Iowa

January 4, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Casino News, North America Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Mobile gaming, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Iowa

After effectively shedding its in-person registration requirement on the first day of the new year, William Hill US made quick work of launching its enhanced William Hill Sports Book App and website in Iowa. ...

Sports betting helps Iowa casinos as they try to re-establish post-closure normalcy

October 14, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting, Iowa

Professional and college sporting events in September helped to drive wagering to a new record high in the state of Iowa. The performance of the sports betting sector was much needed as casinos are still strugg...

Scientific Games to lead Hard Rock International U.S. igaming and sports betting expansion

October 1, 2020

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Game manufacturers, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Iowa, New Jersey

Hard Rock International has chosen long-term partner Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) to deliver the Nevada-based company's OpenSports and OpenGaming solutions across regulated markets in the U.S. ...

GiG and Hard Rock agree to terminate platform services partnership

September 30, 2020

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Iowa, New Jersey

After working together to break records this year, Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (GiG) (STO: GIGSEK) and Hard Rock International (HRI) have agreed to a "mutual termination" of their platform and sportsbook servi...

FanDuel Sportsbook app debuts in Iowa via Boyd Gaming Corporation alliance

September 5, 2020

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

Prominent online sportsbook operator FanDuel Group has announced that its mobile-friendly online sports betting app has gone live for aficionados in the American state of Iowa courtesy of an alliance with casin...

Sports betting revenues increase in Iowa for July

August 10, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting, Iowa

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a slow down in the gaming industry, from casinos to sports betting. States like Iowa are trying to recover, but it is taking some time. Over the past few months, gaming has gott...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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