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Shelbyville planning for COVID-19 casino impact

Social distancing restrictions because of the coronavirus and the stay at home order from Gov. Eric Holcomb have force casinos to close and sportsbooks to stop taking bets.

 

Online sports betting has all but stalled out as well in Indiana with so many sports postponing and canceling games. In the month of March, the state lost out on around $125 million in gambling tax dollars.

 

The impact of closed casinos will be felt in Shelbyville and Shelby County with Indiana Grand Racing & Casino.  The true measure may be further down the road.

 

Shelbyville Mayor Tom DeBaun.

 

 

The mayor says they’ve already had discussions looking ahead to future budgets.

 

 

Will the city’s daily activities look exactly the same in the wake of COVID-19?

 

 

The governor will tweak some of the requirements to Indiana's stay at home order at the end of the week, with a likely extension next Monday.

 

 

 

 

 

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