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2/18/2019
For more information, please contact:
Kari McCann Boutell, Iowa Council of Foundations President
515.989.1188, kmccann@iowacounciloffoundations.org
Wes Ehrecke, Iowa Gaming Association Preside...
8/7/2018
The 2018 Responsible Gaming Education Week (RGEW) will be held August 6-10 at each of the 19 state-regulated licensed casinos who are members of the Iowa Gaming Association (IGA). Each location will t...
2/20/2018
The Iowa Gaming Association, in partnership with the Iowa Council of Foundations, recently released its Building Iowa’s Communities Through Philanthropy annual report. The report showcases how Iowa’s ...
7/31/2017
Responsible Gaming Education Week (RGEW) will be held July 31st - August 4th at each of the 19 state-regulated licensed casinos that are members of the Iowa Gaming Association (IGA). Each casino locat...
2/2/2017
(Des Moines, Iowa)– The Iowa Council of Foundations (ICoF) and the Iowa Gaming Association (IGA) have released their joint annual report, Building Iowa’s Communities Through Philanthropy: A Snapshot o...
1/9/2017
Sharon Haselhoff, General Manager of Grand Falls Casino and Golf Resort in Larchwood, Iowa, was elected 2017 Chair of the Iowa Gaming Association (IGA) at its annual board of directors meeting.
Ms....
3/29/2016
On April 1st and throughout the upcoming month there will be celebrations to recognize and applaud the launch of a significant industry that has now grown to 19 commercial casinos in Iowa with a $1 bi...
1/21/2016
(Des Moines, Iowa) – The Iowa Council of Foundations (ICoF) and the Iowa Gaming Association (IGA) are pleased to announce the release of their joint annual report Building Iowa’s Communities Through P...
8/3/2015
This year’s Responsible Gaming Education Week (RGEW) will be held August 3-7 at each of the 19 state-regulated licensed casinos. Each casino location will offer several activities to heighten awarenes...
2/18/2015
The Iowa Council of Foundations (ICoF) and the Iowa Gaming Association (IGA) are releasing their joint annual report to the legislature and many other key stakeholders this week. It is entitled "Build...
12/18/2014
Washington, DC – For the first time ever, a new study conducted by Oxford Economics examines the vast, positive economic impact of the gaming industry on Iowa’s economy. The American Gaming Associatio...
8/1/2014
"Getting to Know Gaming" is the theme.
The 17th annual Responsible Gaming Education Week (RGEW) will be held at the 18 Iowa Commercial Casinos August 4-8. A theme of “Getting to Know Responsible Ga...
6/10/2014
Washington - Voters across the political spectrum view casino gaming more favorably than ever before, according to a new nationwide poll conducted by respected political pollsters Mark Mellman and Gle...
5/17/2014
Ruth Kehl was honored at the Iowa Gaming Association’s Inaugural Women Leaders in Gaming Summit with the industry’s first ever Founders Award.
This award was established to recognize a woman who ha...
5/1/2014
The Iowa Gaming Association (IGA) is proud to host the state’s first Women Leaders in Gaming Summit on May 14, 2014 at Prairie Meadows Conference Center in Altoona, Iowa. The Summit is a gathering of ...
2/14/2014
The Iowa Council of Foundations (ICoF) and the Iowa Gaming Association (IGA) are releasing their joint annual report (download it here) to the legislature and many other key stakeholders this week. It...
8/1/2013
As part of promoting responsible gaming throughout the year, a more focused effort will take place August 5-9 when Responsible Gaming Education Week (RGEW) will be held at the 18 commercial casinos ar...
7/30/2012
Iowa’s 18 commercial casinos that are members of the Iowa Gaming Association (IGA) are All In For Responsible Gaming, which is the theme of this year’s Responsible Gaming Education Week (RGEW). During...
5/16/2012
"More than four out of five (83 percent) community leaders say that the introduction of casinos has met or exceeded their expectations, and the same overwhelming majority (83 percent) says that the ov...
4/7/2011
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12/29/2010
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2/8/2010
The County Endowment Fund Program
A Catalyst for Philanthropic Partnerships
Community foundations in the eighty-five counties that do not hold a state issued gaming license are playing a vital ro...
8/3/2009
3/16/2009
2/6/2008
Community foundations in the eighty-five Iowa counties that do not hold a state issued gaming license are impacting their communities in more ways than one. As part of the County Endowment Fund Progra...
5/16/2007