In a vote of 68 to 31, the Iowa house passed a 5-year moratorium on casino licenses in the state Thursday, just one week before the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commi

A five-year legislative pause on new gaming licenses is one step closer to pumping the breaks on a proposed Cedar Rapids casino.

The author of a bill to establish a five-year moratorium on new casino licenses says it will be considered in a House committee next week. Representative Bobby Kaufmann’s bill would block the bid for a new casino in Cedar Rapids.

House lawmakers are moving quickly on the proposed casino moratorium, passing the measure through a subcommittee meeting Monday with plans to consider it at a full Ways and Means Committee meeting later the same day.

Iowa lawmakers are looking to fast-track a bill halting new gaming licenses, potentially blocking Linn County's third try for a casino.

Iowa lawmakers have taken swift action on a proposed casino moratorium that would temporarily halt the licensing of new casinos in the state. House Study Bill 80, which was advanced Monday by both a subcommittee and the House Ways and Means Committee,

However, opponents contend that a casino in Cedar Rapids would cannibalize revenue from existing casinos, hurting the economy in other Iowa towns. See which towns have casinos in