CHAPTER 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
IC 4-33
ARTICLE 33. RIVERBOAT GAMBLING
IC 4-33-1
Chapter 1. General Provisions
IC 4-33-1-1
Application of article
Sec. 1. This article applies only to the following:
(1) Counties contiguous to Lake Michigan.
(2) A county that is:
(A) contiguous to the Ohio River; and
(B) described in IC 4-33-6-1(a)(5).
(3) A county that contains a historic hotel district.
As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124. Amended by P.L.92-2003,
SEC.1; P.L.233-2007, SEC.11.
IC 4-33-1-2
Legislative intent
Sec. 2. This article is intended to benefit the people of Indiana by
promoting tourism and assisting economic development. The public's
confidence and trust will be maintained only through:
(1) comprehensive law enforcement supervision; and
(2) the strict regulation of facilities, persons, associations, and
gambling operations under this article.
As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124.
IC 4-33-1-3
References to article
Sec. 3. References to "this article" include the provisions of this
article and any rules or orders adopted under the authority of this
article.
As added by P.L.277-1993(ss), SEC.124.
IC 4-33-1-4
Exemption from provisions
Sec. 4. Pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1172, approved January 2, 1951, the
state of Indiana, acting by and through duly elected and qualified
members of the legislature, does declare and proclaim that the state
is exempt from the provisions of 15 U.S.C. 1172.
As added by P.L.20-1995, SEC.2.
IC 4-33-1-5
Shipments of gambling devices
Sec. 5. All shipments of gambling devices, including slot
machines, to an operating agent or a licensed riverboat in Indiana, the
registering, recording, and labeling of which have been completed by
the manufacturer or dealer thereof in accordance with 15 U.S.C.
1171 through 1178, are legal shipments of gambling devices into
Indiana.
As added by P.L.20-1995, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.92-2003, SEC.2.