An Indiana legislator, State Representative Alan Morrison (R-Terre-Haute), has introduced two bills for consideration. One would legalize sports betting and the other would legalize Daily Fantasy Sports in the state.

“Gaming is something that this state has become extremely reliant upon, that revenue,” Morrison told the local Indy Star. “As it’s been trending down, it’s incumbent upon us to figure out how to fix it or to improve on what we have.”

The expanded gaming options proposed by Morrison would certainly act as a lifeline for Indiana’s declining gaming industry. However, his proposals will have to compete with more traditional “fixes” that have been talked about, including adding table games to the state’s racinos and moving the riverboat casinos onto dry land.

Sharp revenue decline