Iowa’s Racing and Gaming Commission voted unanimously Monday to deny a request by Riverside Casino & Golf Resort to immediately pause issuance of a gambling license in Linn County.
Riverside Casino & Golf Resort and the Washington County Riverboat Foundation — its nonprofit affiliate and gaming license holder — asked both the IRGC and Iowa court last week to immediately pause approval of the license to build a Cedar Rapids casino.
The casino in Washington County argues state regulators lacked the legal authority to issue the license and ignored their own regulations in granting approval to build the proposed $275 million casino and entertainment center near downtown Cedar Rapids.
