Groups will study gaming in Fort Wayne

Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly

Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry on Thursday said the city will contract with two organizations that will study the possible effects of gaming on the city.

In a statement, Henry said the Third House Advocacy Group LLC, an Indianapolis-based firm, will conduct an independent analysis of the market potential for gaming in the Fort Wayne area and evaluate its economic and fiscal impacts.

Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne's Community Research Institute will coordinate an assessment of gaming's social and community effects.

Both studies are expected to be completed by mid-February.

County Economic Development Income Tax revenue will be used to fund the studies, the city said. The city's contract with Third House is for $32,000. The Community Research Institute's work is part of an existing contra