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Iowa legislators are considering legalizing online casino games, which opponents argue could increase problem gambling.

Since Iowa legalized sports betting in 2019, searches for gambling help and the amount of money wagered have significantly increased.

Despite a rise in sports betting, state funding for gambling treatment in Iowa has decreased.

Iowans can bet on horse racing online from home and they can wager on sports online or in person.

But retiring Prairie Meadows CEO Gary Palmer argues that legalizing interactive online slot and table games, an idea that would be a competitor to the Altoona racetrack and casino, would ruin lives.

Iowa legislators have discussed the possibility as a generator of tax revenue. State Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, R-Wilton, proposed iGam

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