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2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 12.5. Distribution of Admissions Tax Revenue to Certain Municipalities › 4-33-12.5-1. "Construction"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "construction" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-14-1-1(4).
As added by P.L.214-2005, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 12.5. Distribution of Admissions Tax Revenue to Certain Municipalities › 4-33-12.5-2. "Eligible Municipalities"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "eligible municipalities" means the following cities and towns located in Lake County:
(1) Cedar Lake.
(2) Crown Point.
(3) Dyer.
(4) Griffith.
(5) Highland.
(6) Hobart.
(7) Lake Station.
(8) Lowell.
(9) Merrillville.
(10) Munster.
(11) New Chicago.
(12) St. John.
(13) Schererville.
(14) Schneider.
(15) Winfield.
(16) Whiting.
As added by P.L.214-2005, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 12.5. Distribution of Admissions Tax Revenue to Certain Municipalities › 4-33-12.5-3. "Highways"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "highways" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-14-1-1(3).
As added by P.L.214-2005, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 12.5. Distribution of Admissions Tax Revenue to Certain Municipalities › 4-33-12.5-4. "Maintenance"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "maintenance" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-14-1-1(6).
As added by P.L.214-2005, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 12.5. Distribution of Admissions Tax Revenue to Certain Municipalities › 4-33-12.5-5. "Reconstruction"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "reconstruction" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-14-1-1(5).
As added by P.L.214-2005, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 12.5. Distribution of Admissions Tax Revenue to Certain Municipalities › 4-33-12.5-6. Revenue Allocation and Distribution

Sec. 6. (a) Lake County shall distribute twenty-five percent (25%) of the:
(1) admissions tax revenue received by the county under IC 4-33-12-8; and
(2) supplemental distributions received under IC 4-33-13-5;
to the eligible municipalities.
(b) The amount that shall be distributed by the county to each eligible municipality under subsection (a) is based on the eligible municipality's proportionate share of the total population of all eligible municipalities. The most current certified census information available shall be used to determine an eligible municipality's proportionate share under this subsection. The determination of proportionate shares under this subsection shall be modified under the following conditions:
(1) The certification from any decennial census completed by the United States Bureau of the Census.
(2) Submission by one (1) or more eligible municipalities of a certified special census commissioned by an eligible municipality and performed by the United States Bureau of the Census.
(c) If proportionate shares are modified under subsection (b), distribution to eligible municipalities shall change with the:
(1) payments beginning April 1 of the year following the certification of a special census under subsection (b)(2); and
(2) the next quarterly payment following the certification of a decennial census under subsection (b)(1).
As added by P.L.214-2005, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.68; P.L.192-2015, SEC.2; P.L.255-2015, SEC.16; P.L.204-2016, SEC.4.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 12.5. Distribution of Admissions Tax Revenue to Certain Municipalities › 4-33-12.5-7. Revenue Distribution Dates

Sec. 7. The county shall make payments under this chapter directly to each eligible municipality. The county shall make payments to the eligible municipalities not more than thirty (30) days after the county receives the quarterly distribution of admission tax revenue under IC 4-33-12-8 or the supplemental distributions received under IC 4-33-13-5 from the state.
As added by P.L.214-2005, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.205-2013, SEC.69; P.L.204-2016, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 12.5. Distribution of Admissions Tax Revenue to Certain Municipalities › 4-33-12.5-8. Distributions Received; Use of Money

Sec. 8. An eligible municipality may use money received from the county under this chapter only for the following infrastructure improvements:
(1) Construction, reconstruction, repair, maintenance, oiling, and sprinkling of highways and curbs.
(2) Separation of the grades of crossing of highways and railroads.
(3) Engineering, land acquisition, construction, resurfacing, maintenance, restoration, and rehabilitation of both local and arterial road and street systems.
(4) Payment of principal and interest on bonds sold primarily to finance road, street, or thoroughfare projects.
(5) Local costs required to undertake a recreational or reservoir road project under IC 8-23-5.
(6) Construction, equipment, remodeling, extension, repair, and betterment of structures, including the following:
(A) Sanitary sewers and sanitary sewer tap-ins.
(B) Sidewalks.
(C) Curbs.
(D) Streets.
(E) Alleys.
(F) Pedestrian-ways or malls set aside entirely, partly, or during restricted hours, for pedestrian traffic rather than vehicular traffic.
(G) Other paved public places.
(H) Parking facilities.
(I) Lighting.
(J) Electric signals.
(K) Landscaping, including trees, shrubbery, flowers, grass, fountains, benches, statues, floodlighting, gas lighting, and structures of a decorative, an educational, or a historical nature.
(7) Sewage works, including the following:
(A) Sewage treatment plants.
(B) Intercepting sewers.
(C) Main sewers.
(D) Submain sewers.
(E) Local sewers.
(F) Lateral sewers.
(G) Outfall sewers.
(H) Storm sewers.
(I) Force mains.
(J) Pumping stations.
(K) Ejector stations.
(L) Any other structures necessary or useful for the collection, treatment, purification, and sanitary disposal of the liquid waste, solid waste, sewage, storm drainage, and other drainage of a municipality.
As added by P.L.214-2005, SEC.5.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 13. Wagering Taxes › 4-33-13-0.1. Application of Certain Amendments to Chapter

