Sec. 24. (a) This section does not apply to gaming operations relocated under section 4.5 of this chapter or an inland casino operated in Vigo County under IC 4-33-6.7.
(b) For purposes of this section, property is considered to be adjacent to a riverboat dock site even if it is separated from the dock site by public rights-of-way or railroad rights-of-way.
(c) A licensed owner may relocate the licensed owner's gaming operation from a docked riverboat to an inland casino if the following conditions are met:
(1) Except as provided in subsection (d), the casino is located on property that the licensed owner owned or leased and used in the conduct of the licensed owner's gaming operations on February 1, 2015.
(2) The casino is located on property adjacent to the dock site of the licensed owner's riverboat.
(3) The casino complies with all applicable building codes and any safety requirements imposed by the commission.
(4) The commission approves the relocation of the licensed owner's gaming operation.
(d) This subsection applies to a licensed owner that owns or leases property that is considered adjacent to a riverboat dock site under subsection (b). The licensed owner may:
(1) acquire part of the public rights-of-way or railroad rights-of-way to form a contiguous parcel with the property owned or leased by the licensed owner on February 1, 2015; and
(2) subject to the other requirements of this section, situate an inland casino on the contiguous parcel formed under subdivision (1).
(e) The commission may impose any requirement upon a licensed owner relocating gaming operations under this section.
(f) The number of gambling games offered by a licensed owner in an inland facility operated under this section may not exceed the greatest number of gambling games offered by the licensed owner in the licensed owner's docked riverboat since January 1, 2007.
As added by P.L.255-2015, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.293-2019, SEC.18.
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