A state lawmaker from LaGrange has filed a bill that would allow a casino to move from Lake Michigan to a lake in northeastern Indiana's Steuben County.
"Somebody told me I'm nuts, but I saw an opportunity to bring 800 jobs to Steuben County," said Sen. Robert L. Meeks, R-LaGrange.
Meeks said he was approached some time ago by Don Barden, who owns two side-by-side Majestic Star casinos in Gary, about the possibility of relocating one of his licenses to Clark County in Southern Indiana. But Meeks was opposed to that move, in part because of the increased competition for the five riverboats already on the Ohio River.
Barden could not be reached for comment Sunday.
So what are your thougts on a casino in Steuben, but more prominately in Fort Wayne. I think it would serve better to move the casino here. I think it would be a large economic boom for the city. Thoughts?
Or just a casino in general here in the city.