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Caesars Contests State Fees on IN Casino Buys

Caesars Entertainment is threatening to scrap plans to build a new casino in southern Indiana over a $50-million state fee. The Las Vegas-based gaming giant contends that the license transfer fee doesn’t apply to its $1.7-billion acquisition of two racetrack casinos near Indianapolis, which it announced this past November.

As a result, Caesars has said it may not build a land-based casino to replace the riverboat at Horseshoe Southern Indiana in Elizabeth, IN, near Louisville. The company had planed to spend $90 million to construct the new facility.

The Indiana Gaming Commission is expected to review the Caesars deal for Hoosier Park in Anderson and Indiana Grand in Shelbyville this May or June, and may take up the license fee matter then.


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