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 bypromoting tourism and assisting economic development. The public'sconfidence and trust will be maintained only through:
        (1) comprehensive law enforcement supervision; and
        (2) the strict regulation of facilities, persons, associations, andgambling 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 thisarticle and any rules or orders adopted under the authority of thisarticle.
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, thestate of Indiana, acting by and through duly elected and qualifiedmembers of the legislature, does declare and proclaim that the stateis 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 slotmachines, to an operating agent or a licensed riverboat in Indiana, theregistering, recording, and labeling of which have been completed bythe manufacturer or dealer thereof in accordance with 15 U.S.C.1171 through 1178, are legal shipments of gambling devices intoIndiana.As added by P.L.20-1995, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.92-2003, SEC.2.