Socioeconomic Impact of Gambling on Iowans

Permission to include in Alberta Gambling Research Institute research repository granted by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission on June 23, 2014. The Commission considers this a public document.The Iowa Code Chapter 99F.4 (24) requires the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (“IRGC”) to conduct a study of the socio-economic impacts of gambling on Iowans, and that such studies should take place at eight-year intervals. The IRGC hired Strategic Economics Group and Spectrum Gaming Group (collectively “the Research Team”) to jointly undertake the study. Work on the study commenced in December 2013 and was completed during May 2014.YesIowa Racing and Gaming Commissio