A district court judge has struck down a lawsuit that challenged the language in the Linn County gambling referendum that allowed developers to build a casino in Cedar Rapids.
Cedar Rapids mayor Tiffany O’Donnell says the ruling affirmed that Linn County voters knew exactly what they were voting for.
The lawsuit came after the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission decided not to act on the complaint about the referendum and went on to award the gambling license to Linn County. O’Donnell says the court ruling shows that was the right action.
O’Donnell says getting everything in place to build the new casino has been a long journey with multiple hurdles. The lawsuit by the operators of the Riverside Casino casino came after a market study showed it and other casinos would lose millions in revenue to the new casino in Cedar Rapids. Mayor O’Donnell has supported the casino since taking office and says they can now keep moving ahead.
Work started on the Cedar Rapids casino soon after the gambling license was awarded in February.
story courtesy of Radio Iowa
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