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Iowa: Gambling

 

Attitudes Towards Gambling

 

Support for Various Forms of Gaming

Type of gambling1
Favor
Oppose
No opinion
Bingo parlors
66%
28%
 6%
State lotteries
59%
32%
 9%
Riverboat casinos
41%
47%
11%
At-track horse race betting
40%
45%
15%
Slot machines at race tracks
31%
59%
10%
Off-track horse race betting palors
24%
60%
16%
Poll
Mason-Dixon
Date
December 7-9, 1997
Sample
802 RV
MoE
± 3.5

1 "Do you favor or oppose..."

 

Impact of Gambling

 

Effect of Gambling on Iowa

Poll Date
Good
Bad
No opinion
 Sample MoE
Iowa Poll1 February 7-11, 2004
50%
35%
15%
 800 ± 3.5
Iowa Poll1 September 12-16, 2003
53%
34%
13%
 800 ± 3.5

1 "The Legislature has legalized gambling in the form of a state lottery, dog and horse racing, and casino gambling. In general, has legalized gambling been good for Iowa or bad for Iowa?" The Iowa Poll is sponsored by The Des Moines Register.

 

Lotteries

 

Ban of Touch Play Lottery Machines

Poll Date
Continue ban
Return with restrictions
Return with
no restrictions
No opinion
 Sample MoE
Iowa Poll1 October 31 – November 3, 2006
47%
29%
11%
13%
 756 LV ± 3.6

1 "Thinking about Touch Play lottery machines, do you think the best idea is to: Continue the ban and keep Touch Play out of Iowa, Bring back Touch Play, but restrict it to bars and other adult establishments, or Bring back Touch Play so things are just like they were originally?" The Iowa Poll is sponsored by the Des Moines Register.

 

Compensation for Businesses That Bought Touch Play Lottery Machines

Poll Date
Compensated
Not compensated
No opinion
 Sample MoE
Iowa Poll1 October 31 – November 3, 2006
49%
35%
16%
 756 LV ± 3.6

1 "Do you think Iowa businesses that bought Touch Play machines should or should not be compensated for the loss of their investment when the state imposed the ban?" The Iowa Poll is sponsored by the Des Moines Register.