Online Gambling in the Indiana Jurisdiction

Indiana

Address
Indiana Gaming Commission
101 West Washington Street
East Tower, Suite 1600
Indianapolis, Indiana
United States 46204-3412

Website

www.in.gov/igc/

Fax
(317) 233-0047

General Information
(317) 233-0046

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Indiana Jurisdiction News

Fanatics Sportsbook launches in Indiana
Sports fans living in and visiting Indiana will be able to download the Fanatics Sportsbook on iOS and Android and begin their Fanatics Sportsbook experience.

Casino City’s Friday Five: Super Bowl heading to Las Vegas edition
We are just nine days away from the San Francisco 49ers squaring off against the Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII.

WynnBET to halt sports betting operations in eight states
WynnBet will close its sports betting app in Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, New Jersey, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia, saying "there are higher and better uses of capital deployment for Wynn Resorts shareholders."

WynnBET's new multistate app now available in six more jurisdictions
Players with existing accounts in Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Virginia will be prompted to download the new app.

Indiana sports betting handle hits six-month low
As the sports scheduled thinned, Indiana sportsbooks collected $236.4 million in wagers in April, with online betting accounting for 88.4% of the handle.

Kindred and Caesars Entertainment sign multi-state agreements
The agreements provide Kindred, under the Unibet brand, to operate both online sports betting and online gaming in Indiana and Iowa.

GAN announces expansion of partnership with FanDuel into Indiana
The announcement comes after Indiana's legalization of sports betting in May and launch of online gaming in early October.

MSPT's Player of the Year wins at Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort
MSPT was in Sioux Falls, South Dakota this past weekend when Aaron Johnson took home $21,268 in the MSPT Grand Falls $350 regional event.

This Week in Gambling: News from Indiana, Pennsylvania and the US Attorney General
What a week for online gambling news! The U.S. Attorney General has made a major decision on internet betting. Plus, fantasy sports news out of Indiana as we wait for online gambling to move forward in Pennsylvania.

Trends for US online gambling forecasted through 2020
Growth in the 34-and-younger population and the rise of non-mobile computer device usage has been predicted by global market research firm Technavio.

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Indiana

In March 2015, a bill was introduced in the Indiana state Senate that would have legalized internet betting on horse races. The bill passed through the Senate, but in May 2015, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence vetoed the bill, citing his long-term opposition to online gambling as the main reason for the decision.

In March 2016, Pence signed a bill that regulated online daily fantasy sports (DFS). The law requires operators wishing to offer contests in the state to pay a $50,000 licensing fee with a $5,000 renewal, which could be increased to as much as $75,000 annually. Oversight of the games will be handled by the state gaming commission, and fantasy sports are designated as a game of skill under the law.

In October 2018, a legislative study committee unanimously recommended that the 2019 General Assembly consider legalized and regulated sports betting in the state. The majority of the General Assembly's Interim Study Committee on Public Policy appeared to favor allowing sports bets to be placed using a secure mobile phone application.

In 2020, Sen. Jon Ford developed a bill for online casino and online poker in Indiana that would allow Indiana’s 14 casinos and racinos to offer internet casino games and online poker. The planned Rocksino in Terre Haute would also be allowed to offer online gaming, but in November 2021, Churchill Downs Inc. announced that it would alter plans for the casino after applying to rezone the property.