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(Washington County, IA) -- With shovels going in the ground in Cedar Rapids for a new casino at 11:00 a.m. this morning, Riverside Casino and the Washington County Riverboat Foundation are filing a petition for a stay of the casino license approval for Linn County.
The groups say the state Racing & Gaming Commission didn't have the legal authority to grant the license.
At issue is the wording of a 2021 referendum that opponents say misled Linn County residents.
The Commission says they are confident with their legal counsel's opinion that they had the legal right to grant the license.
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