riverboat gaming li- censes by the State of Indiana Gam- ing Commission.

The Porter County, Ind. Supreme

Court had, in an unusual move, reversed the earlier decision in the case, which was brought by certain proponents of gaming in an Indiana

County where a gaming referen- dum failed to receive the required countywide approval. The decision held that the distinctions made in the Indiana legislation regarding the approval process for various ju- risdictions was "special legislation" in violation of the Indiana constitu- tion, but did not hold that riverboat gaming itself was unconstitutional.

During the appeal process the Su- preme Court had prohibited the In- diana Gaming Commission from is- suing any gaming licenses in the state of Indiana. However, the Su- preme Court had allowed the Com- mission to continue operations such as background investigations and hearings for the applicants.

Aztar was selected in June as

Evansville's choice to operate its casino riverboat development. The city and Aztar have signed a devel- opment agreement for the $110 million project. Under the agree- ment, the city is recommending to the Indiana Gaming Commission that Aztar be licensed to operate the Evansville riverboat casino.

The city's recommendation is not binding on the Commission.

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