Iowa lawmakers, casinos, lottery 'all in' for sports betting

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Tucker Black — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 05:34:37 GMT

part of my post disappeared... weird...

what I wrote was contraception, abortion, euthanasia, same-sex marriage ... the Catholic Church has been trying to order people around for centuries. Why does anyone listen to them

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Coin Toss — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 03:58:23 GMT

Chapman concluded his statement with a prayer which started, Under the B, 7..............

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Tucker Black — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 18:11:34 GMT

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Tom Chapman, a lobbyist for the Iowa Catholic Conference, isn't convinced the state can make gambling safer.

He is confident, though, if sports betting is made legal, there will be more of it.

From a Catholic perspective, as long as it's recreational in an atmosphere of moderation and control, it's OK, Chapman said. But for many people, that's not the case. There will be a certain percentage who will become addicted, and we will see more bankruptcies, more family issues.

Th... [ More ]

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music* — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 16:06:29 GMT

Congratulations to Vice President Mary Neubauer on her promotion!! She is a happy and positive person.

Iowa lawmakers, casinos, lottery 'all in' for sports betting

Lottery Post — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 13:59:03 GMT

It's estimated that Americans spend somewhere between $100 billion and $150 billion annually on illegal sports betting.

Following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in May overturning a federal law that had prohibited legalized sports betting in all but Nevada, Iowa lawmakers, retailers and casinos are looking at how best to bring black market bettors into the light.

They're all in, Rep. Jake Highfill, R-Johnston, said about Democratic and Republican colleagues who have been calling him since th... [ More ]