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Championship Week

Drake, UNI Need Championship Week For A Dose Of March Madness

The March Madness Selection Show is still more than two weeks away but don’t kid yourself. The 331-team postseason quest for automatic bids begins Monday. That’s when some combination of Sacred Heart, Central Connecticut, St. Francis U. and Fairleigh Dickinson will lose an 8-9 opening-round game in the Northeast Conference Tournament. What does that mean? […]
Posted on: February 26, 2022 | News | Russ Mitchell
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Super Bowl bets

Just In: Iowa Collected $16.3 Million In Super Bowl Bets

NFL fans in Iowa didn’t have the Kansas City Chiefs to bet on, but the state’s 2022 Super Bowl bets still matched the pace set a year ago. Iowa sportsbooks collected $16.275 million in Super Bowl LVI wagers for the LA Rams-Cincinnati Bengals game on Feb. 13. The total just missed the $16.3 million in […]
Posted on: February 24, 2022 | News | Russ Mitchell
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NBA All-Star game LeBron James

NBA All-Star Weekend Odds: Team LeBron Favored At Iowa Sportsbooks

If you like points, high flying dunks and a barrage of 3-pointers, then the 2022 NBA All-Star game festivities are your weekend diversion of choice. All-star weekend tips off at 7 p.m. Saturday with the skills challenge, 3-point contest and the dunk contest. The all-star game starts at 7 p.m. Sunday. There’s plenty to bet […]
Posted on: February 18, 2022 | News | Adam Hensley
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Six Nebraska Cities Can Build ‘Racinos,’ Others Want A Horse In The Race

Six Nebraska Cities Can Build ‘Racinos,’ Others Want A Horse In The Race

As Nebraska’s six existing racetracks prepare to house casinos, more attention turns to the possibility of the state adding other casinos outside of the proposed “racinos.” The six locations in line to make history as the state’s first casinos are: Horsemen’s Atokad Downs (South Sioux City) Columbus Horse Races (Columbus) Hastings FairPlay Park (Hastings) Fonner […]
Posted on: February 16, 2022 | News | Adam Hensley
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Gambling Cedar Rapids

Iowa Casino Industry Questions: Will Cedar Rapids Get One? Council Bluffs Vs. Omaha?

Nebraska casino projects in Omaha and Lincoln will cut into Iowa’s largest market eventually. Two state-mandated gambling studies suggest the Iowa casino industry will remain strong in the meantime. The studies also examined the impact if Iowa added a 20th state-operated casino in Cedar Rapids. Brief background on the Iowa casino industry studies The Iowa […]
Posted on: February 15, 2022 | News | Russ Mitchell
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