The Linn County Gaming Association and Cedar Rapids Development Group have filed a brief in response to the petition seeking to block the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission’s consideration of a Cedar Rapids casino license.
The response, filed Jan. 8, asks the IRGC to “refuse to issue a declaratory order” in response to a petition submitted in November by the Riverboat Casino and Golf Resort and the Washington County Riverboat Foundation (WCRF). That petition claims that the wording of the 2021 Linn County ballot measure that permanently authorized gaming in Linn County was faulty under Iowa state code and that, as a result, the IRGC “lacks authority to issue a gambling games license in Linn County.”
The petition also asked the IRGC to halt consideration of Linn County’s license application until the claims are resolved.
