The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission toured the site of the proposed new casino near Jefferson yesterday(Thur), then held a public hearing on the Green County project.
Commission chair, Jeff Lamberti of Ankeny, says hearing from the community helps in their decision. Lamberti says Wild Rose Entertainment is proposing a 40-million-dollar casino resort with restaurants, a conference center and hotel. The commission will make a final decision on awarding a gambling license for the project at its meeting on June 12th in Burlington.
The commission denied a license for a casino proposal for Cedar Rapids at its April meeting. Lamberti said after that meeting that the vote against the Cedar Rapids casino would not impact the decision on the Greene County casino, as they are in two different types of markets.
