Episode 45: Ali Bartlett on the battle for Indiana igaming

After a quick stopover at the Grand Canyon Brandt Iden and Brendan Bussmann welcome Ali Bartlett to the World Series of Politics, talking everything Indiana. 

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Fresh from her move to Greenberg Traurig, Ali joins our dynamic duo to talk about Indiana igaming. However it’s not coming in the current session, after a bill sailed through the public policy committee, but failed to get a hearing in ways and means. 

Are sweepstakes blocking Indiana igaming regulation?

What is frustrating, she says, is igaming legislation in Indiana stalled while products such as sweepstakes proliferate. And lawmakers aren’t making a distinction between the two, so Ali is battling concerns about advertising and a lack of consumer protection in this grey market. 

Ultimately, she says, it’s a matter of consumer protection and it’s going to be a question of when, not if, Hoosiers can spin the reels online.