Several changes are in the works in this new year for Iowa’s casino industry, including more casinos leaving the water for land.
Racing and Gaming Administrator Tina Eick says things have moved right along and the new casino in Cedar Rapids should open in December of this year. “Certainly a long ways to go, but we’re also 12 months out, and so from our perspective at this point in time, making good progress and have every reason to believe that they will be hitting the commissions expectations for opening on time,” she says.
The Racing and Gaming Commission recently approved the purchase of the Catfish Bend Casino in Burlington by Elite Casino Resorts and Eick says that transaction will close at the end of January.
