Cedar Crossing Casino to open in Cedar Rapids in November
Regulators are checking software and security controls on all 700 slot machines.
Key takeaways
- Cedar Crossing Casino in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is scheduled to open on November 19. Construction is largely finished.
- Iowa Racing and Gaming Administrator Tina Eick says regulators are checking all 700 slot machines, including software approvals and security controls.
- Inspections also cover table games, floor layouts and other technical aspects of the facility.
- The casino has submitted a security plan, and recruitment and training of security personnel are underway.
U.S.- Cedar Crossing Casino in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is scheduled to open on November 19. Iowa Racing and Gaming Administrator Tina Eick said construction is largely finished and officials are now checking the casino’s 700 slot machines, including their software and security controls.
“We are looking at every slot machine that goes onto that floor,” Eick said, explaining that regulators verify software approvals and inspect internal safeguards to ensure that no unauthorised changes can be made without their review. The inspection process also covers table games, floor layouts and other technical aspects of the facility.
According to Eick, the casino has submitted a security plan outlining its policies and procedures, while recruitment and training for security personnel are underway.
The preparations mark the culmination of a long campaign to establish a casino in Cedar Rapids. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission rejected licence applications for the city in 2014 and 2017 before approving the Cedar Crossing project in February 2025.
The administrator also warned that an online scammer has been using the new casino’s name to mislead the public, and stressed that the website claiming to be Cedar Crossing’s online casino is fraudulent, as Iowa does not permit online casino gambling. The casino’s operators have published information on their website to distance themselves from the scam. Eick urged consumers not to share personal information or send money to unauthorised platforms claiming to offer online casino games in Iowa.
