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The Indiana Gaming Commission is urging a Marion County court to reject a lawsuit challenging new integrity rules for privately owned casino companies filed last month by seven of the 18 known investors in the parent company of the Hard Rock Casino in Gary. In a court filing, the IGC claims under state law it has a duty to maintain public confidence and trust in the state s gaming industry by strictly regulating and licensing all persons who directly or indirectly control an Indiana casino. The IGC said its new integrity rules, adopted in March, fulfill that obligation by mandating investors in Spectacle Entertainment submit the detailed financial and background information needed to acquire a Level 1 occupational license, along with requiring the same of any person with an interest in any entity holding a stake in Spectacle. ....
Casino regulators defend rules in court, say problems led to new licensing rules FREE NEWSLETTERS April 28, 2021 Saying that “public trust requires strict regulation,” the Indiana Gaming Commission has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by casino company investors challenging emergency rules the agency passed this year. The commission filed its response Thursday in Marion Superior Court to the lawsuit filed by seven investors in Spectacle Entertainment, the parent company of two casinos in Gary and a casino under construction in Terre Haute. Among the plaintiffs in the suit are longtime business executive Stephen Hilbert of Carmel and a former state lawmaker, Matthew Whetstone of Brownsburg, who is now a lobbyist. ....
Shareholders in the parent company of the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana are seeking an immediate halt to new state rules requiring greater disclosure of financial records and business interests. ....
Washington D.C., Apr 28, 2021 / 15:00 pm (CNA). The Diocese of Providence is transitioning toward “normal liturgical practices” following new public health guidelines from the state of Rhode Island. “Now that many of the restrictions imposed on gatherings in our state have been lifted, we are overjoyed to return to a more normal liturgical experience,” Fr. Jeremy Rodrigues, the diocese’s director of divine worship, told CNA in a statement. “This also affords us the opportunity to reinvigorate our parishes and appreciate the beauty that is the Catholic Mass,” Fr. Rodrigues said. The new diocesan protocols will go into effect on May 7, and are aimed at creating a more welcoming environment to parishioners by eliminating “any unnecessary social restrictions on the faithful.” ....
âIâll see you in heaven.â It was the last thing Al Braccolino, 90, of Crown Point, told one of his daughters as paramedics loaded him into an ambulance Nov. 16. COVID-19 forced him into the final fight of his life. Ten days later, the chair Al usually occupied at the Thanksgiving table would sit empty. The husband to his wife of 70 years, father of three and grandfather of six died on the holiday. Alâs daughter, Sandra Noe, was herself suffering from COVID-19, which she contracted while caring for her sick parents, when the virus forced Alâs hospitalization. Noe, 66, is no stranger to helping elderly shut-ins weather isolation. ....