Iowa: Vendors selected for market study of Cedar Rapids-area casino

Thursday, August 29, 2024 8:46 PM
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  • Richard Pratt, Corridor Business Journal

Two vendors will prepare Iowa gaming market studies for the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission as part of the commission’s consideration of a Linn County gaming license application.

The vendors, The Innovation Group of Littleton, Colorado and Marquette Advisors of Minneapolis, were selected unanimously by the five-member Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) from among four vendors who applied to conduct the studies.

Representatives of all four vendors gave presentations to the IRGC at their meeting Aug. 29 at the Riverside Casino & Golf Resort.

The studies will examine the overall landscape of gambling in Iowa, including casino gaming, and the potential impact of a new casino proposed for Cedar Rapids.