GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Indiana State Senator Jon Ford

This week, the GGB Podcast features a discussion with Jon Ford, the state senator from Indiana who was largely behind the legalization of sports betting in the state, about his plans to push a measure adding iGaming in the next session.

GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Indiana State Senator Jon Ford

There have been a few states that have done it right when it comes to the legalization of sports betting in the U.S. and Indiana was one of them. State Senator Jon Ford was the main sponsor of the bill, and he explains why sports betting has been so successful in Indiana. Then he moves on to talk about the upcoming push to legalize iGaming in Indiana, and also addresses why he believes the state’s land-based industry is also in a good place. He spoke with GGB Publisher Roger Gros at the winter conference of the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS), of which he is current president, at Resorts World Las Vegas in December.


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Articles by Author: Roger Gros

Roger Gros is publisher of Global Gaming Business, the industry’s leading gaming trade publication, and all its related publications. Prior to joining Global Gaming Business, Gros was president of Inlet Communications, an independent consulting firm. He was vice president of Casino Journal Publishing Group from 1984-2000, and held virtually every editorial title during his tenure. Gros was editor of Casino Journal, the National Gaming Summary and the Atlantic City Insider, and was the founding editor of Casino Player magazine. He was a co-founder of the American Gaming Summit and the Southern Gaming Summit conferences and trade shows.
Roger Gros is the author of the best-selling book, "How to Win at Casino Gambling" (Carlton Books, 1995), now in its fourth edition. Gros was named “Businessman of the Year” for 1998 by the Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Gaming Association in 2012 as part of the annual AGA Communications Awards.