Sec. 0.1. The following amendments to this chapter apply as follows:
(1) The addition of section 1.5 of this chapter by P.L.192-2002(ss) applies to admissions occurring and receipts received after June 30, 2002.
(2) The amendments made to section 5 of this chapter by P.L.234-2007 apply to riverboat wagering taxes remitted by an operating agent after June 30, 2007.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.55. Amended by P.L.268-2017, SEC.31.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 13. Wagering Taxes › 4-33-13-0.7. Taxation of Adjusted Gross Receipts of Gary Riverboats

Sec. 0.7. (a) This section applies only to a licensed owner described in IC 4-33-6-1(a)(1).
(b) Adjusted gross receipts received by two (2) riverboats operated by the licensed owner in accordance with IC 4-33-6-1(d) must be taxed separately under this chapter regardless of the fact that the riverboats are operated under a single license.
(c) This subsection applies to a state fiscal year ending before July 1, 2025. Beginning on the day that the licensed owner begins gaming operations at a new riverboat sited at a location approved under IC 4-33-6-4.5, the adjusted gross receipts received by the riverboat must be taxed under this chapter as if the adjusted gross receipts were received from two (2) riverboats. The licensed owner shall allocate the adjusted gross receipts received by the riverboat into two (2) separate tax bases proportionally to the amount of adjusted gross receipts that each riverboat operating from a dock in Gary received in the state fiscal year ending June 30, 2018. The licensed owner's tax liability under this chapter is determined by applying the appropriate tax rates determined under section 1.5 of this chapter to each of the two (2) separate tax bases.
(d) For state fiscal years beginning after June 30, 2025, adjusted gross receipts received by a riverboat sited at a location approved under IC 4-33-6-4.5 are subject to taxation under this chapter as adjusted gross receipts received from a single riverboat.
As added by P.L.293-2019, SEC.29.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 13. Wagering Taxes › 4-33-13-1. Repealed

As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124. Amended by P.L.192-2002(ss), SEC.24; P.L.224-2003, SEC.45; P.L.229-2013, SEC.19. Repealed by P.L.268-2017, SEC.33.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 13. Wagering Taxes › 4-33-13-2. State Gaming Fund; Establishment

Sec. 2. The state gaming fund is established. Money in the fund does not revert to the state general fund at the end of the state fiscal year.
As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124. Amended by P.L.273-1999, SEC.41.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 13. Wagering Taxes › 4-33-13-2.5. Deposits of Gary Riverboat Graduated Wagering Tax Revenue

Sec. 2.5. (a) This section applies only to tax revenue:
(1) remitted by a licensed owner operating a riverboat sited at a location approved under IC 4-33-6-4.5; and
(2) collected under this chapter after June 30, 2025.
(b) Notwithstanding section 3 of this chapter, the department shall deposit from the tax revenue remitted under this chapter by a licensed owner operating a riverboat sited at a location approved under IC 4-33-6-4.5 amounts as follows:
(1) In each state fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2025, and ending before July 1, 2027, an amount equal to the amount deposited under IC 36-7.5-6-5(a) by the city of Gary in the blighted property demolition fund established by IC 36-7.5-6-4, up to three million dollars ($3,000,000).
(2) In each state fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2025, and ending before July 1, 2045, an amount equal to the amount deposited under IC 36-7.5-7-5(c) by an entity in the Lake County economic development and convention fund established by IC 36-7.5-7-5, up to five million dollars ($5,000,000).
(3) In each state fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2025, and ending before July 1, 2050, an amount equal to the amount deposited under IC 36-7.5-8-4 by the city of Gary, or on behalf of the city of Gary from any other source, in the Gary Metro Center station revitalization fund established by IC 36-7.5-8-3, up to three million dollars ($3,000,000).
Any amount of tax revenue remitted under this chapter by a licensed owner operating a riverboat sited at a location approved under IC 4-33-6-4.5 in a state fiscal year that exceeds the amount required for the deposits in this subsection for the state fiscal year must be deposited in the state gaming fund under section 3 of this chapter.
(c) Budget committee review is required before any money may be:
(1) matched under subsection (b); and
(2) released to any of the following funds:
(A) The blighted property demolition fund established by IC 36-7.5-6-4.
(B) The Lake County economic development and convention fund established by IC 36-7.5-7-5.
(C) The Gary Metro Center station revitalization fund established by IC 36-7.5-8-3.
(d) The northwest Indiana regional development authority established by IC 36-7.5-2-1 shall provide any information to the department that the department determines is necessary for the department to carry out this section.
(e) This section expires July 1, 2050.
As added by P.L.195-2023, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 13. Wagering Taxes › 4-33-13-3. Deposits Into State Gaming Fund

Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 2.5 of this chapter, the department shall deposit tax revenue collected under this chapter in the state gaming fund.
As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124. Amended by P.L.273-1999, SEC.42; P.L.195-2023, SEC.2.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 13. Wagering Taxes › 4-33-13-4. Repealed

As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124. Amended by P.L.20-1995, SEC.18; P.L.273-1999, SEC.43. Repealed by P.L.201-2023, SEC.75.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 13. Wagering Taxes › 4-33-13-5.1. Use of Certain Funds Received Under Section 5 of Chapter; Requirements

Sec. 5.1. Subject to:
(1) the appropriation requirements in IC 6-1.1; and
(2) any agreement entered into by a city, town, or county that commits the money for a particular purpose;
money received at any time under section 5(d) or 5(g) of this chapter may be used for any purpose authorized by section 5 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.220-2011, SEC.57. Amended by P.L.108-2019, SEC.74.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 13. Wagering Taxes › 4-33-13-6. Tax Revenue Paid to Local Governments

Sec. 6. (a) Money paid to a unit of local government under this chapter:
(1) must be paid to the fiscal officer of the unit and may be deposited in the unit's general fund or riverboat fund established under IC 36-1-8-9, or both;
(2) may not be used to reduce the unit's maximum or actual levy under IC 6-1.1-18.5; and
(3) may be used for any legal or corporate purpose of the unit, including the pledge of money to bonds, leases, or other obligations under IC 5-1-14-4.
(b) This chapter does not prohibit the city or county designated as the home dock of the riverboat from entering into agreements with other units of local government in Indiana or in other states to share the city's or county's part of the tax revenue received under this chapter.
As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124. Amended by P.L.90-1997, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 13. Wagering Taxes › 4-33-13-7. Deductions for Qualified Wagering; Assignment of Deduction

Sec. 7. (a) This section applies to adjusted gross receipts from wagering on gambling games that occurs after the effective date of this section, as added by SEA 528-2013.
(b) As used in this section, "qualified wagering" refers to wagers made by patrons using noncashable vouchers, coupons, electronic credits, or electronic promotions provided by the licensed owner or operating agent.
(c) Subject to subsection (d), a licensed owner or operating agent may at any time during a state fiscal year deduct from the adjusted gross receipts reported by the licensed owner or operating agent adjusted gross receipts attributable to qualified wagering. A licensed owner or operating agent must take a deduction under this section on a form and in the manner prescribed by the department.
(d) Subject to subsection (f), a licensed owner or operating agent may not deduct more than the following amounts in a particular state fiscal year with respect to the qualified wagering conducted at a particular riverboat:
(1) Two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) in a state fiscal year ending before July 1, 2013.
(2) Five million dollars ($5,000,000) in a state fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2013, and ending before July 1, 2015.
(3) Seven million dollars ($7,000,000) in a state fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2015, and ending before July 1, 2021.
(4) Nine million dollars ($9,000,000) in a state fiscal year beginning after June 30, 2021.
(e) A licensed owner or operating agent may for a state fiscal year assign all or part of the amount of the deduction under this section that is not claimed by the licensed owner or operating agent for the state fiscal year to another licensed owner, operating agent, or licensee as defined by IC 4-35-2-7. An assignment under this subsection must be in writing and both the licensed owner or operating agent assigning the deduction and the licensed owner, operating agent, or licensee as defined by IC 4-35-2-7 to which the deduction is assigned shall report the assignment to the commission and to the department. The maximum amount that may be assigned under this subsection by a licensed owner or operating agent for a state fiscal year is equal to the result of:
(1) seven million dollars ($7,000,000); minus
(2) the amount deducted under this subsection by the licensed owner or operating agent for the state fiscal year.
(f) This subsection applies for state fiscal years ending before July 1, 2025, to a licensed owner described in IC 4-33-6-1(a)(1). The licensed owner:
(1) operating two (2) riverboats from a dock in Gary under a single license in accordance with IC 4-33-6-1(d); or
(2) operating a riverboat sited at a location approved under IC 4-33-6-4.5;
may deduct the amounts described under subsection (d) as if qualified wagering were being conducted at two (2) riverboats.
As added by P.L.229-2013, SEC.22. Amended by P.L.255-2015, SEC.19; P.L.293-2019, SEC.33.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 14. Minority and Women's Business Participation › 4-33-14-1. Legislative Declaration

