The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission voted unanimously Monday against a request to pause Linn County’s new casino license until a lawsuit against the license decision is resolved.
Operators of the Riverside Casino and its nonprofit license holder, the Washington County Riverboat Foundation, challenged the decision.
The lawsuit says the 2021 Linn County referendum that approved gambling did not have the right language. The Racing and Gaming Commission held a hearing on that argument before the vote to award the license and voted 4-1 to not take any action. Commissioner Alan Ostergren of Altoona, a lawyer, was the only commissioner who voted to take action.
Developers quickly broke ground last week after being awarded the license and construction began Monday.
story courtesy of Radio Iowa
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