HB 1271 Summary

• Authorizes table games at racinos (racetrack gambling facilities), allowing licensees to conduct wagering on roulette, blackjack, craps, poker, and commission-approved games subject to submission of a table game plan.

• Adds definition of "table game" and "gambling game" to gaming statutes, replacing references to "slot machines" with broader "gambling games" terminology throughout Indiana Code.

• Repeals obsolete "slot machine" definition while making conforming changes across gaming, tax, and alcohol beverage licensing statutes.

• Effective upon passage with tax provisions effective July 1, 2014; declares an emergency for this act.