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Voters having say on Cedar Rapids casino
Voters have until 8 p.m. to render their decisions on whether they support a casino in downtown Cedar Rapids.  Cedar Rapids Casino5/5/2013
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LETTER: Cedar Rapids needs proposed casino
(Iowa) -- Cedar Rapids/Linn County needs this proposed casino. I am 25 and spend most of my weekends in Iowa City, Des Moines or Ames visiting friends and clients.
4/19/2013
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Investor group officially asks to purchase city land for Cedar Rapids casino
(Iowa) -- The casino investor group led by Steve Gray formally asked via letter to City Hall to purchase to 7.5 acres of city-owned land directly across the Cedar River...
4/5/2013
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Cedar Rapids casino plans continue to evolve
(Iowa) -- Evolving plans for the proposed Cedar Rapids casino now call for a $100 million facility, not an $85 million one, and a venue that could be up to 150,000...
3/18/2013
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Revenues down at Isle, other casinos before Linn project applies
(Iowa) -- February revenues for several Iowa casinos and the state as a whole are down from a year ago, even before any added competition from a proposed new casino in...
3/16/2013
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Column: Casino ups public health worries
(Iowa) -- So, we voted to establish a casino in our city! The victory was a landslide. I was surprised. My aim in this article is neither to support nor oppose the...
3/10/2013
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Auditor Requests Investigation of Voting Complaint from Linn County Casino Vote
(Iowa) -- The Linn County Auditor has requested an investigation into possible inappropriate voting on Tuesday. The auditor's office received a complaint that...
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Editorial: Area casino market saturated
(Iowa) -- We cannot and will not begrudge Linn County residents for giving their approval to a casino in the Cedar Rapids area. They’re after the same things Cedar...
3/9/2013
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Impostor voted in Linn County casino election
(Iowa) -- A Linn County official said an impostor voted during the special election on allowing casino gambling in Linn County. Joel Miller, auditor and elections...
3/8/2013
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Munson: Linn County bid for new casino not a good bet, ex-dealers say
(Iowa) -- The two most disappointed residents here this week might be a pair of former blackjack dealers who don’t know each other, yet share the view that Iowa is...
3/7/2013
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Linn County official says impostor voted Tuesday
(Iowa) -- A Linn County official says an impostor voted during the special election on allowing casino gambling in Linn County.
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Racing and Gaming chair says they’ll look at Linn and other counties for possible new license
(Iowa) -- The chair of the group that regulates casino gambling in the state said today they are obligated to take a look at a proposal for a new casino in Cedar Rapids...
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Voter Fraud Case from Casino Vote Under Investigation
(Iowa) -- The Linn County Auditor contacted law enforcement to investigate an alleged voter impersonation case that happened during Tuesday's casino election.
3/6/2013
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Anti-casino veteran: It was ‘our rich guys versus theirs’
(Iowa) -- David Osterberg of Mount Vernon is taking some comfort. Only four of 86 polling precincts in Linn County rejected casino gambling on Tuesday; two were Mount...
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Cedar Rapids casino opponents vow to lobby state
(Iowa) -- Opponents of a proposal to build a casino in Cedar Rapids say they haven't given up their fight.
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Cedar Rapids casino wins overwhelming voter OK
(Iowa) -- Now that Linn County voters have overwhelming approved the idea of casino gambling in Cedar Rapids, the next official stop for casino investors is the Iowa...
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Hurdle awaits Linn County's casino plan
(Iowa) -- Supporters of a Linn County casino easily convinced voters that a new $85 million casino is a good idea. Now comes the hard part: convincing state...
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Obradovich: It's time we put gaming revenue to a better use
(Iowa) -- Cedar Rapids voters overwhelmingly passed a referendum Tuesday to allow casino gambling. Meanwhile, ads are running this week on TV from the Iowa Lottery,...
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Voters OK casino gambling for Cedar Rapids’ county
(Iowa) -- Voters in the county that includes Cedar Rapids are overwhelmingly in favor of allowing casino gambling.
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Voters say yes to Cedar Rapids casino
(Iowa) -- The climb continues now — on to the Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission — for a local group of 60-plus investors and the elected officials and...
3/5/2013
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Gambling referendum pases in Linn County
(Iowa) -- Linn County voters overwhelmingly approved a gambling referendum Tuesday by a 61 to 39-percent margin. Developers have plans to build a casino along the...
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Linn County voters approve casino
(Iowa) -- Linn County voters have spoken, and they want a casino in the county. According to a report by KWWL-TV, Vote Yes received 61 percent of the votes cast in...
