Voting Totals for all Precincts (including absentee votes) Yes: 36,876 No: 23,391 Percent Yes: 61.19% 100% of the precincts have reported results. The map below includes 86 precincts taking part in Tuesday’s vote. The map does not include the 19,312 people who cast absentee ballots (12,373 YES / 6,939 NO). The map is be [...]
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UPDATE: Voters continue to turn out in large numbers for today’s Linn County gambling vote, despite a significant snowstorm. Nearly 14 percent of eligible Linn County voters had cast ballots in the county-wide referendum as of 3 p.m. today, according to a report from county auditor Joel Miller. 12,156 votes were cast between 11 a.m. [...]
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CEDAR RAPIDS — Linn County Auditor Joel Miller says regardless of the weather Tuesday, polling places for the casino vote will remain open. Miller said that includes locations, such as schools and churches, that might be closed for normal business because of the weather. Miller also spent part of Monday finding replacements as some [...]
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CEDAR RAPIDS — The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance’s Policy Board and its Business Support Innovation Council are announcing their support for the local investment group’s proposal to bring casino gaming to the metro area. “The proposed development, investment and ownership structure help ensure this casino would benefit the Cedar Rapids regional economy by creating [...]
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A Cedar Rapids woman who is working to defeat Tuesday’s vote on casino gaming in Linn County is accusing Ron Corbett of an ethics violation related to the proposed Cedar Rapids casino. Lisa Kuzela, 49, of 341 Carter St. NW, says Corbett violated state ethics rules by casting a City Council vote in October for [...]
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CEDAR RAPIDS — Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Tuesday in all Linn County precinct polling places so voters can answer one question: “Shall the following Public Measure be adopted? Gambling games at a casino to be developed in Linn County are approved.” Vote yes or no. As of the end [...]
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CEDAR RAPIDS — Prospects of a victory on Tuesday look promising for backers of a casino in Linn County, according to a survey conducted by The Gazette and KCRG-TV9. The survey found that 51 percent of likely voters in Linn County support the construction of a new casino, 37 percent oppose the project and [...]
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CEDAR RAPIDS — With a late-inning idea out of left field, Riverside Casino CEO Dan Kehl promised Friday to build a $30 million indoor water park with a bowling alley and event center along the Cedar River if voters Tuesday turn down casino gaming for Linn County. Kehl’s proposal is a final twist in [...]
continue »I am not a gambler, but I see many benefits that a casino could bring. The individual investors’ names that were printed in The Gazette: I know many of them either personally or in business. They are very credible people. Yes, they will and should benefit from their investment just like anyone reading this [...]
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The dueling pro- and anti-casino campaigns have spent $2.2 million to date to get their messages out before Tuesday’s vote on casino gaming in Linn County. Vote Yes Linn County has reported spending $1,483,314, from $1,503,450 in contributions, and Just Say No Casino has reported spending $727,977, from $750,050 in contributions. Both campaigns filed reports [...]
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