{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-4-33-6-19.5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 4-33-6-19.5","heading":"Approval of inland casino gambling in certain counties; public question; certification of results; subsequent public question","body":"Sec. 19.5. (a) This section applies to Allen County, DeKalb County, and Steuben County.\n(b) The county election board shall place the following public question on the 2026 general election ballot:\n\"Shall inland casino gambling be permitted in (insert the name of the county)?\".\n(c) The public question shall be placed on the ballot as provided in IC 3-10-9 and certified as provided in IC 3-10-9-3.\n(d) The circuit court clerk of the county shall certify the results of the election to the commission and the department of state revenue.\n(e) If the voters of a county do not vote in favor of permitting inland casino gambling under this section, a second public question under this section may not be held in that county.\n(f) The commission may not issue a license under this article to allow an inland casino to operate in Allen County, DeKalb County, or Steuben County under IC 4-33-6.8 unless the voters of the county have approved inland casino gambling in the county.","path":["TITLE 4. STATE OFFICES AND ADMINISTRATION","ARTICLE 33. RIVERBOAT GAMBLING","Chapter 6. Licensing of Owners"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_4.html#4-33-6-19.5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-08-30T06:26:00Z","sha256":"e360bff0d31bd859db1648c70584e6326aaf76bdab2a970507f99459a1890136","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-4-33-6-19.3","next":"us-in/ic-4-33-6-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}