Sec. 1. The general assembly declares that the opportunity for full minority and women's business enterprise participation in the riverboat industry is essential if social and economic parity is to be obtained by minority and women business persons and if the economies of the riverboat cities are to be stimulated as contemplated by this article.
As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 14. Minority and Women's Business Participation › 4-33-14-2. "Minority" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "minority" means a member of a minority group as defined in IC 4-13-16.5-1.
As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124. Amended by P.L.195-2001, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 14. Minority and Women's Business Participation › 4-33-14-3. "Minority Business Enterprise" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "minority business enterprise" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-13-16.5-1.
As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124. Amended by P.L.195-2001, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 14. Minority and Women's Business Participation › 4-33-14-4. "Women's Business Enterprise" Defined

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "women's business enterprise" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-13-16.5-1.
As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124. Amended by P.L.195-2001, SEC.11; P.L.15-2020, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 14. Minority and Women's Business Participation › 4-33-14-5. Goods and Services; Contracts Awarded to Minority and Women's Business Enterprises

Sec. 5. (a) As used in this section, "goods and services" does not include the following:
(1) Utilities and taxes.
(2) Financing costs, mortgages, loans, or other debt.
(3) Medical insurance.
(4) Fees and payments to a parent or an affiliated company of an operating agent or the person holding an owner's license, other than fees and payments for goods and services supplied by nonaffiliated persons through an affiliated company for the use or benefit of the operating agent or the person holding the owner's license.
(5) Rents paid for real property or payments constituting the price of an interest in real property as a result of a real estate transaction.
(b) Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, the commission shall establish annual goals for an operating agent or a person issued an owner's license:
(1) for the use of minority and women's business enterprises; and
(2) derived from a statistical analysis of utilization study of licensee and operating agent contracts for goods and services that are required to be updated every five (5) years.
(c) An operating agent or a person holding an owner's license shall submit annually to the commission a report that includes the following information:
(1) The total dollar value of contracts awarded for goods or services and the percentage awarded to minority and women's business enterprises.
(2) The following information relating to each minority business enterprise or women's business enterprise awarded a contract for goods or services:
(A) The name.
(B) The address.
(C) The total dollar amount of the contract.
A record containing information described in this subsection is not exempt from the disclosure requirements of IC 5-14-3-3 under IC 5-14-3-4.
(d) An operating agent or a person holding an owner's license shall make a good faith effort to meet the requirements of this section and shall annually demonstrate to the commission that an effort was made to meet the requirements.
(e) An operating agent or a person holding an owner's license may fulfill not more than seventy percent (70%) of an obligation under this chapter by requiring a vendor to set aside a part of a contract for minority or women's business enterprises. Upon request, the licensee or operating agent shall provide the commission with proof of the amount of the set aside.
As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124. Amended by P.L.195-2001, SEC.12; P.L.92-2003, SEC.56; P.L.84-2004, SEC.6.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 14. Minority and Women's Business Participation › 4-33-14-6. Enforcement

Sec. 6. If the commission determines that the provisions of this chapter relating to expenditures and assignments to minority and women's business enterprises have not been met, the commission may suspend, limit, or revoke the owner's license or operating agent's gaming operations, or may fine or impose appropriate conditions on the licensee or operating agent to ensure that the goals for expenditures and assignments to minority and women's business enterprises are met. However, if a determination is made that a person holding an owner's license or an operating agent has failed to demonstrate compliance with this chapter, the person has ninety (90) days from the date of the determination of noncompliance to comply.
As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124. Amended by P.L.92-2003, SEC.57.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 14. Minority and Women's Business Participation › 4-33-14-7. Certification Standards

Sec. 7. The commission shall use the certifications made under IC 4-13-16.5 for minority and women's business enterprises that do business with riverboat operations on contracts for goods and services or contracts for business.
As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124. Amended by P.L.84-2004, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 14. Minority and Women's Business Participation › 4-33-14-8. List of Certified Enterprises

Sec. 8. The commission shall supply persons holding owner's licenses and the operating agent with a list of the certified minority and women's business enterprises.
As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124. Amended by P.L.92-2003, SEC.58; P.L.84-2004, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 14. Minority and Women's Business Participation › 4-33-14-9. City Residents; Preferential Hiring

Sec. 9. (a) This section applies to a person holding an owner's licenses for riverboats operated from a city described under IC 4-33-6-1(a)(1) through IC 4-33-6-1(a)(3).
(b) The commission shall require persons holding owner's licenses to adopt policies concerning the preferential hiring of residents of the city in which the riverboat is located for riverboat jobs.
As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124. Amended by P.L.255-2015, SEC.20.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 18. Indiana Department of Gaming Research › 4-33-18-1. "Division" Defined

