IN Legislature Returning for Special Session in July
iDEA had extensive meetings with Indiana state lawmakers and key stakeholders during the NCLGS conference. For a full recap of these discussions please visit the here.
We have also posted supplemental information provided by our in-state lobbyists, which we encourage you to access here.
Legislature will return for a special session in July. While it is not likely that gaming issues could be addressed during this session, if the legislature seeks to address matters related to state revenues, there could be an opening for iGaming (this is low probability, but something we will be ready to pounce on).
The IN Gaming Commission is also expected to release their own iGaming study which is being conducted by Spectrum Gaming. The release of the study could be later this Summer.
Our team is actively using the interim session to meet with influential lawmakers and gather support for iGaming.
We met with Senator Bray’s office on 07/05. His staff continues to express concern about possible gaming related indictments related to the Spectacle casino scandal. They did not close the door on a bill, and recommended that we push it first in the House before the Senate will consider it.
We had productive discussions at NCLGS with lawmakers, the casino association and the VP of Govt Affairs for Boyd Gaming. We mapped out a legislative strategy for iGaming to advance in Indiana in 2023. Given continued resistance from Senate President Bray, an effort to get iGaming included in the budget could be a way to work around his opposition.