Cedar Rapids Tries Again for a Casino

[MeetTheFerentzes]

Seems like a big investment to draw oxygen tank wheelchair bound chain smoking losers to CR. They all smell like a 1970’s ash tray.

That’s what I see when I visit an Iowa casino. I go into one maybe twice a year to pick people up from hotel or a convention/bike ride starting point.

Maybe others see the cosmopolitan upper crust gambling and then driving all over town eating drinking shopping.

Casino is no longer a destination, most people have one close by already.

Whaddaya mean? All casinos look only like this 24/7:

Can't wait for my trip to Daytona Beach. Have you seen those promotional photos on the internet?

 

[hawkedoff]

I think it is a terrible idea to build a casino in cedar rapids. I also find it ridiculous that cedar rapids provides such a large number of customers to casinos that building one in cedar rapids would damage the other casinos. If that is actually the case cedar rapids should have the casino. The license thing is bullshit.

 

[SolarHawk]

Whaddaya mean? All casinos look only like this 24/7:

Can't wait for my trip to Daytona Beach. Have you seen those promotional photos on the internet?

Daytona Beach is a dump bro, unless you’re going for the race, find another beach lol.

 

[MeetTheFerentzes]

Daytona Beach is a dump bro, unless you’re going for the race, find another beach lol.

Um, I thought my sarcasm was pretty obvious, bro, given the setup.

 

[SolarHawk]

Um, I thought my sarcasm was pretty obvious, bro, given the setup.

Nah brah

 

[Hawks_Rule]

There are plenty of other issues to address in Cedar Rapids, I wish "Leadership" would spend some time and $$ focused on the multitude of other issues.

The Casino has been attempted at least twice and failed, time to move on.

 

[AlisonNorth80y]

It's interesting to see Cedar Rapids pushing forward with their casino vision. The potential redevelopment of the city-owned property into a casino and entertainment complex sounds like a promising venture. The details of the option-to-purchase agreement and the considerations for the fair market value add a layer of transparency to the process.
Jonathan Swain's optimism and determination to present the case before the commission and Legislature reflect the eagerness to make this opportunity a reality for Cedar Rapids.
By the way, for those curious about the history and evolution of gambling, this article at https://www.ava360.com/a-concise-hi...-inception-and-evolution-in-the-21st-century/ is quite intriguing. It's always cool to know stuff like that.