Card Player – The state of Indiana may take a look at its gambling industry this summer with an official legislative study committee, the Associated Press reported. The report said that casino tax revenue has dropped from nearly $876 million in 2009 to about $752 million in fiscal 2013. That decline has been partially due to Indiana’s three casinos near Cincinnati experiencing diminishing revenue since a casino opened in Cincinnati last year. Final decisions on the committee reportedly will come later this month. In addition to Cincinnati, Ohio has put casinos in Cleveland, Toledo and Columbus. Illinois—Indiana’s neighbor to the…

Courier Journal -A third constitutional amendment that could allow Kentucky casinos was filed on Tuesday by House Speaker Greg Stumbo. The Prestonsburg Democrat’s House Bill 584 would add a line to the constitution that says “nothing in this section shall preclude the General Assembly from authorizing other forms of gaming by general law.” If three-fifths of both chambers approve, the question that would be sent to voters for ratification would be: “Are you in favor of allowing the General Assembly to pass laws authorizing other forms of gaming?” The bill puts into writing Stumbo’s long-held position that the current constitutional…