Location: Iowa

04/24/25 12:36 PM

Penn announces major project in Iowa, draws praise

  • David McKee, CDC Gaming
Facing new competition from neighboring Nebraska, Penn Entertainment has announced it will move its Council Bluffs casino operations... more
04/20/25 12:47 PM

Iowa: Legal filings made in case against proposed Cedar Rapids casino

  • Grace Nieland, The Gazette
Ahead of a May hearing, supporters of a proposed Cedar Rapids casino are pushing back on a rival gaming facility’s legal fight questioning... more
04/16/25 9:35 AM

Iowa casino revenue drop 5.8% year-over-year in March

  • Charlotte Capewell, Special to CDC Gaming
Iowa’s casino revenue totaled $154.7 million in March, down 5.8% from the $164.3 million reported in March 2024. Slot machine revenue... more
04/15/25 3:10 PM

Iowa: Polk supervisors appoint new leaders at Prairie Meadows, saying they’ve been left in dark

  • Lee Rood, Des Moines Register
As Polk County prepares to renegotiate its contract for Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino, three county supervisors who have dominated... more
04/09/25 2:09 PM

Iowa: City rezones Cedar Crossing casino property, allows for design changes

  • Valeree Dunn, KGAN-TV
Cedar Rapids City Council passed a second and third, final reading of a rezoning ordinance for the new Cedar Crossing Casino and... more
04/03/25 10:02 PM

OPINION: Cedar Rapids casino approval a turning point for Iowa’s Black Hawk County Gaming Association

  • Kingsley Botchway II, The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
On Feb. 6, the Iowa and Racing Gaming Commission voted to allow Linn County to build a casino. I won’t sugarcoat the impact to our... more
03/27/25 1:20 PM

Iowa: Salary set for former Iowa gambling regulator chosen as Prairie Meadows’ next CEO

  • Philip Joens, Des Moines Register
The former head of the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission will have a base salary of $450,000 when he becomes the CEO of Prairie Meadows... more
03/23/25 5:00 PM

Iowa: Partnership once floated for Cedar Rapids and Riverside casinos

  • Grace Nieland, The Gazette
In their battle over who gets a slice of Iowa’s gambling billions, two casino operators were cast as rivals for a decade while backers of a... more
03/19/25 10:10 PM

Iowa judge questions ballot wording that led to Cedar Rapids casino license

  • Trish Mehaffey, The Gazette
A judge said Wednesday he won’t put a temporary hold on a state license for a Cedar Rapids casino, but said Linn County ballot language to... more
03/13/25 3:36 AM

Iowa casino revenue down 11.1% year-over-year in February

  • Charlotte Capewell, Special to CDC Gaming
Iowa casinos reported revenue of $127.3 million in February, down 11.1% from $143.3 million recorded in February 2024. According to a... more