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The Gaming Operations Bureau of the DCI includes:

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The Gaming Operations Bureau is under the direction of DCI Assistant Director David Button. David was appointed to this position on October 15, 2010. He has been a member of the Division of Criminal Investigation since 1989 and has held Special Agent positions in both the Gaming Operations Bureau and Major Crime Unit. Prior to being appointed to Assistant Director of the Gaming Operations Bureau, he was the Special Agent In Charge of the Central Iowa Gaming Unit within the Gaming Bureau.

David is a 1985 graduate of the University of Iowa with a degree in English Education.

David can be contacted by calling DCI Headquarters at (515) 725-6010 or by e-mail at button@dps.state.ia.us

The Gaming Operations Bureau was created in 1989 to ensure public confidence and trust in Iowa's expanding gaming industry. Primary responsibilities of the agents assigned to this bureau are conducting criminal investigations, background investigations, and providing regulatory enforcement at Iowa's 18 state licensed casinos. Agents are also responsible for enforcement of Iowa's laws in reference to illegal gambling, amusement devices, social & charitable gaming, lotteries, and tribal gaming compacts.

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