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Great River Entertainment

Registered on 44 bills since the 88th General Assembly.

27
supported · 14 became law (52%)
1
opposed · 0 became law anyway (0%)
15
undecided
4
lobbyists

How legislators voted on its bills

89th General Assembly · 3 contested bills it took a side on. Republicans voted its way 84% of the time · Democrats voted its way 45% of the time.

House

LegislatorVoted its wayShare
Eddie Andrews R3 of 3 100%
Robert P. Bacon R3 of 3 100%
Michael R. Bergan R3 of 3 100%
Brian Best R3 of 3 100%
Jane Bloomingdale R3 of 3 100%
Jacob Bossman R3 of 3 100%
Dr. Steven P. Bradley R3 of 3 100%
Holly Brink R3 of 3 100%
Dennis Bush R3 of 3 100%
Dave Deyoe R3 of 3 100%
Pat Grassley R3 of 3 100%
David E. Maxwell R3 of 3 100%
Ann Meyer R3 of 3 100%
Joe Mitchell R3 of 3 100%
Gary M. Mohr R3 of 3 100%
Norlin G. Mommsen R3 of 3 100%
Thomas Jay Moore R3 of 3 100%
Carter F. Nordman R3 of 3 100%
Anne Osmundson R3 of 3 100%
Ross C. Paustian R3 of 3 100%
Michael V. Sexton R3 of 3 100%
David Sieck R3 of 3 100%
Brent Siegrist R3 of 3 100%
Ray Sorensen R3 of 3 100%
Kristin Sunde D3 of 3 100%
Phil Thompson R3 of 3 100%
Jon Thorup R3 of 3 100%
Cherielynn Westrich R3 of 3 100%
Dave Williams D3 of 3 100%
John H. Wills R3 of 3 100%
Matt W. Windschitl R3 of 3 100%
Gary Worthan R3 of 3 100%
Christina Bohannan D2 of 3 67%
Timi M. Brown-Powers D2 of 3 67%
Mark Cisneros R2 of 3 67%
Dennis M. Cohoon D2 of 3 67%
Cecil Dolecheck R2 of 3 67%
Dean Fisher R2 of 3 67%
John Forbes D2 of 3 67%
Joel Fry R2 of 3 67%
Thomas Gerhold R2 of 3 67%
Garrett Gobble R2 of 3 67%
Martin L. Graber R2 of 3 67%
Stanley R. Gustafson R2 of 3 67%
Steven Hansen D2 of 3 67%
Lee Hein R2 of 3 67%
Dustin D. Hite R2 of 3 67%
Steven C. Holt R2 of 3 67%
Chad Ingels R2 of 3 67%
Jon Jacobsen R2 of 3 67%
Thomas M. Jeneary R2 of 3 67%
Megan Jones R2 of 3 67%
Kenan Judge D2 of 3 67%
Bobby Kaufmann R2 of 3 67%
David Kerr R2 of 3 67%
Shannon Latham R2 of 3 67%
Brian K. Lohse R2 of 3 67%
Shannon Lundgren R2 of 3 67%
Brian Meyer D2 of 3 67%
Amy Nielsen D2 of 3 67%
Jo Oldson D2 of 3 67%
Rick L. Olson D2 of 3 67%
Kirsten Running-Marquardt D2 of 3 67%
Sandy Salmon R2 of 3 67%
Jeff Shipley R2 of 3 67%
Henry Stone R2 of 3 67%
Phyllis Thede D2 of 3 67%
Skyler Wheeler R2 of 3 67%
Ross Wilburn D2 of 3 67%
Ako Abdul-Samad D1 of 3 33%
Marti Anderson D1 of 3 33%
Sue Cahill D1 of 3 33%
Chris Hall D1 of 3 33%
Bruce Hunter D1 of 3 33%
David Jacoby D1 of 3 33%
Jennifer Konfrst D1 of 3 33%
Bob Kressig D1 of 3 33%
Mary Mascher D1 of 3 33%
Charlie McClintock R1 of 3 33%
Charlie McConkey D1 of 3 33%
Todd Prichard D1 of 3 33%
RasTafari Smith D1 of 3 33%
Sharon Sue Steckman D1 of 3 33%
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell D1 of 3 33%
Mary Lynn Wolfe D1 of 3 33%
Molly Donahue D0 of 3 0%
Eric J. Gjerde D0 of 3 0%
Charles Isenhart D0 of 3 0%
Monica Kurth D0 of 3 0%
Cindy Winckler D0 of 3 0%
The bills
  • HF 894 Relating to state and local finances by making appropriations, providing for legal and regulatory responsibilities, providing for other properly related matters, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisionsFor House 1–0
  • HF 894 Relating to state and local finances by making appropriations, providing for legal and regulatory responsibilities, providing for other properly related matters, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisionsFor House 1–4
  • HF 894 Relating to state and local finances by making appropriations, providing for legal and regulatory responsibilities, providing for other properly related matters, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisionsFor House 60–34
  • HSB 578 HSB 578For House 11–5
  • HSB 578 HSB 578For House 60–23
  • HSB 578 HSB 578For Senate 35–11
  • SSB 1276 SSB 1276For House 64–28
  • SSB 1276 SSB 1276For Senate 29–15

