Opponents to gambling expansion in Iowa have launched a public relations and legal campaign to stop a proposed casino from coming to Cedar Rapids.
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Local Government Nov. 18, 2024 11:52 am322d ago
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State Government Oct. 4, 2024 7:35 am368d ago
The state commission has previously rejected two proposals to bring a casino to Cedar Rapids, citing concerns about cannibalizing revenues from other Iowa casinos.
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State Government Sep. 20, 2024 7:25 am382d ago
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State Government Sep. 17, 2024 7:28 am385d ago
Backers of a Linn County casino, which is proposed to be built in northwest Cedar Rapids, unveiled updated plans Monday. The $275 million development would feature a casino with 700 slot machines and 22 table games, plus a group of restaurants, bars, entertainment venues, an arts & cultural center and a STEM lab.
News Sep. 11, 2024 7:39 am391d ago
Cedar Rapids firefighters responded to the building, on G Avenue northwest, twice in July for separate fires. During one response, a firefighter was injured when he fell 30 feet down an elevator shaft.
State Government Jul. 25, 2024 8:31 am439d ago
Iowa lawmakers may consider a moratorium halting new casinos at the start of the legislative session in 2025, potentially thwarting Cedar Rapids’ third bid for a gambling facility in the weeks before state regulators are slated to vote on awarding license.
State Government Jul. 12, 2024 5:17 pm451d ago
State regulators will decide the fate of Cedar Rapids casino backers’ third try for a gaming license on Feb. 6, 2025 after gathering public input and reviewing results of a study on the Linn County market.
State Government Jul. 8, 2024 5:26 pm455d ago
State regulators will commission a market study and soon consider a timeline to take applications for a Linn County gaming license after a two-year state pause on new licenses recently expired, opening the door for Cedar Rapids to try again for a casino.
Local Government Jun. 26, 2024 5:04 pm467d ago
Cedar Rapids casino backers plan to apply for a gaming license after the state pause on new licenses sunsets June 30, the city’s preferred casino operator announced Wednesday.
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State Government Apr. 22, 2024 9:25 am533d ago
Casino backers’ long-held dreams to build a gambling facility in Cedar Rapids stayed alive early Saturday after the Iowa Senate did not take up a five-year extension of a moratorium advanced by House lawmakers that would have blocked new casino licenses.
State Government Nov. 28, 2023 10:53 am679d ago
The average of nearly $11 million a day in wagers represented a decline for both in-person casino and online sports betting.
Local Government Jul. 11, 2023 7:26 pm818d ago
Land in the northwest quadrant near downtown will be earmarked for a potential casino for the next few years, should state regulators eventually award a license to operate a gaming facility in Linn County.
Local Government Jun. 27, 2023 6:46 pm832d ago
A swath of land in northwest Cedar Rapids near downtown may soon be earmarked for a potential casino, should a state panel ever award a license to operate a gaming facility here.