Realty PRO Hansbarger Realty

RESORT-CASINO Location 360 Degree AERIAL TOUR: Why is Walters Lake the most data supported location for a full DESTINATION RESORT Casino in NE Indiana?
Well, here's a NEW 360° VIDEO taken from the approximate roofline height of the proposed resort. The INFO in video, and on the ground ... tells the story.
KEY SITE METRICS:
• 3,400+ feet of lake frontage
• 3,400+ feet to the nearest home (only one visible in the far distance)
• 0 residential lakes within impact range
• 0 towns directly affected by traffic flow
• ½ mile to I 69
• Minutes to I 80/90 (Toll Road)
• 186 contiguous acres with natural wooded buffers
• Multi state capture zone with Michigan border minutes away
These are hard numbers, NOT opinions.
WHY DATA MATTERS?
• LOW TRAFFIC Impact: Distance from towns + direct interstate access = lowest congestion profile of any potential site in the region.
• PROTECTION for RESIDENTIAL: With over 3,400 feet to the nearest home and no adjacent lakes, Walters Lake has the lowest residential conflict index of any site under discussion.
• TOURISM Economics: Proximity to I 69/I 80/90 positions the site to recapture out of state gaming revenue Indiana currently loses.
• ACCESSIBILITY for OPERATOR: A true destination resort requires acreage, buffers, visibility, and access — Walters Lake is the only site that checks all four boxes simultaneously.
• BENEFITS our COUNTY: A full resort model generates significantly more year round jobs, tax revenue, and tourism than some roadside casino; the metrics just don’t work otherwise.
SO, it’s NOT … IF or WHEN Indiana will place another casino, the question is WHERE. And the data overwhelmingly supports Walters Lake as the location that benefits everyone … the operator, the State, and Steuben County, as the least intrusive, best all year-round location.
IF you SUPPORT a full DESTINATION RESORT Casino that maximizes economic impact while minimizing residential disruption, please LIKE and SHARE so more people can see the facts.
(For direct info, contact Mark Hansbarger)