Discussion: Gambling in Iowa - A Davenport Perspective
posted on August 22, 2008 at 11:15 AM
The Iowa Journal broadcasts live from the spot where gambling in Iowa started, Davenport. April 1, 1991 saw a new page in the state's history as the first riverboat gambling facility opened on the Iowa side of the Mississippi River. But the industry in Iowa has changed. Now casinos are moving off the river and onto land. How did this change occur and what does this mean for the future of gambling in Iowa. Gambling money is still coming into the state's coffers, but at what cost? Have we saturated the market with gambling? Discussion Guests are: Davenport Mayor Bill Gluba and Mary Ellen Chamberlin - President of Riverboat Development Authority.