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Linn County voters overwhelmingly approve Cedar Rapids casino
(Iowa) -- The climb continues now — on to the Iowa Racing & Gaming Commission — for a local group of 60-plus investors and the elected officials and...
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Voters having say on Cedar Rapids casino
(Iowa) -- Voters have until 8 p.m. to render their decisions on whether they support a casino in downtown Cedar Rapids.
3/4/2013
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Anti-casino activist accuses Cedar Rapids mayor of casino conflict of interest
(Iowa) -- A Cedar Rapids woman who is working to defeat Tuesday’s vote on casino gaming in Linn County is accusing Ron Corbett of an ethics violation related to...
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Voters to consider plan for Cedar Rapids casino
(Iowa) -- Voters will decide Tuesday whether to support a casino in downtown Cedar Rapids after a campaign in which existing casinos sought to kill off new competition...
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Voters will decide Linn County casino’s fate Tuesday
(Iowa) -- Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Tuesday in all Linn County precinct polling places so voters can answer one question:
3/3/2013
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Riverside casino CEO will build water park in Cedar Rapids if you vote ‘No’ on Linn casino
(Iowa) -- With a late-inning idea out of left field, Riverside Casino CEO Dan Kehl promised Friday to build a $30 million indoor water park with a bowling alley and...
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TV9 Investigation: Casinos, Crime & Addiction
(Iowa) -- Many Linn County voters have big concerns about what a casino could mean for the future of the city. A Gazette/KCRG poll revealed that the number one reason...
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Column: County’s chance to improve giving
(Iowa) -- On Tuesday, the voters of Linn County will decide whether to approve gambling in our county. A casino would bring exciting opportunities to our community,...
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Column: It’s our time, Linn voters
(Iowa) -- Tuesday, we will have the opportunity to vote on giving permission to the Cedar Rapids Development Group LLC to make an application to the Iowa Racing and...
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Editorial: Gambling proceeds
(Iowa) -- Tuesday’s Linn County referendum asks voters: “Gambling games at a casino to be developed in Linn County are approved.” In other words, do...
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OP/ED: Gray’s plan isn’t for Linn County
(Iowa) -- On Tuesday, Linn County voters have an important decision to make. This special election really isn’t just about whether to approve gambling in Linn...
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OP/ED: Voting yes, because Cedar Rapids doesn’t need a casino
(Iowa) -- So I guess I’m a yes on Tuesday. That was tough to type. I’ve been putting it off. At one point, I toyed with the idea of keeping my vote to myself...
3/2/2013
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Casino Campaigns Make Final Push Ahead of Referendum Vote
(Iowa) -- The pressure is on to talk to as many Linn County Voters as possible. Volunteers with both campaigns can't find enough time in the day. The strategy is to...
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Casino campaigns ramp up door to door efforts days before election
(Iowa) -- Linn County voters head to the polls in just three days to decide whether or not they want to allow a casino in the county. Both campaigns are spending the...
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Cedar Rapids Contractor Releases Casino Rendering
(Iowa) -- This is a “character sketch” provided by contractor Ryan Companies US Inc. in Cedar Rapids of what the proposed Cedar Rapids casino will resemble.
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New look at casino layout
(Iowa) -- We now have a better idea of how space a Linn County casino will take up. The Vote Yes Linn County group released a rendering to KWWL.
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Man Who Brought Grand Falls Casino To Lyon County Now Standing With Casino Opponents In Cedar Rapids
(Iowa) -- The man who brought the Grand Falls Casino to Lyon County and the Riverside Casino to Washington County is now trying to get voters in Cedar Rapids to vote...
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OP/ED: Cedar Rapids casino vote: picking winners and losers
(Iowa) -- It’s like our own little version of Clash of the Titans, a battle of “rich people vs. rich people,” as at least one person quipped when they...
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Voters Speak Out: Waterpark or Casino?
(Iowa) -- Water park or casino? Many Linn County residents are responding to Riverside CEO Dan Kehl’s announcement. Friday afternoon he promised he'd build a...
3/1/2013
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Iowa has problem gamblers even without Cedar Rapids casino
(Iowa) -- Not even the most fervent casino investor can deny that the road from the slot machines and blackjack tables can take a person down a dark, steep decline.
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Riverside CEO backing water park in Cedar Rapids, rather than casino
(Iowa) -- In a surprise, late-inning move, Riverside casino owner Dan Kehl said Friday that he will build a $30 million indoor water park with bowling center and event...
