INDIANAPOLIS (AP): The question of whether the two horse track casinos in central Indiana will be allowed to add live dealers for table games remains unsettled with little more than a week left in this year's legislative session.
The House and Senate have both voted in favor of proposals that would permit Indiana's riverboats casinos to move onto land, but the Senate version wouldn't allow live dealers to replace current electronic games at the horse track casinos until 2021.
House members in February endorsed the live dealers provision despite the apparent opposition of Gov. Mike Pence on the grounds that he would consider it an expansion of gambling in the state.
Bill sponsor Rep. Tom Dermody of LaPorte says he's hopeful a good compromise can still be reached.
