“It is real now,” Terre Haute mayor Duke Bennett said, according to the Tribune-Star, which referred to the fact that the idea of a casino in town had been bandied about for decades. The 50-acre project is at 4442 East Margaret Drive, just off of Interstate 70.Īccording to the Tribune-Star newspaper in Terre Haute, the project is expected to cost $260 million and will include 1,000 slot machines, 50 table games and a 10-story hotel, plus common amenities such as bars, restaurants and a lounge. Late in 2021, the Indiana Gaming Commission gave its approval to Churchill Downs, which operates the famed Kentucky horse racetrack (home of the Kentucky Derby) and more than a dozen facilities around the nation. About two-thirds of voters favored the project.
In 2019, voters in Vigo County (where Terre Haute is the country seat) approved a ballot measure for the construction of a casino.
