Indiana § 4-33-6-20 City approval of riverboat gambling

Indiana Statutes

§ 4-33-6-20 — City approval of riverboat gambling

Indiana § 4-33-6-20

Art. 33RIVERBOAT GAMBLING

Ch. 6Licensing of Owners

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Ind. Code § 4-33-6-20 (2026).

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(a)This section applies to a city that:

(1)has a population of less than one hundred thousand (100,000); and

(2)is located in a county contiguous to Lake Michigan that has a population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) and less than seven hundred thousand (700,000).

(b)Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the commission may not issue a license under this article to allow a riverboat to operate from a city to which this section applies unless the voters of the city have approved the conducting of gambling games on riverboats in the city.

(c)If the legislative body of the city approves the docking of a riverboat under section 19 of this chapter, or if at least the number of the registered voters of the city required under IC 3-8-6-3 for a petition to place a c

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(a) This section applies to a city that:
(1) has a population of less than one hundred thousand (100,000);
and
(2) is located in a county contiguous to Lake Michigan that has a
population of more than four hundred thousand (400,000) and
less than seven hundred thousand (700,000).
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the
commission may not issue a license under this article to allow a
riverboat to operate from a city to which this section applies unless the
voters of the city have approved the conducting of gambling games on
riverboats in the city.
(c) If the legislative body of the city approves the docking of a
riverboat under section 19 of this chapter, or if at least the number of
the registered voters of the city required under IC 3-8-6-3 for a petition
to place a candidate on the ballot sign a petition submitted to the circuit
court clerk requesting that a local public question concerning riverboat
gaming be placed on the ballot, the county election board shall place
the following question on the ballot in the city during the next general
election:
"Shall licenses be issued to permit riverboat gambling in the City
of _______?".
(d) A public question under this section shall be placed on the ballot
in accordance with IC 3-10-9 and must be certified in accordance with
IC 3-10-9-3.
(e) The clerk of the circuit court of a county holding an election
under this chapter shall certify the results determined under IC 3-12-4-9 to the commission and the department of state revenue.
(f) If a public question under this section is placed on the ballot in
a city and the voters of the city do not vote in favor of permitting
riverboat gambling under this article, another public question under
this section may not be held in that city for at least two (2) years.