Iowa Lottery sales continue to run ahead of projections for this fiscal year. Lottery CEO Matt Strawn says sales were up nearly 9% percent through February. “Those continue to be robust as we’re ahead of both last year’s performance and our budget...
There’s a showdown in the Iowa legislature over smoking. Republican Representative Shannon Lundgren of Peosta plans to overhaul a senate-passed bill to let cigar bars sell alcohol. If the bill comes up in a House committee tomorrow, Lundgren plans to turn the...
There’s a grand opening celebration in Marquette today as the casino there moves from water to land. The Casino Queen in Marquette was purchased last year by Bally’s and they announced they would moved the casino from the riverboat to a new $26 million...
Iowa is part of new daily national lotto game along with 30 other states. Iowa Lottery CEO Matt Strawn says the “Millionaire for Life” game kicked off Sunday and you pick five numbers. “And then there is one millionaire ball that you need to choose...
A bill that would ban simulcasts of greyhound races for gamblers at Iowa casinos has cleared initial review in the Iowa Senate and House. Iowa ended live greyhound racing in Dubuque in mid-2022 and there are only two greyhound tracks still operating in the U.S. Both...
