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Iowa Commissioners: Not All Communities Will Get Casinos

7 June 2004

News Brief: Some Iowa communities hoping to add casino gambling probably will be turned down, even though state regulators are leaning toward an expansion of Iowa's casino industry, gambling commissioners said in advance of a key meeting this week.

Iowa Tribe Upset with Letter-Writing Campaign

2 June 2004

News Brief: A letter-writing campaign urging the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission to lift a moratorium on gambling expansion has miffed a spokesman for the Meskwaki Indians of Tama.

Iowa Casino Groups Gave $100,000 in Campaign Contributions

31 May 2004

News Brief: Groups tied to Iowa's casinos showered state lawmakers with nearly $100,000 in campaign contributions just before the 2004 legislative session, which cleared the way for a significant expansion of gambling in Iowa.

Iowa Governor: Casinos Not Guaranteed for Counties

27 May 2004

News Brief: Governor Tom Vilsack doesn’t think all six Iowa counties will be allowed to have a casino license.

Des Moines Leaders Enter Casino Talks

27 May 2004

News Brief: City leaders agreed Wednesday to launch formal talks that could bring a casino to Des Moines.

Cattle Congress Wants Iowa Track Opened

26 May 2004

News Brief: The National Cattle Congress would like to reopen the Waterloo Greyhound Park for gambling, a plan that competes directly with a proposal for a riverboat casino.

Iowa Town Closer to Choosing Casino Proposal

25 May 2004

News Brief: The Ottumwa riverboat commission is moving closer to picking a casino operator for the town’s casino.

Iowa Governor Signs Gambling Legislation

7 May 2004

News Brief: Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack put his signature on far-reaching gambling legislation Thursday, likely dropping the green flag on a high-stakes scramble for new riverboat casinos.

Iowa College Under Investigation

3 May 2004

News Brief: The Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board is going to take a look at a closed case involving allegations of illegal gambling involving Indian Hills Community College athletic staff members.

New Iowa Rules May Impact Riverboat Casino

28 April 2004

News Brief: Revised gambling rules that will be set by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission this summer are causing local gaming officials to wonder how they will impact riverboat casinos.

Iowa Allows More Gambling Licenses

16 April 2004

News Brief: The Iowa House turned back a final attempt Thursday to block the issuance of new riverboat gambling licenses in the state, handing a hard-fought victory to several communities betting on new casinos to boost their economic prospects.

Iowa Senate Debates Gambling Late into Night

14 April 2004

ews Brief: The Iowa Senate plunged into a late-night debate on major gambling legislation Tuesday after Republican leaders finally pushed reluctant racetrack casinos to come to terms on several key issues.

Iowa Senate Clears Way for Casinos

13 April 2004

News Brief: Iowa Senate Republicans gave new hope Monday to counties lobbying for riverboat casinos even as they fired a hard curveball at racetracks in Dubuque and Polk County seeking a Statehouse deal on tax rates.

Iowa Republicans Unveil New Casino Plan

8 April 2004

News Brief: Iowa Senate Republicans unveiled a plan that includes higher tax rates and a one-time fee for all state-licensed casinos totaling $160 million.

Iowa AG Wants Gambling Ruling

7 April 2004

News Brief: Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller will once again ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn an Iowa Supreme Court ruling that tossed out the state's gaming tax structure and put gambling at the top of the legislative agenda this year.

Iowa Lawmakers Hammer Out Gambling Bill

5 April 2004

News Brief: Iowa lawmakers will return to the Capitol today to try once again to find consensus on gambling legislation that stalled in a Senate committee last week.

Iowa Gambling Debate Delays Adjournment

2 April 2004

News Brief: Republican legislative leaders have conceded that nagging disputes swirling around major gambling legislation will keep lawmakers at the Iowa Statehouse longer than expected.

Iowa Senate Chair Stalls Casino Deal

1 April 2004

News Brief: A day after Iowa Senate leaders and racetrack casino interests settled on a gaming tax structure, the chairman of a Senate committee has refused to act on legislation sealing that deal.

Former Health Foundation President Gets 10 Years For Embezzlement

30 March 2004

News Brief: It's been nearly two months since Michael Feinstein pleaded guilty to charges of forgery and stealing over $100,000 from the Ottumwa Regional Health Foundation while he served as the group's president.

Iowa Governor, Leaders Optimistic about Gambling Tax Settlement

30 March 2004

News Brief: Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack and legislative leaders remained optimistic that a settlement on tax issues with the gaming industry can be reached in the next two weeks.

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