State Senator Ken Rozenboom wrote in his newsletter this week that he decided to ultimately halt moving a bill that would have placed a five-year moratorium on casinos in Iowa ahead of the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission’s approval of a new facility in Cedar Rapids.
Rozenboom said as chair of the Senate State Government Committee, it fell to him to manage the direction of the legislation.
“These are difficult decisions for me because of my dislike for the very significant gambling activities in Iowa,” he said.
Rozenboom said there was not enough support in the senate to legislatively block the Iowa Gaming and Racing Commission and deny or significantly delay the Cedar River Crossing project in Cedar Rapids.
