Indiana and Kentucky May Soon Battle for Casino Gambling Customers

States across the country are scrambling to grab their share of the riches and revenue casino gambling is generating, and now that Kentucky may be next, Indiana is pondering how to protect its own windfall.

Kentucky Governor-elect Steve Beshear campaigned vigorously and vociferously on the need for gaming and casinos in the Bluegrass State, and now that he?s in office, Indiana officials concede he will probably win a legislative fight to establish licensed casinos, some of which will fall near their common border.

Indiana knows it cannot prevent Kentucky from attempting to draw customers that presently visit riverboat sites located along the common border on the Indiana side. So, in a farsighted move designed to win any competition from future Kentucky establishments, Indiana gaming officials are renovating and expanding, providing newer, nicer, and bigger facilities for their customers.

High quality restaurants and golf courses are appearing around luxurious new casino buildings in the hope plush surroundings will still lure out-of-state players.

This year Indiana is expected to receive $650 million in state payments and $200 million in local taxes from gambling and casinos.

November 19, 2007
Posted By Larry Rutherford
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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