After more than a decade of trying to bring a casino to Linn County, the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission voted 4-1 to grant a gaming license to build a planned $275 million casino and entertainment center near downtown Cedar Rapids.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) is set to decide Thursday whether to grant Linn County the gaming license it needs to one day open the proposed Cedar Crossing Casino in Cedar Rapids. IRGC members will open their meeting at 8:30 a.m. at Prairie Meadows in Altoona.

The new Cedar Crossing Casino and Entertainment Center in northwest Cedar Rapids is slated to open its doors on New Year’s Eve 2026, developers announced

The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission has granted a state license for a casino in Cedar Rapids. The vote was four-to-one. There will be a groundbreaking tomorrow for the Cedar Crossing project. “We’ll be moving dirt tomorrow,

The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission voted to approve the application for Cedar Crossing Casino and Entertainment Center on Thursday morning at its February meeting in Altoona. Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell celebrated the decision,

In a 4-to-1 vote Thursday, the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission approved a gaming license for Linn County.Our sister station, KGAN, reports that a $275 million

There’s a legal challenge to the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission’s decision to grant a state license to a Cedar Rapids casino. Mark Weinhardt, an […]

After years of setbacks, Cedar Rapids has secured a gaming license for its long-debated casino project. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission approved the appli