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Cedar Rapids Casino Secures License After 12-Year Wait; Slated To Open New Year’s Eve 2026

February 7, 2025

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The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) has granted a long-awaited casino license to Cedar Rapids, marking a milestone in a 12-year pursuit. During a vote held at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, the commission...

Iowa Lawmakers Push to Block Cedar Rapids Casino with New Legislation

Vanja Mitic

January 28, 2025

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A proposed new casino in Cedar Rapids has sparked significant debate in the Iowa legislature, with a bill moving forward that would effectively prevent its development. The bill, which seeks to impose a five-ye...

Iowa Lawmakers and Gaming Commission To Decide Cedar Rapids Casino Fate

Vanja Mitic

January 24, 2025

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As the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) approaches its crucial February 6th meeting to decide whether to approve a gaming license for a proposed Cedar Rapids casino, the debate over the project has inte...

Proposed Cedar Rapids Casino Project Gains Momentum with Updated Plans

Vanja Mitic

October 4, 2024

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In a recent push to advance local development, Cedar Rapids city officials presented a compelling case for a new casino project during a meeting with Iowa's gaming authorities. This initiative, driven by the jo...

Iowa State Senator received $23,000 PAC donation from casino critic

Adam Morgan

May 25, 2022

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In the American state of Iowa and it has reportedly been revealed that a senior legislator received a political action committee (PAC) donation of $23,000 before introducing a measure that looks to place a two-...

Iowa legislators approve two-year Cedar Rapids casino moratorium measure

Adam Morgan

May 24, 2022

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Legislators in the Midwestern American state of Iowa have reportedly passed a controversial measure that would implement a two-year moratorium on the licensing of a casino for the city of Cedar Rapids. Accor...

Commission votes no on Linn County gambling license, again

Kim M

November 16, 2017

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For the second time in three years, the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission has voted no on a Linn County, Iowa gambling license, citing similar market studies as in 2014 that reportedly determined that a casino ...

Three Cedar Rapids casino presentations heard by regulators Thursday

Kim M

July 14, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Licenses, Iowa

The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission heard proposals for a casino in downtown Cedar Rapids early Thursday morning at the Prairie Meadows Casino and Hotel in Altoona. During the meeting, two applicants compe...

Six firms to apply for contract to conduct Cedar Rapids casino viability study

Adam Morgan

March 7, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Licenses, Iowa

After revealing in November that it intended to conduct up to two independent market studies concerning the viability of a casino for the Linn County city of Cedar Rapids, the Iowa Racing And Gaming Commission ...

City Council to consider three casino plans for Cedar Rapids

Kim M

February 12, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Licenses, Iowa

Next week, the City Council will consider a total of three proposals for new casinos in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Documents released Friday indicate that two of the three proposals include one new plan referred to...

Iowa regulator to again study viability of Cedar Rapids casino

Adam Morgan

November 26, 2016

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After rejecting a bid in 2014 that would have seen a casino open in Cedar Rapids, the Iowa Racing And Gaming Commission has now voted to prepare for a request for proposal with a deadline of February 13 and con...

Wild Rose announces new gambling board for proposed boutique casino in Cedar Rapids

Renee Kingsley

November 17, 2016

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Wild Rose, which operates three casinos in Iowa, announced in September that it was interested in developing a boutique casino in Cedar Rapids. Local developers Hunter Parks of Hunter Cos and Steve Emerson of A...

Wild Rose Casinos teams up with new developers to propose boutique casino in Cedar Rapids

Renee Kingsley

September 16, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Licenses, Iowa

Wild Rose Casinos which operates casinos in Jefferson, Clinton and Emmetsburg has teamed up with developers Hunter Parks and Steve Emerson to propose a boutique casino in Cedar Rapids. This new casino proposal ...

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Cedar Rapids Casino Secures License After 12-Year Wait; Slated To Open New Year’s Eve 2026

Iowa Lawmakers Push to Block Cedar Rapids Casino with New Legislation

Iowa Lawmakers and Gaming Commission To Decide Cedar Rapids Casino Fate

Proposed Cedar Rapids Casino Project Gains Momentum with Updated Plans

Iowa State Senator received $23,000 PAC donation from casino critic

Iowa legislators approve two-year Cedar Rapids casino moratorium measure

Commission votes no on Linn County gambling license, again

Three Cedar Rapids casino presentations heard by regulators Thursday

Six firms to apply for contract to conduct Cedar Rapids casino viability study

City Council to consider three casino plans for Cedar Rapids

Iowa regulator to again study viability of Cedar Rapids casino

Wild Rose announces new gambling board for proposed boutique casino in Cedar Rapids

Wild Rose Casinos teams up with new developers to propose boutique casino in Cedar Rapids

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