SB 318 Summary

• Permits licensed riverboat owners to submit plans for constructing inland casinos within designated city/county boundaries, with a $50,000,000 relocation fee required upon commission approval.

• Allows licensed owners to convert self-propelled riverboats into permanently moored vessels without propulsion or navigation equipment, eliminating certain crew requirements.

• Reduces French Lick casino admission tax from $4 to $3 per person and eliminates tax distributions to the Indiana economic development corporation and West Baden Springs historic hotel preservation fund.

• Authorizes licensed owners and operating agents to conduct card tournaments and large gaming events at hotels or facilities they own/lease near their authorized riverboat, with gaming site permit holders permitted to provide complimentary alcoholic beverages at events.

• Requires the alcohol and tobacco commission to adopt rules allowing gaming site permit holders to engage in private labeling, product placement, and exclusive marketing agreements with beverage producers.