Each legislator’s last floor vote on a bill is compared with the side the organization registered on it (its latest declaration; undecided doesn’t count). Only contested votes count, where at least a tenth of the chamber voted the other way, since most bills pass nearly unanimously. A vote on an amended bill may not be the version that was lobbied. Legislators with fewer than 3 such votes aren’t listed.

What it paid lobbyists

  • July 2025 – June 2026$9,000
    Carney & Appleby, PLC $9,000 · Doug Struyk · Jennifer Dorman · Jim Carney · filed July 8, 2026
  • July 2024 – June 2025$18,259
    Carney & Appleby, PLC $18,259 · Jim Carney · Doug Struyk · Jennifer Dorman · filed June 27, 2025
  • July 2023 – June 2024$18,020
    Carney & Appleby, PLC $18,020 · Jim Carney · Doug Struyk · Jennifer Dorman · filed June 27, 2024
  • July 2022 – June 2023$18,272
    Carney & Appleby, PLC $18,272 · Jim Carney · Doug Struyk · Jennifer Dorman · filed July 5, 2023
  • July 2021 – June 2022$18,217
    Jim Carney $18,217 · filed July 6, 2022
  • July 2020 – June 2021$18,359
    Carney & Appleby, P.L.C. $18,359 · filed June 30, 2021
  • July 2019 – June 2020$16,749
    Carney & Appleby, PLC $16,749 · Jim Carney · Doug Struyk · Jennifer Dorman · filed July 8, 2020
  • July 2018 – June 2019$15,217
    Carney & Appleby, P.L.C. $15,217 · Jim Carney · Doug Struyk · Jenny Dorman · filed July 23, 2019

