Adrenaline.
After a premiere party that raged until midnight and dragged on until 4 a.m., Hoosier Park casino employees ran on pure energy three hours later as they prepared final details for the public opening.

Many years ago, when she was young, Vicki Haskett had a vision. She dreamed that the big open field across the road would become a horse track.

Hundreds were lined up outside the entrance of the new Hoosier Park casino for its opening day.

Sheila Worthman spent a week in Las Vegas and could not find gold sneakers.

Two hours after the doors of the Hoosier Park casino were officially opened to the public for the first time, the sounds and bright lights coming off the slot machines were matched in intensity by the wide grins from Hoosier Park staff.