On Feb. 6, the Iowa and Racing Gaming Commission voted to allow Linn County to build a casino. I won’t sugarcoat the impact to our community: It is significant.The loss of revenue could impact jobs and casino offerings, but most importantly it will reduce our community benefit by approximately $500,
A judge said Wednesday he won’t put a temporary hold on a state license for a Cedar Rapids casino, but said Linn County ballot language to allow gambling in the county may have “caused confusion in the mind of the voters” and said the Riverside Casino & Golf Resort has “shown a reasonable likeli
Construction on Cedar Rapids’ long-anticipated casino project officially commenced following regulatory approval, with developers celebrating the milestone at a groundbreaking ceremony. The $275 million Cedar Crossing Casino and Entertainment Center is scheduled to open on New Year’s Eve 2026, offer
Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell calls Thursday’s Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission meeting a win for Linn County, but will it be enough to move the casino project forward?Mayor O’Donnell said, “The city, alongside P2E and all of our local partners, are leaving it all on the field.”Giving it the
The Cedar Rapids City Council approved a development agreement for the Cedar Crossing casino during a public hearing Tuesday evening.“We’re talking about an entertainment complex very close to the heart of downtown, which we have supported in other areas. And, I think any community, you know, would
Alex Dixon, president and CEO of DRA and Q Casino + Resort, has resigned.According to a release, Dixon, who has been at Q Casino since August 2021, will pursue leadership opportunities out of state. His final day with Q Casino will be January 15.Blake Rakestraw, the organization’s current COO and CF
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) will hear legal arguments in January regarding a petition challenging the validity of a 2021 public referendum that authorized gambling in Linn County. The petition, filed by Riverside Casino & Golf Resort and its nonprofit affiliate, argues that the
Iowa’s state gambling regulators will hear arguments on a petition filed seeking to scuttle efforts to build a new casino in Cedar Rapids, but will not pause its review and decision on granting a Linn County casino license.The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission met Thursday morning in Burlington at C
Supporters and opponents of the proposed Cedar Crossing Casino in Cedar Rapids have a chance this week to share their views with state regulators.The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission is taking public comment on the new license proposal at a meeting Wednesday. But a group that calls itself Iowans fo
A new grassroots coalition called Iowans for Common Sense has launched a campaign to blocka proposed casino in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, citing concerns over potential harm to other casinos and surrounding communities. The coalition's initiative includes an ad running in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, urgin
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