What will it take to get Sports Betting or Daily Fantasy In Iowa

Gunnerclone

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Does anyone know if I can go to the sports book at like 1:00am and open my account? Asking for my future drunk self.
 

CyTron

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Would like to see some of the odds that are posted. I’m hopeful there is enough competition around the state to get Vegas type odds. None of the -115 and -120 (and worse) crap that New Jersey casinos opened with.
 
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UNI1ISU2

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Would like to see some of the odds that are posted. I’m hopeful there is enough competition around the state to get Vegas type odds. None of the -115 and -120 (and worse) crap that New Jersey casinos opened with.
ISU to win national title 150/1
 

CyDude16

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Not surprising. They had what, less than four months to slap something together once the legislation passed?

4 months is plenty of time to get something better than that. And it’s not like it was a surprise thrown on them. They knew the legislation was coming.
 

Gunnerclone

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4 months is plenty of time to get something better than that. And it’s not like it was a surprise thrown on them. They knew the legislation was coming.

It’s smart to start basic. Then once they get some numbers they can start adding to it and trumpet the NEW! BIG CHANGES! MORE! whenever they decide to do upgrades. Bring in some celebs/KXNO etc. to keep buzz going.
 

cyclonespiker33

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I’ve seen better looking sports bars get furnished and built out inside in less than two months, so there’s really not an excuse for Prairie Meadows besides being lazy.
What are the pictures you're basing your opinion on? I'm curious what it looks like.
 

UNI1ISU2

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Something that doesn’t resemble a broke Buffalo Wild Wings. They could have easily looked at other sports book lounge for inspiration but they went lazy.
I bet other casino's in iowa dont have anything close to this. Most are going to just have a big lines board and some walk up windows to bet at and thats it