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Iowa Lottery chooses Scientific Games for 10-year Gaming Systems Tech Contract

April 10, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Lottery, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Iowa

Scientific Games Corporation has announced they have signed a contract with the Iowa Lottery for a ten-year time frame to be their new statewide gaming system provider. They will provide the lottery and 2,400 r...

Kindred Group signs Iowa and Indiana iGaming entry deal

Adam Morgan

February 12, 2020

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, New online casinos, Gaming Industry News, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Licensing, Indiana, Iowa

Maltese online casino and sportsbook operator, Kindred Group, has announced the inking of a deal with Caesars Entertainment Corporation that could soon see it introduce its services to punters in the American s...

Des Moines Airport Authority Board says no to casino and hotel proposal

Marie Kelley

February 12, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Iowa

HighView Development Group met with the Des Moines Airport Authority Board this week to provide details of their plan to work with the Wild Rose Casino group to create a casino and hotel at the Des Moines Airpo...

Iowa group proposes $225 million casino resort “architectural masterpiece” for Des Moines airport

K Morrison

January 16, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Iowa

In Iowa, a proposal for a $225 million casino and hotel complex at the Des Moines International Airport (DSM) has been presented by a development group that says the project would be "for its size, an unparalle...

Peninsula Pacific Entertainment to acquire full stake of Hard Rock Sioux City

Marie Kelley

December 16, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Iowa

Peninsula Pacific Entertainment has announced they now have full ownership of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City. The company revealed the news late last week after announcing a deal with Warner Gaming...

Multi-State Lottery Association agrees $1.5 million Iowa settlement

Adam Morgan

December 11, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Iowa

In the midwestern American state of Iowa and the Multi-State Lottery Association has reportedly agreed to pay $1.5 million to a player in order to settle a claim that he had received a reduced lottery jackpot a...

Arkansas to be free from greyhound racing starting in 2023

Adam Morgan

October 23, 2019

Arkansas, Greyhound Racing, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino closures, Economy/Finance, Florida, Iowa

The waning popularity of greyhound racing in the United States has reportedly claimed another victim following news that eastern Arkansas’ Southland Casino Racing is to cease offering such contests from the end...

GiG Incorporated bringing sportsbetting to Sioux City

Adam Morgan

September 21, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Technology, Mobile gaming, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Iowa

Maltese iGaming solutions developer Gaming Innovation Group (GiG) Incorporated has announced the signing of an agreement that is to see it bring sportsbetting to western Iowa’s Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Sioux ...

TableTrac Incorporated bringing CasinoTrac advance to trio of Iowa casinos

Adam Morgan

September 3, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino expansion projects, Gaming Industry News, Technology, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Iowa

American casino information and management systems developer, TableTrac Incorporated has announced the signing of an agreement that is set to see a trio of gambling venues in Iowa utilize its CasinoTrac advance...

Betfred partnering with Elite Casino Resorts to bring sportsbetting to Iowa

Adam Morgan

July 17, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Technology, Mobile gaming, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Licensing, Iowa

British online and retail sportsbook operator Betfred has announced the signing of an agreement that is to see its Betfred Sports Iowa LLC subordinate provide Iowa’s Grand Falls Casino and Golf Resort with a ra...

Iowa Governor signs sportsbetting legalization measure into law

Adam Morgan

May 15, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, Iowa

The Republican Governor for Iowa, Kim Reynolds (pictured), reportedly put her signature to a piece of legislation on Monday that will see the state allow sportsbetting to be conducted online and via its collect...

PointsBet agrees multi-year deal with Iowa casino in anticipation of sports betting legalization

K Morrison

April 26, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Iowa

After announcing the launch of its highly anticipated sportsbook in New Jersey, online bookmaker and technology company, PointsBet Holdings Ltd, has entered into a partnership agreement with Catfish Bend Casino...

Iowa State Senate approves land-based and online sportsbetting legislation

Adam Morgan

April 22, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, Iowa

Last week reportedly saw the Iowa State Senate pass a piece of proposed legislation that would legalize land-based and online sportsbetting and allow residents of ‘The Hawkeye State’ to wager on the outcomes of...

Wild Rose Casino of Clinton ready for sports betting

Marie Kelley

March 11, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Sports betting, Iowa

With sports betting legalization under consideration in Iowa, one casino in the region of Clinton is anticipating the new opportunity. The Wild Rose Casino and Resort has the space to offer sports betting, if t...

Newly-opened Prairie Flower Casino facing legal challenges

Adam Morgan

March 4, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Casino project updates, Economy/Finance, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Iowa

Some four months after premiering its $10 million Prairie Flower Casino in western Iowa and the federally-recognized, Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, is now reportedly facing a legal fight to keep the facility open. ...