{"id":4839,"date":"2022-06-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/america\/iowa-setting-a-two-year-moratorium-on-new-casino-approvals\/"},"modified":"2022-06-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T00:00:00","slug":"iowa-setting-a-two-year-moratorium-on-new-casino-approvals","status":"publish","type":"america","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/america\/iowa-setting-a-two-year-moratorium-on-new-casino-approvals\/","title":{"rendered":"Iowa setting a two-year moratorium on new casino approvals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">The Iowa Racing and Gambling Commission has raised concerns a bill passed by the state legislature setting a two-year moratorium on new casino approvals would introduce politics into Iowa&rsquo;s gambling operations. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">It says it will wait to see if Iowa governor Kim Reynolds signs the bill before deciding whether it can accept an application for a casino in Linn County.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Reynolds has not publicly indicated whether she will sign the bill. She has 30 days from the legislative session to review bills with her staff and make a decision.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">The commission&rsquo;s administrator Brian Ohorilko said <em>&ldquo;At least at this point, it&rsquo;ll be difficult to do much in terms of moving forward with an application process and until that moratorium is out, if indeed that bill goes into law.&rdquo;<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Commissioner Daryl Olsen said commissioners were &ldquo;surprised&rdquo; and &ldquo;disappointed&rdquo; with the moratorium.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, who chairs the House State Government Committee, said the objective of the moratorium is to preserve an &ldquo;equilibrium&rdquo; in the number of casinos.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\">Kaufmann said he&rsquo;s concerned that with 19 state-licensed casinos, and 23 casinos in total, Iowa&rsquo;s gambling market was saturated, which he fears could impact on casinos&rsquo; donations to local nonprofits. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:14.0pt\"><span style=\"background-color:white\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">No Copyright infringement intended. 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