FORT WAYNE, IN (Indiana's NewsCenter) --- Could the decision by Ohio voters on Tuesday to welcome four new casinos to the Buckeye State prove to be a death knell for expansion of gambling in Northeast Indiana?

That's the opinion of State Representative Win Moses of Fort Wayne.

The mayor of Angola, who is pushing for a casino in his town, has a different view.

Richard Hickman says with gambling revenues at risk of leaking across the border to Ohio-- one of the four Ohio casino locales is nearby Toledo—he figures the pressure will mount on Indiana lawmakers to counter the actions of Ohio voters, by allowing a casino license transfer to Northeast Indiana.

But democrat legislator Win Moses says over-saturation of gambling is a bigger problem all the time, and that it is cutting off the revenue potential of new gaming operations.

State Rep. Win Moses/(D) Fort Wayne: " The gravy days of taking money in from casinos is over, and those that want to bring a casino here, need to recognize that the world has changed dramatically and it's unlikely to be financially successful."

Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry seems undeterred by the Ohio development.

He conceded on Tuesday that the new competition from Ohio won’t help Fort Wayne’s chances of getting a gaming operation, but he maintains his support for a casino referendum, giving local voters the right to say if they want a casino here or not.

Adding gambling competition comes at a really bad time for Indiana.

State government is hemorrhaging tax revenues because of the recession, and there is research saying the Ohio casinos will cost Indiana 100-million a year in gaming tax income.

It’s not a good combination.

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