Associated Press
05-12-07
Iowa State wants to maintain promotional ties with Iowa Lottery
Associated Press
Iowa State University's athletic faculty advisory board wants the school to
maintain promotional ties with the Iowa Lottery. The board also believes that the
athletic department should restrict advertising from casinos on broadcasts of
Cyclones sporting events.
The move comes one month after the University of Iowa's faculty athletic board
recommended that its athletic department cut all ties to the Iowa Lottery and
other gambling entities. It followed an Iowa Lottery TV commercial which featured
a car with the Hawkeye logos and colors. The ad also included a parody of the
"Iowa Fight Song."
ISU athletic council chairman John Schuh (SH-uh) says the lottery is part of
state government. Therefore, it should have sponsorship opportunities.
Schuh says that Iowa State's athletic council has recommended that casino
advertising be permitted on radio and television broadcasts. The council says
that it should not be allowed on signs in athletics facilities or in game programs.
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