CASINO PROPOSALS BUILD SUPPORT

THE GROUPS COMPETING TO BUILD A NEW LAND BASED GAMBLING CASINO IN WOODBURY COUNTY ARE CONTINUING TO MUSTER PUBLIC SUPPORT.

PENN NATIONAL GAMING HAS SUBMITTED OVER 2000 LETTERS OF SUPPORT TO THE IOWA RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION FOR THEIR TWO PROPOSALS.

SPOKESPERSON KAREN BAILEY SAYS 60 PER CENT OF THEIR SUPPORTERS BACK EITHER OF THE PROPOSED LOCATIONS ON GORDON DRIVE OR NEAR SALIX. 67 PER CENT OF THE LETTERS ARE FROM IOWA RESIDENTS WHILE 29 PER CENT ARE FROM SOUTH DAKOTA AND NEBRASKA.

MEANWHILE THE HARD ROCK CASINO DISPLAYED A MODEL OF THEIR PROPOSAL TO HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS AT THE SOUTHERN HILLS MALL THIS WEEKEND.

THE SCALE MODEL WENT ON DISPLAY SATURDAY MORNING FOR VIEWING THROUGH 9PM MONDAY AT THE MALL CENTER COURT WITH STAFF ON HAND TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

PENN GAMING, HARD ROCK AND THE WARRIOR CASINO ALL CONTINUE TO SEEK SUPPORT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA SUCH AS FACEBOOK.

THE RACING AND GAMING COMMISSION WILL TOUR THE PROPOSED SITES AND HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING IN SIOUX CITY ON MARCH 26TH.