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "division" means the gaming research division of the commission established by section 2 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.192-2002(ss), SEC.27. Amended by P.L.165-2021, SEC.50.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 18. Indiana Department of Gaming Research › 4-33-18-2. Division Established

Sec. 2. The gaming research division is established within the commission for the purpose of enhancing the gaming industry in Indiana through research and analysis.
As added by P.L.192-2002(ss), SEC.27. Amended by P.L.165-2021, SEC.51.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 18. Indiana Department of Gaming Research › 4-33-18-3. Appointment of Executive Director

Sec. 3. The commission shall appoint or employ the executive director of the division and other persons that the commission considers necessary.
As added by P.L.192-2002(ss), SEC.27. Amended by P.L.165-2021, SEC.52.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 18. Indiana Department of Gaming Research › 4-33-18-4. Employment of Staff

Sec. 4. The executive director, with the commission's approval, may employ individuals as are necessary to perform the various functions of the division.
As added by P.L.192-2002(ss), SEC.27. Amended by P.L.165-2021, SEC.53.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 18. Indiana Department of Gaming Research › 4-33-18-5. Duties; Data Analysis and Research

Sec. 5. The division shall research and analyze data and public policy issues relating to all aspects of gaming in Indiana for the enhancement of:
(1) the Indiana lottery under IC 4-30;
(2) pari-mutuel horse racing under IC 4-31;
(3) charity gaming under IC 4-32.3; and
(4) riverboat casino gambling under IC 4-33.
As added by P.L.192-2002(ss), SEC.27. Amended by P.L.91-2006, SEC.5; P.L.58-2019, SEC.6; P.L.165-2021, SEC.54.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 18. Indiana Department of Gaming Research › 4-33-18-6. Duties; Studies and Findings

Sec. 6. The division shall study and make findings and recommendations on the following:
(1) Alternative methods of taxing gaming entities, including taxes based upon the size of a riverboat or the number of gaming positions on board a riverboat.
(2) The impact of flexible boarding on the gaming industry.
(3) The impact of breed development programs and sire stakes racing in Indiana.
(4) Any other issue considered appropriate by the commission or suggested by:
(A) the Indiana lottery commission;
(B) the Indiana horse racing commission; or
(C) the department of state revenue.
As added by P.L.192-2002(ss), SEC.27. Amended by P.L.165-2021, SEC.55.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 18. Indiana Department of Gaming Research › 4-33-18-7. Distribution of Findings

Sec. 7. The executive director shall submit the division's findings and recommendations to the commission, the governor, and the legislative council.
As added by P.L.192-2002(ss), SEC.27. Amended by P.L.165-2021, SEC.56.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 18. Indiana Department of Gaming Research › 4-33-18-8. Annual Fees

Sec. 8. The division shall impose an annual fee of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) upon the following:
(1) Each licensed owner or operating agent operating a riverboat in Indiana.
(2) Each permit holder (as defined in IC 4-31-2.1-27) operating a live pari-mutuel horse racing facility in Indiana.
As added by P.L.192-2002(ss), SEC.27. Amended by P.L.92-2003, SEC.59; P.L.165-2021, SEC.57; P.L.105-2022, SEC.3.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 18. Indiana Department of Gaming Research › 4-33-18-9. Repealed

As added by P.L.192-2002(ss), SEC.27. Amended by P.L.91-2006, SEC.6; P.L.233-2007, SEC.20; P.L.58-2019, SEC.7. Repealed by P.L.165-2021, SEC.58.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 19. License Control Division › 4-33-19-2. "Licensed Entity"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "licensed entity" means a person holding:
(1) a charity gaming license issued under IC 4-32.3;
(2) a retail merchant's certificate issued under IC 6-2.5-8;
(3) a tobacco sales certificate issued under IC 7.1-3-18.5; or
(4) an alcoholic beverage permit issued under IC 7.1-3.
As added by P.L.227-2007, SEC.47. Amended by P.L.58-2019, SEC.8.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 19. License Control Division › 4-33-19-4. Authorized Personnel

Sec. 4. The commission shall hire attorneys and other personnel necessary to carry out the division's duties under this chapter.
As added by P.L.227-2007, SEC.47. Amended by P.L.205-2019, SEC.14.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 19. License Control Division › 4-33-19-5. Division Duties Under Charity Gaming Laws

Sec. 5. The division shall carry out the commission's duties under IC 4-32.3-8 and IC 4-32.3-9 with respect to any person that is:
(1) licensed under IC 4-32.3; and
(2) suspected of violating IC 35-45-5-3, IC 35-45-5-3.5, or IC 35-45-5-4.
As added by P.L.227-2007, SEC.47. Amended by P.L.58-2019, SEC.9.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 19. License Control Division › 4-33-19-6. Duty to Conduct License Revocation Proceedings

