Despite House support, the Iowa Senate will not consider a 5-year pause on gaming licenses. State regulators may consider Cedar Rapids' casino bid.

The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission will have the final say in whether or not a proposed Cedar Rapids Casino will move forward.

In a move that surprised Cedar Rapids city officials and business leaders, Iowa lawmakers will not block a proposal for a casino in town.

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A proposed five-year moratorium on new state-licensed casinos in Iowa will not be passed into law, a key legislator said Tuesday, clearing the way for state regulators to decide later this week on a proposal for a new casino in Cedar Rapids.

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) - A week after the Iowa house rushed through legislation that would prohibit additional casino licenses in the state for 5 1/2 years, President Pro Tempore Ken Rozenboom, a Republican from Oskaloosa, said that there is not enough support in his chamber to pass the bill.

A proposed five-year casino moratorium hit a roadblock Tuesday in the Iowa Senate after sailing through the House. Sen. Ken Rozenboom, R-Oskaloosa, said Tuesday there is not sufficient support for the moratorium among Senate Republicans and he chose not to debate the bill at a State Government Committee meeting.

The Iowa Senate will not consider a proposed five-year moratorium on new casinos in Iowa. Senator Ken Rozenboom, chairman of the Senate State Government Committee, made the announcement late this afternoon.

The Iowa House last week voted 68-31 to pass House File 144 that would retroactively enact a five-year moratorium on issuing new casino licenses in the state from Jan. 1, 2025 through June 30, 2030.

The Cedar Rapids project has been years in the making, but market studies suggest it could pull as much as $68 million in annual revenue from existing Iowa casinos. Critics, including Rep. Heather Hora, argue this could harm communities that rely on casino-generated funding, such as her district, home to the Riverside Casino.