Articles Tagged: Iowa State Racing and Gaming Commission

Commissioners intend to hear arguments before Feb. 6 vote on granting a casino license

Opponents to gambling expansion in Iowa have launched a public relations and legal campaign to stop a proposed casino from coming to Cedar Rapids.

Also, Iowa City schools piloting use of three electric vehicles at City, Liberty and West High School to transport students in the Transition Alliance Program.

The state commission has previously rejected two proposals to bring a casino to Cedar Rapids, citing concerns about cannibalizing revenues from other Iowa casinos.

Also, Johnson County forming committee to evaluate jail needs

Also, Iowa’s unemployment rate ticked up in August

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.

Also, Cedar Rapids housing efforts honored at state conference

Also, Johnson STEAM Academy meal program ends after serving more than 1,348 free meals this summer.

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 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 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.

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.

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.

Also, in a video posted on YouTube, a union leader told members to prepare for protest activity, including rolling strikes, over legislation introduced in the Iowa Legislature.