CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Cedar Rapids and the groups behind the Cedar Crossing Casino & Entertainment Center are celebrating the groundbreaking for the $275 million facility. It comes after the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) has voted to approve a gaming license for Linn County on Thursday morning, clearing the way for the casino.

After more than a decade of trying to bring a casino to Linn County, the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission voted 4-1 to grant a gaming license to build a planned $275 million casino and entertainment center near downtown Cedar Rapids.

Cedar Rapids is officially getting a casino. On Friday, officials broke ground on Cedar Crossing Casino, a $275 million project expected to boost the local economy. But in the Quad Cities, officials are raising concerns about what the new casino could mean for existing gaming establishments and local nonprofit funding.

Construction is underway for the Cedar Crossing Casino and Entertainment Center after more than a decade of efforts from developers.A groundbreaking ceremony wa

Neighboring casinos fighting back against Cedar Rapids casino construction

Cedar Rapids will move forward with plans for a $275 million casino now that the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission authorized a gaming license for Linn County.

After years of setbacks, Cedar Rapids has secured a gaming license for its long-debated casino project. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission approved the appli

More than 90 passengers and crew members on a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship which set sail from Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 1 for a weeklong cruise came down with a gastrointestinal illness, causing vomiting and diarrhea.

For both supporters and opponents of the effort to bring a state-licensed casino to Cedar Rapids, today marks the culmination of months of heated debate,