2/28/2013
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Linn casino campaigns have spent $2.2 million
(Iowa) -- The dueling pro- and anti-casino campaigns have spent $2.2 million to date to get their messages out before Tuesday’s vote on casino gaming in Linn...
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Linn County Casino Campaigns Raise $2.25 Million and Spend $2.2 Million in 6 Weeks
(Iowa) -- If the stream of ads running across television, newspaper, internet and radio, or the constant coverage from local news outlets wasn't clue enough, the...
2/27/2013
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Both Sides of Linn County Casino Vote Answer to Public at Forum
(Iowa) -- Some snow maybe mixed with a lack of voter indecision resulted in a modest turnout last night at Coe College’s Sinclair Auditorium to see pro-and-anti-...
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LETTER: Casino issue is being done backward
(Iowa) -- Does anyone beside me think this casino issue is all being done backward? It seems to me that the ruling from the state gaming commission in favor or against a...
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LETTER: Casino will expand economic development
(Iowa) -- The Marion Economic Development Co. (MEDCO) was founded 28 years ago for the purpose of facilitating business expansion in Marion.
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LETTER: CR can function without a casino
(Iowa) -- Was that Steve Gray, the pusher of the yes vote for the casino here in Cedar Rapids, an executive of the McLeodUSA company that went broke a few years ago?
2/26/2013
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Marion Chamber: Linn County Casino Will Support 'Quality of Life in Marion'
(Iowa) -- The Marion Chamber of Commerce is endorsing the Linn County Casino project. The chamber board voted to make an endorsement at its Feb. 22 meeting.
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Forum set tonight at Coe College on Cedar Rapids casino proposal
(Iowa) -- Tonight, The Gazette and KCRG-TV9 and The Gazette are hosting a forum on the Linn County casino referendum.
2/24/2013
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Cedar Rapids Casino Investors Not Getting Free Land Deal
(Iowa) -- City Hall isn’t giving away the land for commercial use — to casino investors or anyone else — that sits across the Cedar River from downtown...
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Column: Bring people to C.R. with casino
(Iowa) -- Approximately four years ago, I changed my residence from Cedar Rapids to Sanibel, Fla. I very much enjoy Florida but every day I feel homesick for Cedar...
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Column: Investors value community
(Iowa) -- Raising fear, doubt and uncertainty is a tested political strategy. Now it is being used by Just Say No opposition to the March 5 casino gambling referendum in...
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Column: Jobs, offerings appealing
(Iowa) -- The debate concerning a possible Cedar Rapids casino has become very passionate. To debate this issue in a public forum is productive and creates much needed...
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Column: Not economic development
(Iowa) -- A casino can’t claim to be economic development. Casinos simply shift money in the economy. A casino produces no goods or services; there’s no...
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LETTER: Casino is opportunity for growth
(Iowa) -- Much discussion (both pro and con) has been printed about the proposition that we bring a casino to Cedar Rapids. I support this proposal because I feel that...
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LETTER: Gambling is not a positive business endeavor
(Iowa) -- Gambling promises made, promises broken. It was a novelty in the beginning and now it’s a swarm of locusts eating at our pocketbooks.
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LETTER: If casino profits, Linn County loses
(Iowa) -- In a movie 20 or so years ago, Denzel Washington, playing the role of an attorney, asked people to explain something to him as if he was a 6 year-old.
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LETTER: Investor supports Steve Gray’s efforts
(Iowa) -- I hope citizens of Linn County cast their votes on the March 5 casino referendum based on facts and what’s best for the community.
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LETTER: Look beyond short-term gains
(Iowa) -- My “no” vote on the proposed Linn County casino is based on the big picture and the long view. I don’t quarrel with the fact that the casino...
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LETTER: Revenue goes back into community
(Iowa) -- Why I believe a (Cedar Rapids) casino makes sense. The business plan is well researched and funded by individuals who are successful in their business...
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LETTER: ‘No’ campaign using scare tactics
(Iowa) -- Now we know what “Just Say No” is all about. I’m sure there are people who have legitimate reasons for opposing a casino in Linn County, but...
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Linn County Voters need to consider the dark side of our flashy casinos
(Iowa) -- Two days after Christmas, Cedar Rapids attorney Susan L. Hense sent her clients a letter. “I write to inform you that Hense Law Firm will be closed by...
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Opinion: Machines’ design stacked
(Iowa) -- Voters unfamiliar with recent changes in casino gambling should carefully consider their vote in the March 5 Linn County election. Today’s casinos are...