From client reports filed with the Legislature each July. Every organization →

Bills, newest first

  • SF 625 Relating to gambling regulation, including enforcement, license fees, tax rates, and the use of asso…
    91st GA · declared May 8, 2025 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • SSB 1157 Concerning the regulation and support of leisure activities, including by providing for gambling gam…
    91st GA · declared February 24, 2025 · Renumbered as SF 613
    Undecided
  • SSB 1159 Relating to Iowa’s urban renewal law and urban revitalization law, by establishing provisions govern…
    91st GA · declared February 20, 2025 · Renumbered as SF 511
    Undecided
  • HSB 148 Relating to the elimination of the exemption of gaming floors from the prohibitions of the smokefree…
    91st GA · declared February 14, 2025 · Renumbered as HF 781
    Against
  • SF 173 Concerning the licensing and regulation of gambling games, including a moratorium on the issuance of…
    91st GA · declared February 4, 2025 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • SSB 1069 Concerning the licensing and regulation of gambling games, including a moratorium on the issuance of…
    91st GA · declared January 30, 2025 · Renumbered as SF 173
    For
  • HSB 80 Concerning the licensing and regulation of gambling games, including a moratorium on the issuance of…
    91st GA · declared January 24, 2025 · Renumbered as HF 144
    For
  • SF 76 Concerning a moratorium on the issuance of new gambling games licenses, and including effective date…
    91st GA · declared January 23, 2025 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • HSB 719 HSB 719
    90th GA · declared February 21, 2024 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • HF 2497 Relating to gambling regulation and wagering, concerning cashless wagering, forfeiture and withholdi…
    89th GA · declared February 25, 2022 · Signed by Governor
    For
  • HSB 578 HSB 578
    89th GA · declared February 1, 2022 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • HSB 604 HSB 604
    89th GA · declared February 1, 2022 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • SF 615 Relating to state and local finances by making appropriations, providing for legal and regulatory re…
    89th GA · declared May 20, 2021 · Signed by Governor
    For
  • SF 619 Relating to state and local revenue and finance by modifying future tax contingencies, the state inh…
    89th GA · declared May 20, 2021 · Signed by Governor
    For
  • HF 785 Relating to amusement concessions
    89th GA · declared March 9, 2021 · Signed by Governor
    Undecided
  • HF 755 Authorizing sports wagering on electronic sports events and other sports-related events
    89th GA · declared March 9, 2021 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 513 Relating to pari-mutuel wagering on horse or dog races licensed in a foreign jurisdiction
    89th GA · declared February 16, 2021 · Signed by Governor
    Undecided
  • HSB 210 HSB 210
    89th GA · declared February 16, 2021 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • HSB 200 HSB 200
    89th GA · declared February 11, 2021 · Renumbered as HF 755
    For
  • HF 311 Relating to the frequency of game nights conducted by licensed qualified organizations
    89th GA · declared February 2, 2021 · Signed by Governor
    Undecided
  • SF 169 Relating to promotional play receipts, gambling games, and sports wagering
    89th GA · declared January 27, 2021 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • SSB 1027 SSB 1027
    89th GA · declared January 15, 2021 · Renumbered as SF 169
    For
  • SF 2411 Relating to gambling licensees concerning setoff requirements on certain winnings on wagers, payment…
    88th GA · declared June 5, 2020 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • HF 2623 Relating to gambling licensees concerning setoff requirements on certain winnings on wagers, payment…
    88th GA · declared March 13, 2020 · Signed by Governor
    For
  • HF 2380 Relating to promotional play receipts, gambling games, and sports wagering
    88th GA · declared February 15, 2020 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • SF 2240 Relating to gambling facility licensees concerning setoff requirements on certain winnings on wagers…
    88th GA · declared February 13, 2020 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • HF 2224 Appropriating certain tax receipts concerning internet fantasy sports contests and sports wagering t…
    88th GA · declared February 11, 2020 · Died when the session ended
    Withdrawn
  • HF 2225 Appropriating certain tax receipts concerning internet fantasy sports contests and sports wagering
    88th GA · declared February 5, 2020 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 2196 Relating to setoff requirements concerning certain winnings on wagers
    88th GA · declared February 3, 2020 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • HSB 512 HSB 512
    88th GA · declared January 28, 2020 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • SSB 3066 SSB 3066
    88th GA · declared January 25, 2020 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • HSB 552 HSB 552
    88th GA · declared January 25, 2020 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HSB 502 HSB 502
    88th GA · declared January 22, 2020 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • HSB 508 HSB 508
    88th GA · declared January 18, 2020 · Died when the session ended
    Undecided
  • HF 782 Making appropriations to the department of public health for the gambling treatment program
    88th GA · declared April 24, 2019 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • HSB 258 HSB 258
    88th GA · declared April 19, 2019 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • SF 632 Making appropriations to the department of public health for the gambling treatment program. Effect…
    88th GA · declared April 19, 2019 · Signed by Governor
    Undecided
  • SSB 1257 SSB 1257
    88th GA · declared April 17, 2019 · Became law (new number)
    Undecided
  • SF 617 Relating to gambling regulation and wagering, by providing for sports wagering and fantasy sports co…
    88th GA · declared April 9, 2019 · Signed by Governor
    For
  • HF 478 Eliminating the education telecommunications council and regional telecommunications councils establ…
    88th GA · declared March 26, 2019 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • SSB 1168 SSB 1168
    88th GA · declared February 21, 2019 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • HSB 198 HSB 198
    88th GA · declared February 21, 2019 · Became law (new number)
    For
  • SSB 1104 SSB 1104
    88th GA · declared February 6, 2019 · Died when the session ended
    For
  • HSB 61 HSB 61
    88th GA · declared January 27, 2019 · Died when the session ended
    For