The state is set to collect 15% of the proceeds from sports betting to put towards ‘capital improvements’. Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb officially signed the new law allowing 13 brick-and-mortar casinos to apply for licenses in May of this year. It was organized just in time for the Bears-Packers game on Thursday, the start of the 100th season of the National Football League. Indiana officials held the ribbon-cutting on Wednesday to celebrate the legalization of sports betting, which will end the need for Chicagoans to travel to Las Vegas to place a sporting bet.
The sportsbook opening at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana this week has been met with mixed feelings from the locals.
