Article: Regional wineries become big business in Indiana.

Article: General Assembly should approve last casino license for French Lick
Post-Tribune (IN);  April 17, 2003 ;     436 words ......particularly the younger ones, likely identify French Lick with basketball great Larry Bird. The Hick from French Lick is what they called the man who enrolled...although not the one he grew up in -- in French Lick. French Lick had a storied history...

Article: History's a charm at French Lick spa
Chicago Sun-Times;  August 15, 2004 ;     700+ words ......presidential suite. Resting on 2,600 acres of land, French Lick was voted one of the country's top 50 tennis...renovations inside. Still, the historical aspects of French Lick are charming, especially for those tired of...McHotels. The brainchild of Dr. William Bowles, French Lick ...

Article: French Lick project aims to spread the wealth.
Herald-Times (Bloomington, IN);  November 14, 2006 ;     522 words ...Byline: Laura Lane Nov. 14--FRENCH LICK -- Town officials are hoping that...the gamblers who patronize the French Lick Springs Resort Casino will venture...ground for the new $5.5 million French Lick Town Center project. Officials...

Article: FRENCH LICK CASINO THRIVING AFTER REVITALIZATION
Evansville Courier & Press;  November 19, 2006 ;     700+ words ......well-to-do Americans flocked to the luxurious French Lick Springs Resort, nestled in the rolling...natural mineral springs that flow through French Lick, Ind., were believed to have almost...home with their health restored. But French Lick was certainly no rest home for the sick...

Article: FRENCH LICK HOTEL WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW IN DEADWOOD'S FOOTSTEPS
Post-Tribune (IN);  December 8, 1990 ;     517 words ......small tourist town: Deadwood, S.D. The French Lick Springs Resort hotel, taking a lead...sole authority to operate a casino in French Lick. The Northwest Indiana city of Gary...enabling legislation for casino gambling. French Lick has little in common with Gary, but...

Article: THE LAST CASINO\ INDIANA'S FRENCH LICK SEES PROFIT IN A RETURN TO ITS GAMBLING ROOTS.(Business)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  September 8, 2005 ;     699 words ...Byline: Ryan Lenz Associated Press FRENCH LICK, Ind. -- A mural painted outside an...Just around the corner, though, down French Lick's cobblestone streets, empty storefronts...71, who owns the Village Market in French Lick where the mural was painted. Orange...

Article: French Lick, Ind., Lawmakers Do Not Bring Riverboat Casino to Struggling Town.
The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  June 26, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Rob Schneider Jun. 26--FRENCH LICK, Ind. -- What a difference a weekend...another year?' Dan Noble, president of the French Lick Town Council, was equally grim. I don...county in crisis. From 1990 to 2000, French Lick and West Baden Springs lost nearly 200...

Article: French Lick casino offers sneak amid glitz and glamour
Post-Tribune (IN);  November 1, 2006 ;     367 words ......hide the empty storefronts. Downtown French Lick on Tuesday was a stark contrast to the bustling French Lick Resort-Casino, which for a few hours...owns an antique and crafts shop in French Lick. "But what are tourists going to say...

Article: FRENCH LICK RESORT TO SEEK CASINO GAMBLING HOTEL WILL JOIN GARY IN FIGHT FOR LEGISLATIVE OK
Post-Tribune (IN);  December 7, 1990 ;     543 words ......SLIGHTLY FROM THE PRINTED VERSION. The French Lick Springs Resort in Southern Indiana plans...sole authority to operate a casino in French Lick, said Joseph Darling, managing director...year, would likely join forces. "If French Lick can bring added legislative support...

Article: FRENCH LICK RESORT GOING TO AUCTION BLOCK
Post-Tribune (IN);  July 31, 1991 ;     536 words ......The indoor and outdoor pools of the French Lick Springs Resort are part of the hotel...rich and famous once flocked to the French Lick Springs Resort for its elegant surroundings...assume a $500,000 debt to the town of French Lick - half of a $1 million government loan...

Article: FRENCH LICK STILL HAS CASINO DREAMS AFTER 11 YEARS
Evansville Courier & Press;  April 6, 2003 ;     672 words ......no shortage of hard-luck stories in French Lick -- evidence of economic decline is everywhere...worst among Indiana's 92 counties. "French Lick is dead," said Parke Flick, 89, a lifelong...just the hometown of the "Hick from French Lick," basketball legend Larry Bird. Gambling...

Article: FRENCH LICK LOSS, EVANSVILLE'S GAIN CITY TRIES TO LURE CONVENTIONS SLATED FOR CLOSED RESORT
Evansville Courier & Press;  December 9, 2005 ;     404 words ......due to the temporary closing of the French Lick Springs Resort Hotel and the relocation...with Evansville to capture some of the French Lick business. Competitors included hotels...conventions because the city is close to French Lick, Conati said. Many convention organizers...

Article: Feeling lucky?: French Lick offers new gaming experience.
Messenger-Inquirer (Owensboro, KY);  April 6, 2007 ;     700+ words ......At the beginning of the 20th century, French Lick, Ind., was a town known for its gambling...rooms opened across the street from the French Lick Springs Hotel, according to the French Lick West Baden Chamber of Commerce's Web site...

Article: FRENCH LICK FORCING AZTAR TO UP ITS ANTE ADDING ENTERTAINMENT COULD WIN BACK GAMBLERS
Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current);  August 9, 2007 ;     587 words ......several fronts, including a casino in French Lick, Ind., and the potential for legalized...complex is about 90 miles northeast in French Lick, Feigenbaum said. Months before the...its first full month of operation, the French Lick casino drew about 40,000 more visitors...