Illinois Not Changing Stance on Casino Payments
State gambling regulators do not intend to allow payments totaling millions of dollars to resume from an East Chicago casino to a private company even though a judge ruled the contract calling for the payments was valid.
The Indiana Gaming Commission stepped in two weeks ago, saying the local agreement that had steered more than $16 million from casino operators since 1997 to East Chicago Second Century Inc. violated regulations and the intent of state law.
And while a Marion County judge on Wednesday ruled in favor of Second Century in a lawsuit filed against it by current East Chicago officials, the decision does not affect the gaming commission's decision, said Ernest Yelton, the commission's executive director.
June 23, 2006
Posted By David Dowell
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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