From the Associated PressThe shutdown of the Sherman Minton Bridge has reduced profit-sharing revenues paid by a southern Indiana casino to two counties and will delay officials from paying $8 million to a foundation. Horseshoe Southern Indiana Casino paid Harrison and Floyd counties a combined $1.1 million from August's receipts. The Courier-Journal reports the total payment for September dropped 13 percent to about $985,000. Officials anticipated the casino payments would decline after the Sept. 9 shutdown of the bridge. They also had anticipated replenishing the Harrison County Community Foundation fund by this month following an $8 million grant to a local hospital, but they now say that will likely take until January. Repairs to the Sherman Minton Bridge are expected to be completed by early March.
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