Sec. 6. The division shall, on behalf of the department of state revenue or the alcohol and tobacco commission, conduct a license revocation action against a licensed entity for any revocation action authorized by any of the following statutes:
(1) IC 6-2.5-8-7(g).
(2) IC 7.1-3-18.5.
(3) IC 7.1-3-23-2(b).
(4) IC 7.1-3-23-5 with respect to a violation of IC 35-45-5-3, IC 35-45-5-3.5, or IC 35-45-5-4.
As added by P.L.227-2007, SEC.47. Amended by P.L.94-2008, SEC.1.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 19. License Control Division › 4-33-19-7. Memorandum of Understanding Required

Sec. 7. (a) A memorandum of understanding between the commission and:
(1) the department of state revenue in the case of an action involving a person holding a retail merchant's certificate; or
(2) the alcohol and tobacco commission in the case of an action involving a person holding a tobacco sales certificate or an alcoholic beverage permit;
is required to authorize the division's actions under section 6 of this chapter.
(b) The agencies described in subsection (a) shall enter into the memorandum of understanding required by this section before January 1, 2008.
As added by P.L.227-2007, SEC.47.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 19. License Control Division › 4-33-19-8. Memorandum of Understanding Terms

Sec. 8. (a) A memorandum of understanding required by section 7 of this chapter must describe the responsibilities of each participating agency in coordinating the agencies' administrative enforcement actions with respect to suspected violations of IC 35-45-5-3, IC 35-45-5-3.5, and IC 35-45-5-4.
(b) Each party to the memorandum of understanding required by section 7 of this chapter must agree to permit the license revocation actions subject to this chapter to be heard, before July 1, 2020, by an administrative law judge employed by the division, and after June 30, 2020, an administrative law judge (as defined in IC 4-21.5-1-2).
(c) A memorandum of understanding required by section 7 of this chapter must set forth the administrative procedures applicable to each revocation action conducted under this chapter.
As added by P.L.227-2007, SEC.47. Amended by P.L.205-2019, SEC.15.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 19. License Control Division › 4-33-19-9. Information Concerning Suspected Criminal Activity

Sec. 9. The division may refer any information concerning suspected criminal activity discovered in carrying out the division's duties under this chapter to the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the suspected criminal activity occurred.
As added by P.L.227-2007, SEC.47.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 19. License Control Division › 4-33-19-10. Gaming Control Officers Assigned to Assist the Division

Sec. 10. The commission shall assign gaming control officers employed under IC 4-33-20 to assist the division in carrying out the duties of this chapter.
As added by P.L.227-2007, SEC.47.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 20. Gaming Control Division › 4-33-20-5. Funding for Gaming Control Division

Sec. 5. The commission shall:
(1) pay all personnel costs incurred by the division; and
(2) purchase all property, supplies, and equipment for the division;
from money deposited in the charity gaming enforcement fund established by IC 4-32.3-7-1.
As added by P.L.227-2007, SEC.48. Amended by P.L.58-2019, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 20. Gaming Control Division › 4-33-20-6. Staffing Level

Sec. 6. The commission shall initially staff the division with sixteen (16) gaming control officers. Subject to the availability of funds in the charity gaming enforcement fund, the commission may increase the number of gaming control officers employed by the division at its discretion.
As added by P.L.227-2007, SEC.48.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 20. Gaming Control Division › 4-33-20-7. Uniforms and Equipment

Sec. 7. (a) The commission shall provide each gaming control officer the uniforms and equipment necessary to the performance of the gaming control officer's duties. All uniforms and equipment remain the property of the state.
(b) The executive director shall charge against a gaming control officer the value of property lost or destroyed through carelessness or neglect of the employee. The value of the equipment shall be deducted from the pay of the gaming control officer.
As added by P.L.227-2007, SEC.48.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 20. Gaming Control Division › 4-33-20-8. Salary Matrix Required

Sec. 8. The commission shall create a matrix for salary ranges for gaming control officers, which must be reviewed and approved by the budget agency biennially in even-numbered years before implementation.
As added by P.L.227-2007, SEC.48. Amended by P.L.114-2022, SEC.7.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 20. Gaming Control Division › 4-33-20-9. Police Powers of Gaming Control Officers

Sec. 9. A gaming control officer:
(1) is a law enforcement officer under IC 9-13-2-92 and IC 35-31.5-2-185 and has the power to enforce Indiana laws and without warrant to arrest for the violation of any of those laws when committed in the officer's presence;
(2) is a police officer under IC 9-13-2-127;
(3) has the power of law enforcement officers to arrest under IC 35-33-1-1; and
(4) has the power to enforce Indiana laws and may exercise all powers granted by law to state police officers, sheriffs, and members of police departments.
As added by P.L.227-2007, SEC.48. Amended by P.L.114-2012, SEC.10.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 20. Gaming Control Division › 4-33-20-10. Duties of Gaming Control Officers

