urging the IGC to reconsider its directive for Caesars to sell the Horseshoe. However, public records requests submitted to the IGC uncovered recent letters from both Caesars Entertainment CEO Tom Reeg and Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. The newspaper said that IGC officials declined Tuesday to specify the specific nature of the 'Horseshoe Hammond Divestiture Order' item listed on the agenda for Thursday's IGC meeting.
The Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) appears poised to reconsider its July 2020 order for Caesars to sell off the Horseshoe, along with two other Hoosier casino properties, as a condition of approving Caesars' merger with Eldorado Resorts. Indiana's Horseshoe Hammond Casino could remain a Caesars Entertainment gaming destination well beyond the end of the year, reports The Times of Northwest Indiana. Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr described the Horseshoe under Caesars as 'a superior product' with 'a nationally known and recognizable name'.
Recent letters to the IGC reportedly showed that Caesars Entertainment CEO Tom Reeg argued that leaving Caesars in control of the Horseshoe casino would be beneficial to the state.
