by Andy Faust | Apr 23, 2019 11:44 am | Regulatory
The Iowa Senate passed SF 617 by a bipartisan majority, sending the bill to the house. SF 617 would legalize land-based and online sports betting. The bill would also legalize and regulate daily fantasy sports. DES MOINES, Iowa – To hear the Iowa Senate tell it, legal...
by Andy Faust | Apr 22, 2019 11:29 am | Sports Betting
Australian company PointsBet is the first official bookmaker to sing a deal with an Iowa casino. Sports betting could be legal in Iowa within months with the passage of SF 617. DES MOINES, Iowa. – Sports betting is not yet legal in Iowa, but one area casino has...
by Michael Molter | Apr 18, 2019 8:39 am | Sports Betting
Roughly four-fifths of the country introduced a sports betting bill this year. Eleven states (plus DC) have already approved sports betting measures. According to Eilers & Krejcik, 32 states may have sports betting within 5 years. TALLAHASSEE – As the majority of...
by Hasan Nabulsi | Apr 10, 2019 8:29 am | Regulatory
Iowa Senate Bill IA SF 366 will now reach the entire Senate Chamber for a full vote Iowa House Bill IA HF 648 is a closely matching bill in the State House that is currently up for a floor vote. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has previously expressed an openness to sports...
by Hasan Nabulsi | Feb 26, 2019 1:28 pm | Sports Betting
ALTOONA, Iowa – Last Thursday an Iowa Senate Subcommittee advanced potential legislation that would legalize sports betting in the state’s casinos. Even though it hasn’t been signed into law yet, Prairie Meadows is betting that it will and has already built a $1.5...