Sec. 10. A gaming control officer shall investigate a suspected violation of IC 35-45-5-3, IC 35-45-5-3.5, or IC 35-45-5-4 by a person holding any of the following:
(1) A retail merchant's certificate issued under IC 6-2.5-8.
(2) A tobacco sales certificate issued under IC 7.1-3-18.5.
(3) An alcoholic beverage permit issued under IC 7.1-3.
As added by P.L.227-2007, SEC.48.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 20. Gaming Control Division › 4-33-20-11. Duty of Uniformed Gaming Control Officers to Carry Arms

Sec. 11. (a) A uniformed gaming control officer shall carry arms in the performance of the officer's duty.
(b) A nonuniformed gaming control officer may carry arms in the performance of the officer's duty.
As added by P.L.227-2007, SEC.48.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 20. Gaming Control Division › 4-33-20-12. Bond

Sec. 12. Each gaming control officer shall execute a surety bond in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000), with surety approved by the commission, and an oath of office, both of which must be filed with the executive director.
As added by P.L.227-2007, SEC.48.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 20. Gaming Control Division › 4-33-20-13. Compensation for Injuries Sustained in the Performance of Gaming Control Officer's Duties

Sec. 13. (a) The injury to, injury to the health of, or death of a gaming control officer is compensable under the appropriate provisions of IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7 if the injury, injury to the health of, or death arises out of and in the course of the performance of the officer's duties as a gaming control officer.
(b) For purposes of subsection (a) and IC 22-3-2 through IC 22-3-7, a gaming control officer is conclusively presumed to have accepted the compensation provisions included in the parts of the Indiana Code referred to in this subsection.
As added by P.L.227-2007, SEC.48.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 20. Gaming Control Division › 4-33-20-14. Right to Retain Service Weapon Upon Retirement With at Least 20 Years of Service

Sec. 14. An eligible gaming control officer who retires with at least twenty (20) years of service as a gaming control officer:
(1) may retain the officer's service weapon;
(2) may receive, in recognition of the officer's service to the commission and to the public, a badge that indicates that the officer is retired; and
(3) shall be issued by the commission an identification card stating the officer's name and rank, signifying that the officer is retired, and noting the officer's authority to retain the service weapon.
As added by P.L.227-2007, SEC.48.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 21. Riverboat Operations Temporarily Conducted by a Trustee › 4-33-21-1. Application of Chapter

Sec. 1. This chapter applies only to a trustee acting under the authority of:
(1) a resolution adopted by the commission authorizing the trustee to conduct gambling operations under this chapter; and
(2) either of the following:
(A) A written power of attorney approved by the commission under IC 4-33-6-2(c), IC 4-33-6-22, IC 4-33-6.5-2(c), or IC 4-33-6.5-16.
(B) An appointment by the commission under IC 4-33-4-25.
As added by P.L.142-2009, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 21. Riverboat Operations Temporarily Conducted by a Trustee › 4-33-21-2. Exercise of Powers Delegated by a Power of Attorney Prohibited Unless Authorized by the Commission

Sec. 2. A person may not exercise any powers delegated by a power of attorney described by section 1(2) of this chapter unless the commission adopts a resolution under section 3 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.142-2009, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 21. Riverboat Operations Temporarily Conducted by a Trustee › 4-33-21-3. Resolution Authorizing a Trustee to Conduct Gambling Operations

Sec. 3. The commission may adopt a resolution authorizing a trustee to temporarily conduct gambling operations on a riverboat if any of the following occurs with respect to that particular riverboat:
(1) The commission revokes the owner's license or operating agent contract.
(2) The commission declines to renew the owner's license or operating agent contract.
(3) A proposed transferee is denied an owner's license under this article when attempting to purchase the riverboat and obtain an owner's license, but the person who attempted to sell the riverboat is unable or unwilling to retain ownership or control of the riverboat.
(4) A proposed transferee is denied an operating agent contract under this article when attempting to purchase the riverboat subject to IC 4-33-6.5, but the person who attempted to sell the riverboat is unable or unwilling to retain ownership or control of the riverboat.
(5) A licensed owner or an operating agent agrees in writing to relinquish control of a riverboat to a trustee as approved by the commission.
As added by P.L.142-2009, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 21. Riverboat Operations Temporarily Conducted by a Trustee › 4-33-21-4. Effective Date of Power of Attorney

Sec. 4. A power of attorney designating a trustee to conduct gambling operations on a riverboat is effective on the date designated by the commission in a resolution authorizing the trustee to commence gambling operations. The power of attorney remains in effect until the date the trusteeship established by the operation of the power of attorney is terminated by resolution of the commission.
As added by P.L.142-2009, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 21. Riverboat Operations Temporarily Conducted by a Trustee › 4-33-21-5. General Power of Attorney Law Applies

