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1 day ago · A lawsuit, however, is likely. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission last month declined to decide whether a 2021 Linn County gambling referendum allows a casino to be built in Cedar Rapids.

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Jan 23, 2025 · The panel is poised to vote Feb. 6 on a license for a Cedar Rapids casino. (Jared Strong/The Gazette) ... Cedar Rapids casino would cost about $275 million and include 700 …

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Will Cedar Rapids get a casino license?

The third time is the charm for a Cedar Rapids casino. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission on Thursday voted 4-1 to award Linn County casino backers a gaming license for the $275 million Cedar Crossing casino near downtown Cedar Rapids, ending a years-long quest to bring a gambling facility to Iowa's second-largest city — for now. ...

Did the Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission grant a gaming license to Linn County?

Riverside Casino, Washington County Riverboat Foundation argue the Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission did not have legal authority to grant a gaming license to Linn County. ...

Will Riverside Casino halt Linn County gaming license application?

Riverside Casino and the Washington County Riverboat Foundation filed a petition for declaratory order in November seeking to halt the process of considering a Linn County gaming license application. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission last week denied the petition. ...

Why are Cedar Rapids casino opponents blocking a new casino?

Cedar Rapids casino opponents already are arming up to block the newly licensed facility from being built by challenging the 2021 ballot language that came before Linn County voters asking them to authorize gaming. ...

Does Cedar Rapids deserve a commission vote?

Get updates of all things Iowa politics delivered to your inbox. "Cedar Rapids deserves this," O'Donnell said after the commission's vote at Prairie Meadows Casino, Racetrack and Hotel in Altoona. "It's only taken us 12 years to get here." ...

How long will it take to build Cedar Rapids casino?

Barring action by the courts blocking construction, crews plan to break ground Friday on the casino, which will go on land in northwest Cedar Rapids that has sat empty since a hotel was demolished there after the 2008 flood. Jonathan Swain, a Peninsula Pacific Entertainment board member, said the casino is slated to take 18 to 22 months to build. ...