There are a few gambling halls in the commonwealth, the biggest number being on docked river boats. The grandest of the Iowa gambling dens is the Meswaki Bingo Casino Hotel, an American Indian gambling den in Tama, with 127,669 square feet of casino area, 1,500 slots, thirty table games, like twenty-one, craps, roulette, and baccarat, and several types of poker; also 3 restaurants, biweekly entertainment, and casino classes. An additional big Native American gambling hall is the Winna Vegas, with 45,000 sq.ft., 668 slots, and fourteen table games. In addition, the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Council Bluffs is open 24 hours, with 38,500 square feet, 1,589 slot machines, 36 table games, and four eatery’s. There are several other popular Iowa gambling dens, including Harrah’s Council Bluffs, with 28,250 sq.ft., 1,212 slots, and 39 table games.
A smaller Iowa casino is the Diamond Jo, a river boat casino in Dubuque, with 17,813 square feet, 776 one armed bandits, and 19 table games. The Catfish Bend paddle wheel boat, in Fort Madison, with 13,000 square feet, 535 slot machines, and 14 table games. An additional Iowa river based gambling den, The Isle of Capri, is available never closes, with 24,939 square feet, 1,100 one armed bandits, and 24 table games. The Mississippi Belle II, a 10,577 sq.ft. riverboat gambling hall in Clinton, has 506 slots, 14 table games, live entertainment, and Thursday chemin de fer tournaments.
Iowa casinos provide a great amount of tax money to the government of Iowa, which has enabled the budgeting of a good many commonwealth wide activities. Visitors have increased at a rapid rate accompanied with the request for processors and a gain in jobs. Iowa gambling dens have been helpful to the expansion of the market, and the excitement for betting in Iowa is widespread.
