Located in the mid west of the United States, the state of Indiana has a growing population of around six and a half million. Indiana, sharing its borders with Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Illinois earns much of its income from manufacturing, especially steel. Such is the influence of the US steel company on Indiana, one of the principal cities of the state, Gary, is named after the former president of the company. The capital city of Indiana is Indianapolis, which has become famous over the years by among other things hosting the famous Indianapolis 500 motor race which is generally regarded as the largest single-day sporting event taking place anywhere in the world.

People in Indiana enjoy gambling and like many of the other states in the region, gambling in Indiana takes place on water, in the many river boats and barges that traverse the great lakes, or on Indian reservations. Not that all the players in Indiana are great lovers of sailing, more the fact that current legislation does not allow for any form of gambling to take place on dry land apart from that on Indian Reservations! There are around a dozen floating casinos active in Indiana, which barely covers the demand. Many of the local players spend their time and their cash in casinos in neighboring states, especially Illinois

It is hoped that this situation will change fairly soon, as more and more state legislators begin to realize that people like to gamble in their leisure time, and that the income from taxes will provide a tremendous economic boost for the state.

As has become the trend throughout the World, the game of Texas hold’em poker has caught on big amongst the Indianans and is widely played on the floating river boat casinos, as well as the other popular table games such as blackjack, craps and roulette. Slots are aplenty and there are big prizes to be won on board.

The land based casinos are pretty lavish and offer hotel facilities, excellent restaurants and entertainment facilities suitable for all the family. The largest of all the casinos in Indiana is the Caesars, situated in the town of Elizabeth. The casino buildings are immense, covering 93000 square feet of casino gambling space alone. There are more than five hundred rooms available at Caesars for anyone wishing to make it a base for a long weekend and a starting off point to visit one or some of the many tourist attractions that abound in Indiana.

Projections are that some of the hardened views on casino gambling are softening and that gradually more land based facilities will become available to Indianans and out of state visitors who like to gamble. At the moment those who like to play are restricted to floating along the surf, or surfing the internet. All the games that they like to play are available online, through their favorite online casino. There they can play when they want without the risk of ever getting sea sick.



By: Sarah H

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lucy asked:


i obtained my property/casualty producer license in the state of Indiana in Jan 2004; there is a 4 year requirement that states i need 40 hours of continuing education to renew this license.

i went to a school called pathfinders for a week to prepare and subsequently passed the exam; the cost was around $900 to complete.

they have classes scheduled in the next 2 months that will give me about 26 hours, but not the required 40. the site now states that without the 40, would have to pay 2 or 3 times the amount to renew my license which would run about 100+. it also states that if the required number of classes not received, i may need to re-take my exam??

1; does anyone know if i can get an extension of time to accumulate my 40 hours?
2; other than pathfinders which will cost me about 300 to 400 more just to get those 26 hours, is there anywhere else in the state of indiana (indianapolis area) where i could get these addtl credits needed?
ran out of space.

3; has anyone used the online schools to obtain their credits? if so, which ones;

i found a couple out there, but state i have to take a test in front of someone licensed?? they dont state where this would be done;

with so many people licensed out there in insurance agencies that are required to be licensed and continue their education, where/how have you accomplished this?

Slayer (Muslimatic) asked:


Hi. My cousin was working for a Christian company for almost 1 year now, but after they founf out about his Muslim faith, they’ve decided to terminate his contract. They agreed to pay him his end of service pay and other benefits but they just told him to leave, as they “wont accept Muslims in their company”. I’m not a Muslim, but my cousin is. And he really needs this job. Where can we get legal help in Indianapolis? Or if not there specifically, anywhere in the state of Indiana?

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