Sec. 5. (a) IC 30-5 applies to a trustee exercising powers under this chapter.
(b) For purposes of IC 30-5, a trustee is an attorney in fact.
As added by P.L.142-2009, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 21. Riverboat Operations Temporarily Conducted by a Trustee › 4-33-21-6. Trustee Requirements

Sec. 6. A trustee who conducts gambling operations on a riverboat:
(1) must:
(A) be eligible to receive an occupational license under IC 4-33-8; and
(B) satisfy the requirements of any rule adopted by the commission under IC 4-33-8-4;
(2) must conduct the gambling operations within the same standards for character, reputation, and financial integrity that are imposed upon a licensed owner or operating agent by this article;
(3) must submit to the commission any information requested by the commission; and
(4) is charged with all the duties imposed upon a licensed owner or operating agent under this article.
As added by P.L.142-2009, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 21. Riverboat Operations Temporarily Conducted by a Trustee › 4-33-21-7. Trustee's Duties

Sec. 7. (a) A trustee acting under the authority of this chapter must fulfill the trustee's duties as a fiduciary for the owner of the riverboat. In addition, the trustee shall consider the effect of the trustee's actions upon:
(1) the amount of taxes remitted by the trustee under IC 4-33-12 and IC 4-33-13;
(2) the city and county in which the riverboat is located;
(3) the riverboat's employees; and
(4) the creditors of the owner of the riverboat.
(b) In balancing the interests described in subsection (a), a trustee shall conduct gambling operations on the riverboat in a manner that enhances the credibility and integrity of riverboat gambling in Indiana while minimizing disruptions to tax revenues, incentive payments, employment, and credit obligations.
As added by P.L.142-2009, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.229-2013, SEC.23.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 21. Riverboat Operations Temporarily Conducted by a Trustee › 4-33-21-8. Riverboat Owner's Duty to Sell a Riverboat Operated by a Trustee

Sec. 8. (a) A person who directly or indirectly owns a riverboat that is the subject of a resolution described in section 3 of this chapter has one hundred eighty (180) days after the date on which the commission adopts the resolution to sell the riverboat (and its related properties described in section 9 of this chapter) to another person who:
(1) satisfies the requirements of this article for obtaining an owner's license; and
(2) is approved by the commission.
(b) If the person is unable to sell the riverboat (and its related properties described in section 9 of this chapter) in the time required by subsection (a), the trustee may take any action necessary to sell the properties to another person who:
(1) satisfies the requirements of this article for obtaining an owner's license; and
(2) is approved by the commission.
As added by P.L.142-2009, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 21. Riverboat Operations Temporarily Conducted by a Trustee › 4-33-21-9. Operation of Related Properties

Sec. 9. A trustee acting under the authority of this chapter may conduct the operations of any hotel, restaurant, golf course, or other amenity related to the riverboat operation.
As added by P.L.142-2009, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 21. Riverboat Operations Temporarily Conducted by a Trustee › 4-33-21-10. Trustee Compensation

Sec. 10. A trustee is entitled to reasonable compensation for carrying out the duties imposed upon the trustee under this chapter. The trustee's compensation must be:
(1) approved by the commission; and
(2) paid by the owner of the riverboat that is the subject of a resolution described in section 3 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.142-2009, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 21. Riverboat Operations Temporarily Conducted by a Trustee › 4-33-21-11. Liability Insurance

Sec. 11. A licensed owner or an operating agent shall purchase liability insurance, in an amount determined by the commission, to protect the trustee appointed to conduct gambling operations on behalf of the licensed owner or operating agent from liability for any act or omission by the trustee occurring within the scope of the trustee's duties. The insurance coverage required by this section must apply to the entire period of the trusteeship.
As added by P.L.142-2009, SEC.16.
2023 Indiana Code › Title 4. State Offices and Administration › Article 33. Riverboat Gambling › Chapter 21. Riverboat Operations Temporarily Conducted by a Trustee › 4-33-21-12. Power to Revoke, Modify, or Amend a Resolution Authorizing a Trustee to Conduct Gambling Operations

Sec. 12. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the commission may after a public meeting revoke, modify, or amend a resolution authorizing a trustee to conduct gambling operations under this chapter upon a showing of good cause. A public meeting held under this subsection may be conducted by the commission or the executive director.
(b) In an emergency that requires immediate action to protect the credibility and integrity of riverboat gambling in Indiana, the commission may, without holding a hearing, take the following actions concerning a trustee whose actions have created the emergency:
(1) Revoke the resolution authorizing the trustee to conduct gambling operations under this chapter.
(2) Remove the trustee from the control of the riverboat subject to the revoked resolution.
As added by P.L.142-2009, SEC.16.