Centaur pitches transferring 500 slots to Fort Wayne

Indianapolis Business Journal | February 2, 2009| | Copyright

Centaur Inc. spent years lobbying the General Assembly for permission to add slot machines to its Hoosier Park horse track in Anderson. In 2007, it finally hit the jackpot, winning approval to install 2,000 one-armed bandits there.

Now, the cash-strapped Indianapolis gambling company wants to move one-quarter of them to Fort Wayne, where it already operates an off-track betting parlor. A Centaur-backed bill sponsored by Rep. Terri Austin, D-Anderson, is pending in the Legislature.

"Impacted by the declining economy, Centaur needs additional revenue to compensate for an unprecedented $250 ...

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