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Iowa Casino Ready to Open

IOWA – As reported by the Iowa City Press-Citizen: "After 13 months of construction, the Riverside Casino & Golf Resort is ready to open to the public tomorrow.

"But the casino will first be made available to the investors and other VIPs who get to play table games and slot machines beginning at 5:30 p.m., or 30 minutes after the grand opening celebration.

"Then, at 9 p.m., the $140 million facility 14 miles south of Iowa City is open to everyone else.

"…Officials estimate 1.6 million people a year will visit the casino and resort. It is staffed by between 900 and 950 employees, about 45 percent of whom are from Washington County.

"They expect more than 1,000 people at today's grand opening program in the Event Center…"

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