Location: Iowa
Iowa: Plans unveiled for $75 million renovation of Q Casino
Officials today unveiled plans for an at least $75 million renovation to transform one of Dubuque’s casinos and add new amenities to... more
Iowa’s latest sports betting handle falls, but hold rises to end 2022
Iowa’s final monthly report of 2022 showed a drop in legal sports betting, as figures recently released by the Iowa Racing and Gaming... more
Iowa: ‘Mattress Mack’ flattens November sports betting revenue
Call it a “Mattress tax.” The first revenue report affected by payouts Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale received as part of his... more
Iowa: What the future of gaming means to the Quad Cities
The hospitality industry is among those hardest hit by the one-two punch of the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation, but leaders say relief is... more
EDITORIAL: Clear the air in Iowa casinos
In 2008, Iowa lawmakers passed the Smokefree Air Act banning smoking in most public places and workplaces. But the act exempted... more
Iowa: Hard Rock announces its support of Sioux City’s Hubbard Park
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City announced they will be supporting Hubbard Park by contributing the softball field’s... more
Iowa: Cedar Rapids casino backers launch PAC after passage of Iowa’s 2-year ban on new gaming licenses
In a bid to rally support for Cedar Rapids’ third try at a casino once the state’s moratorium on new gaming licenses expires in 2024,... more
Sports betting operators finally cool off in Iowa in October, with USA’s lowest hold
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission reported sports wagering handle of $238.8 million for October, but operators in the Hawkeye State... more
Jury awards $1.7 million in lawsuit against Iowa casino to man who was beaten
Jurors have sided with an Evansdale man in his lawsuit against a Waterloo casino where he was attacked by another patron in January 2021.... more
Iowa: Prairie Flower Casino breaks ground on expansion
A casino is getting a 60,000-square-foot expansion. Monday the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska broke ground on an expansion of the Prairie Flower... more
