Lawsuit could further snarl delayed Terre Haute casino plans
(Rendering Provided/Churchill Downs Inc. via Inside INdiana Business)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana officials are trying to push forward stalled plans for a Terre Haute casino.
They’re giving the company that runs the Kentucky Derby a license for the project despite a new lawsuit that threatens to further delay construction.
Indiana Gaming Commission members on Tuesday approved giving the license to Louisville, Kentucky-based Churchill Downs Inc. for its planned $240 million casino and 10-story hotel.
A company that was passed over claims in a lawsuit that the commission wrongly considered suggestions from Churchill Downs that it would look at sites other than the one included in its application. That site is adjacent to a sewage treatment plant and a jail.