Location: Iowa

04/21/24 8:36 PM

Iowa: Win or lose, Polk County in awkward position as it fights Prairie Meadows tax challenge

  • Tyler Jett, Des Moines Register
In an odd legal fight, Polk County leaders are opposing cutting the government’s own tax burden. The county, which owns the land and... more
04/20/24 2:27 PM

Iowa Senate doesn’t extend pause on new casinos, opening door for Cedar Rapids to seek license

  • Marissa Payne, The Gazette
Casino backers’ long-held dreams to build a gambling facility in Cedar Rapids stayed alive early Saturday after the Iowa Senate didn’t take... more
04/20/24 2:03 PM

A betting scandal rocked Iowa college sports. Then the case went sideways.

  • Albert Samaha, The Washington Post
One day last spring, Isaiah Lee, a defensive lineman for Iowa State University, got a visit from a state police investigator who wanted to... more
04/13/24 12:23 PM

How GeoComply encouraged Iowa’s sports gambling investigation, then walked away

  • Tyler Jett, Des Moines Register
In early 2022, a powerful tech company offered to help the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s sports wagering unit. The... more
04/13/24 12:19 PM

What you need to know about the rise and fall of Iowa’s sports gambling investigation

  • Victoria Reyna-Rodriguez, Des Moines Register
A powerful tech company’s offer to help the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s sports wagering unit in early 2022 led to... more
04/10/24 8:48 PM

After slow start to 2024, Iowa casino revenue increases in March

  • Katarina Vojvodic, PlayUSA
Win for casinos in Iowa saw a major decline in January. But the numbers started to improve in February and continued to increase in March.... more
03/19/24 8:23 PM

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark behind increased betting interest in women’s college basketball

  • Mark Anderson, Associated Press
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Caitlin Clark’s audacious logo 3-pointers and record-breaking accomplishments have driven sports fans who previously... more
03/13/24 9:22 PM

Iowa gambling revenue rebounds in February with $143 million from casinos and sports

  • Katarina Vojvodic, PlayUSA
Iowa is home to 19 brick-and-mortar casino locations which had a good month in February in terms of gaming revenue… While February... more
03/12/24 3:16 PM

Iowa casino rule on sports wagering blocked

  • O. Kay Henderson, Radio Iowa
A panel of lawmakers has placed a hold a proposed rule to require that Iowa casinos maintain lists of coaches, athletes and other officials... more
03/04/24 8:27 PM

Iowa State athletes’ lawyers scoff at investigator’s disappointment in gambling charges being dropped

  • Eric Olson, Associated Press
Attorneys for four Iowa State athletes who had been charged in a sports wagering case said Monday it was alarming that the Iowa Department... more