Belterra Casino Resort & Spa
riverboat casino on the Ohio River, Indiana, U.S
Belterra Casino Resort & Spa is a riverboat casino near Florence, Indiana, located on the Ohio River in Switzerland County. It is roughly halfway between Louisville, Kentucky, and Cincinnati, Ohio. It is owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by Boyd Gaming.
The casino has 47,201 square feet (4,385 m2) of gaming space, with 1,277 gaming devices, 45 table games, and 2 poker tables. From 2009 to 2011, the property reported annual revenue ranging between $152 and $162 million, and earnings between $27 and $30 million. Belterra is located on 315 acres (127 ha) of land, 149 acres (60 ha) of which is leased on a 50-year term. As of 2012, the property had 1,062 employees.
History
In 1993, the Indiana General Assembly legalized riverboat casinos, including five licenses to be issued for sites along the Ohio River. A referendum was required in each county to approve casinos. Switzerland County voters passed such a measure in November 1993.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Belterra Casino Resort & Spa” as riverboat casino on the Ohio River, Indiana, U.S. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as riverboat casino on the Ohio River, Indiana, U.S. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 8, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4884740. Authority coordinates are 38.781, -84.939. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2009, 2011, 2012 and 1993.
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