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Politics & Government
2:26 pm
Thu January 24, 2013

Committee approves casino legislation

Credit Brandon Smith / Indiana Public Broadcasting
Indiana Sen. Phil Boots (R-Crawfordsville) says his casino legislation will help create jobs in the Hoosier State.

Legislation aimed at helping Indiana gaming facilities compete with other states and bolster struggling attendance cleared its first legislative hurdle Wednesday.

Legislation unanimously approved by the Senate Public Policy committee adds mobile gaming devices to off-track betting sites and eliminates taxes on free-play coupons.  It also allows live-dealer games in racetrack casinos, something the bill’s author, Crawfordsville Republican Senator Phil Boots, says will boost job creation.

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