2/23/2013
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City Hall finds just 6 unremarkable emails that mention councilman Shields and casino investors
(Iowa) -- City Hall has answered a request from the Just Say No Casino campaign to provide copies of emails that mention City Council member Justin Shields and the...
2/22/2013
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Cedar Rapids casino investors not getting free land deal
(Iowa) -- City Hall isn’t giving away the land for commercial use — to casino investors or anyone else — that sits across the Cedar River from downtown...
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Linn County Casino Group Calls for Removal of 'False and Misleading' TV Ad on Land Deal
(Iowa) -- A campaign supporting a new casino in Linn County is calling for the removal of an ad due to "false and misleading" information about a deal to...
2/21/2013
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Dubuque casino owner opposes Cedar Rapids casino
(Iowa) -- The president of a casino in Dubuque is opposing a proposed casino in Cedar Rapids. Jesus Aviles, president and CEO of Mystique Casino, says there's no...
2/20/2013
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Neighbors React to Proposed Casino Location
(Iowa) -- Some are ready to roll out the welcome mats, but others don't want anything to do with a casino in the Time Check neighborhood.
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Three economic development groups endorse Linn County casino plan
(Iowa) -- Three area economic development groups have endorsed a casino in Linn County, the Vote Yes Linn County campaign reported on Wednesday.
2/19/2013
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A downtown Cedar Rapids casino opposed by existing casinos. Seems like we saw that coming.
(Iowa) -- So the mystery of the Cedar Rapids casino location is solved. Mostly. If we the voters give them permission March 5, casino backers said Monday that they...
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Cedar Rapids Mayor Says a Casino Would Complement City Projects
(Iowa) -- Mayor Ron Corbett says there is no one in Cedar Rapids who has had a chance to vote against casino gaming more than him.
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Plans move ahead for possible Cedar Rapids casino
(Iowa) -- Plans are moving ahead for a possible casino in Cedar Rapids even though a vote on allowing gambling in Linn County is still two weeks away. Investors pushing...
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Waterloo casino joins group opposing new casino
(Iowa) -- The Isle of Capri casino in Waterloo has joined a casino in Riverside in contributing to a group opposing a proposed casino in Cedar Rapids.
2/18/2013
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Cedar Rapids identifies sites for new casino
(Iowa) -- Investors in a proposed casino here and their consultants say the best place for a casino is an area across the Cedar River from either downtown or the Quaker...
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GAMBLING VOTE: Linn County Learns Proposed Casino Location
(Iowa) -- Linn County residents learned the likely location for the proposed casino on Monday. Developers, architects and the “Vote Yes Linn County” campaign...
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Investors to Reveal Possible Cedar Rapids Casino Location
(Iowa) -- At an afternoon news conference today, investors in a proposed Cedar Rapids casino will reveal where they think the best site or sites is for their gaming...
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Waterloo casino opens its wallet, joins Riverside casino
(Iowa) -- The Isle of Capri Casino Hotel Waterloo has joined the Riverside Casino and Golf Resort in contributing to Just Say No Casino in an effort to defeat the March...
2/17/2013
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Clearing the air on casino smoking
(Iowa) -- Some inquiring readers wonder whether a potential Cedar Rapids casino will or won’t allow smoking while gambling.
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Iowa casinos’ effect on property values remains unclear
(Iowa) -- Real estate professionals in four Iowa cities say no clear conclusions can be drawn about the effect casinos have on property values
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Is Cedar Rapids a casino cannibal?
(Iowa) -- Rusty Rogerson hasn’t camped in the parking lot at the Riverside Casino and Golf Resort to count the vehicles with Linn County license plates. Someone in...
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On Topic: Yes and no on a Linn County casino
(Iowa) -- My parents used to engage in this whimsy, before gasoline prices started their climb to the moon earlier this century, of slipping into their car on an...
2/16/2013
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OP/ED: Costs of addiction outweigh job gain
(Iowa) -- Repeated research studies suggest that every new casino increases the local prevalence of pathological gambling (the most serious and destructive kind of...
2/12/2013
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Just Say No Casino acknowledges existing casinos backing their effort
(Iowa) -- A spokesman for the Just Say No Casino campaign said at a public forum Tuesday night that he still wondered why the Steve Gray-led local investor group had not...
2/11/2013
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Cedar Rapids casino opponents hold strategy session
(Iowa) -- A referendum on a new casino for Cedar Rapids is just four weeks away. Opponents gathered over the weekend to discuss their strategy leading up to the vote on...
