A website advocating for Fort Wayne to become home to a casino has launched with support by some business leaders and suggests ties to Greater Fort Wayne, Inc.

The Fort Wayne First website at https://fwfirst.com/ says "Let's bring the casino – and the benefits – home."

The website does not readily make clear who is behind it, but links at the bottom refer anyone needing accessibility-related assistance with the platform contact jurbahns@greaterfortwayneinc.com

John Urbahns is president and CEO of Greater Fort Wayne, Inc., the local chamber alliance.

Many of the arguments supporting Fort Wayne attracting a casino mirror those outlined in an opinion piece that The Journal Gazette published Saturday, written by Keith Byers and Tom Borne.

"Let’s bring the casino – and the benefits – ho

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