(Radio Iowa) — The location of Iowa’s newest casino is raising critical concerns from the C-E-O of a nearby homeless shelter. Candace Gregory, who runs the Open Door Mission in Omaha, Nebraska, says the new Prairie Flower Casino in Carter Lake, Iowa, is only eight-tenths of a mile away. The casino, run by the Ponca Tribe, opened earlier this month and Gregory fears the impact will soon be felt.

“It’s within walking distance of a very vulnerable population that already has a high addiction level,” Gregory says. “I truly believe the Open Door Mission and other non-profits will be left picking up the pieces of broken lives again, and the social issues that are going to be created, it will be costly to taxpayers.”

The new gambling hall is located almost within sight of the homeless mission, which serves many hundreds of meals daily and offers shelter for up to 600 people nightly.