The state of Iowa is moving full steam ahead toward launching in-person sports betting ahead of Week 1 of the upcoming NFL season and the beginning of college football, the start of the busiest time of year for any legal and regulated sportsbook in the country.
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The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission will meet Tuesday in Des Moines to award 18 sports betting licenses to casinos in the state, according to the IRGC’s meeting agenda. According to The Gazette newspaper out of Cedar Rapids, regulators in the state are eyeing an Aug. 15 opening date for brick-and-mortar sportsbooks. It’s not clear how many could open that day.