But that date was moved up by 18 months in a wide-ranging gambling bill signed by Republican Gov. Mike Pence objected to that change being included in a 2015 gambling bill approved by state lawmakers. Live dealers weren’t going to be allowed at the horse track casinos until July 2021 as then-Gov. “I just like the live people,” Johnson said. Tonya Johnson of Indianapolis said during a visit to the Shelbyville casino last week that she was looking forward to the change. The tribal casino is South Bend is still limited to only electronic games. The change will allow the two horse track casinos to operate essentially the same as the 11 other state-regulated casinos, mostly along Lake Michigan and the Ohio River. Hoosier Park has an opening ceremony planned with Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo.

Indiana Grand will have more than 40 tables for games such as blackjack, craps and roulette and Hoosier Park will have nearly 30 tables as those new sections open up New Year’s Day afternoon. Officials of Harrah’s Hoosier Park in Anderson and Indiana Grand Racing and Casino in Shelbyville have long pushed for the change that they expect will draw more gamblers as the two casinos have been limited to only electronic games since opening in 2008. SHELBYVILLE - Indiana’s latest gambling expansion comes Wednesday as two horse track casinos near Indianapolis will be allowed to have table games with live dealers for the first time.

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