On Monday, hours before the House vote, Catfish Bend Casino in Burlington announced a partnership with PointsBet. According to a joint statement, the companies plan a sportsbook centrally located in the Catfish Bend casino. It will feature a far, a multiscreen video and odds wall, and additional gaming machines.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe potential legalization of sports betting in Iowa opens an exciting new opportunity for recreational and avid players,\u201d said Gary Hoyer, CEO of Catfish Bend-owner Great River Entertainment, in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
If Iowa legalizes sports betting, the state will become the second U.S. market for the company. PointsBet opened an online sportsbook in New Jersey in January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Iowa is poised to become the 12th state to legalize sports betting as a bill is now on the way to the governor\u2019s desk. By a 67-31 margin on Monday, the Iowa House of Representative passed the Senate\u2019s version of a bill that would open the door for sports betting at the state\u2019s 22 casinos. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":103530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,61,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Kaufmann 'Confident' Iowa Governor Will Sign Sports Betting Bill Into Law<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n