Indiana Veterans Groups Urge Legislature to Allow Electronic Charitable Gaming
Veterans groups in Indiana have formed a political action committee (PAC) to encourage state lawmakers in Indianapolis to pass legislation authorizing electronic charitable gaming.
PlayIN for Charity is backed by The American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the National Guard Association of Indiana. The veterans service organizations are calling on the Indiana General Assembly to “modernize” charitable gaming in the Hoosier state.
Under Indiana’s present charitable gaming statute, games of chance are limited to paper raffles, pull tabs, punchboards, and tipboards. Special casino and bingo nights are also allowed, but are limited to three days per week.
PlayIN for Charity wants Indiana to permit electronic pull tabs, or e-tabs. The PAC claims the electronic gaming devices would bolster critical funding for veterans groups and increase the amount of money those organizations could donate to charities and nonprofits each year.
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