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Lyon County seen as best fit for new casino

By Jason Hancock 5/13/09

Lyon County in northwest Iowa is the best prospect for a new casino, according to two studies of the state’s gambling market organized by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission.

Iowa AG sues to stop Ponca casino

By Douglas Burns 8/22/08

While Carter Lake, near the Omaha airport, is on the western side of the Missouri River, it is in Iowa and the site of a planned casino being developed by Nebraska’s Ponca tribe. The Iowa Attorney General’s office has filed suit to stop the development, the Associated Press reports:
The attorney general is asking a federal [...]

Firing of Iowa Casino Worker Immortalized in ‘Dilbert’

By Lynda Waddington 2/21/08

A Burlington casino worker who lost his job after posting a “Dilbert” comic strip at work has now had the incident immortalized in the very same strip.
A series of comic strips by “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams set to begin syndication this week outline the case of Dave Steward, a 50-year-old Fort Madison resident, whose security [...]

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