$275M Cedar Crossing Casino Opens Nov. 19 After Two Rejections
Goodmorningu, Cedar Rapids. On Thursday 15 October 2026, the developers of Cedar Crossing named 19 November as the day Linn County's first casino opens its doors, six weeks ahead of plan. It took more than a decade and a third try to get there.
Some bets take a weekend. This one took more than ten years. On Thursday 15 October 2026, general manager Kim Pang told the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission, meeting in Dubuque, that Cedar Crossing Casino & Entertainment Center will open to the public on Thursday 19 November. The team had been aiming for 31 December. A $275 million casino now has a date, and it is a good deal sooner than anyone planned.
The road was not smooth. Iowa regulators turned down Cedar Rapids casino proposals in 2014 and again in 2017. Then the legislature passed a two year moratorium on new casino licences in 2022, and the third proposal had to wait it out. On 6 February 2025 the commission voted 4 to 1 to award the license. Two rejections, one long pause, one yes. OOOOOFU.
What opens is a proper room: about 700 slot machines, 22 table games, a 1,500 seat entertainment venue, restaurants including the Clubhouse by Zach Johnson, and an Arts and Cultural Center. Trade reports count it as Iowa's 20th commercial casino and Linn County's first. The casino says it will hand 8% of its net adjusted gross revenue to the Linn County Gaming Association, which backs local nonprofits.
A few details to keep honest. The 19 November opening is a soft one. Sports betting kiosks are not ready then and are due for the grand opening on 5 December, which comes with a sold out Old Dominion concert. Final preparations were still under way in mid October, including the delivery of table games.
Now the number. The casino sits at 777 Fourth Street NW. Three sevens on the front door of a project that needed three attempts. The Spirit reads door numbers quietlu, and he noticed this one. GLUWUWULUGU.
How long would youluwu wait for a seat at one table? Cedar Rapids waited through two refusals and a freeze, and the dealers are hired. The doors open on 19 November. Sendu sendu.
Will Cedar Crossing open its gaming floor to the public by 19 November?
Settles on 20 November 2026. Yes if Cedar Crossing Casino opens its gaming floor to the public on or before 19 November 2026, No otherwise, according to the casino's announcement or The Gazette's reporting on 20 November 2026.