2/10/2013
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Casino Opposition Holds 'Where's the Beef?' Barbecue
(Iowa) -- Many came to a local Bohemian Club in downtown Cedar Rapids to enjoy live entertainment and food - but they also came with a question.
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Linn County casino opponents hold barbeque, spread message
(Iowa) -- The March 5, 2013, special election in Linn County is getting closer. There's just one question on the ballot, which asks voters if gambling at a casino...
2/9/2013
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Iowa casinos have seen strong voter support
(Iowa) -- Leaders of the anti-casino campaign here insist that bringing a casino to town will hurt existing businesses and jobs, enrich only a small group of investors...
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Islamic Center holds voting for Linn County Casino
(Iowa) -- Voters went to the polls today on the first day of in-person absentee voting for the Linn County casino issue. There's just one question on the ballot,...
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Riverside CEO: New Cedar Rapids casino would be devastating
(Iowa) -- The roulette wheel was spinning, retirees were tugging on slots and blackjack players were scrutinizing their hands. Outside the front doors, shuttle buses...
2/8/2013
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LETTER: C.R. has plenty to offer without casino
(Iowa) -- We have several new options in town besides a gambling casino. We can see online that the Five Seasons Hotel (now DoubleTree by Hilton) with accompanying huge...
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LETTER: Object to casino? Just don’t go
(Iowa) -- I must refute Diane Clements’ letter regarding a casino in the Linn County area (“Quality of life lowered by casino,” Feb. 4). First, who is...
2/5/2013
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Pro-casino group releases list of 58 investors
(Iowa) -- For weeks, the Just Say No Casino campaign has been calling for a list of investors in a proposed Cedar Rapids area casino. On Monday, Vote Yes Linn County...
2/3/2013
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Cedar Rapids would see less revenue than other Iowa casino towns
(Iowa) -- Backers of casinos in Iowa say that the gaming venues have much to offer a community — new jobs; more visitors; a boost to the local economy.
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OP/ED: Unanswered question – Will Cedar Rapids casino add or subtract?
(Iowa) -- Opponents of a casino in Cedar Rapids stopped by for a sit-down this past week. Among the many arguments they made, opponents wondered why our elected leaders...
2/2/2013
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LETTER: Casino profits while person, city lose
(Iowa) -- Too many of the profits generated by the casinos come from blood money — money that should have been used to buy food for the children, pay the mortgage...
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LETTER: Casino will provide jobs, revitalization
(Iowa) -- Add my name to the growing list of supporters of a casino in Linn County. Voters should be reminded that we are not voting on gambling in Iowa, as many...
2/1/2013
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LETTER: Casino will help new convention center
(Iowa) -- All these nonsense reasons concerning the proposed casino in Cedar Rapids are ridiculous. A lot of the people who voted no the last time for a casino are on...
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Local residents would lose most at Cedar Rapids casino, opponents’ group says
(Iowa) -- A new casino here largely will attract and extract money from a local crowd and not from visitors to the community, and so will hurt the local economy not help...
1/26/2013
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Minister says no to Cedar Rapids casino
(Iowa) -- A gambling casino in Cedar Rapids? This persuasion is not from above. No gambling casino. No. Does the city pursue well being through the wages of sin that...
1/25/2013
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The Unlikely Coalitions In The Linn County Casino Push
(Iowa) -- Even with five weeks left until a county-wide referendum on a Linn County casino, television ads fill the commercial breaks. Yet the opposing casinos are, for...
1/23/2013
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Linn casino could shrink pot of cash for local projects
(Iowa) -- Officials with the Black Hawk County Gaming Association fear a Linn County casino would pinch revenues available for community projects here and in surrounding...
1/22/2013
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Meskwakis mix it up with Cedar Rapids casino group
(Iowa) -- It’s no secret that investors pushing for a new Cedar Rapids casino don’t and won’t agree on how much business a new casino here will...
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Tribe worries about effect of Cedar Rapids casino
(Iowa) -- The Sac and Fox Tribe worries that its Meskwaki Casino in east-central Iowa would suffer if a casino were to go up near Cedar Rapids in Linn County.
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Big Bucks Spent For And Against Proposed Linn County Casino
(Iowa) -- The special election for a proposed Linn County Casino is still six weeks away. But, both campaigns are working hard and spending big bucks to spread their...
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Casino opponents launch first TV ad
(Iowa) -- Just Say No Casino has launched its first TV ad in its campaign to defeat a casino referendum on March 5. And they’ve decided to make lead “casino...
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