FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) — A revised version of the controversial casino relocation measure, House Bill 1038, is advancing through the Indiana General Assembly with one more reading expected before a Senate vote, possibly as soon as Wednesday. The proposal has undergone significant changes in recent days, including 10 Senate amendments introduced Monday, with one adopted.
Appearing on Fort Wayne’s Morning News with Kayla Blakeslee, Allen County Commissioner Ron Turpin outlined the latest version of the bill and how it differs from the House-passed measure.
“As we talked about a couple weeks ago, when the House passed their bill, it was a transference of the existing license in Southern Indiana to one of four locations,” Turpin said. “So the Senate bill has changed all that. They took out Wayne County, so it’s just Northeast Indiana now. And it’s not the transference of a license — it’s granting an entire new license.”…