It seems as though Iowa is the latest state to be joining the bandwagon, and it’s not one made by John Deere.

A hearing is slated for next week in front of the House State Government Committee to legalize sports betting and poker, a move officials estimate could bring in over $80 million to bolster state revenue and open up the doors for major poker tourneys at their casinos.

The sports gambling aspect seems straight forward: no betting on Iowan colleges. The poker concept comes across as that creepy uncle with the video camera at your family get-togethers.

In order to start a bankroll, players would only be allowed to physically deposit cash funds at one of the 17 statewide casinos, which affords you access to an online account. From there, Iowans would be able to log in and play with the estimated 80,000 online poker enthusiasts across the corn fields and hog farms. Cashing out would see players returning to their local casinos in order to withdraw their slice of the pie, a local pastime usually reserved for grandma’s windowsill. State representatives feel that this policy will remove the “risks” found with internet deposits while making you drive down murderous streets to a bank that could be robbed to take out money that could blow away in a strong gust of wind to a casino filled with cigarette smoke that is willing to take 30% of your money from their prize pool for the state.

People won’t come, Ray. People will most definitely not come.