There are numerous casinos located in the state, most on anchored barges. The grandest of the Iowa gambling dens is the Meswaki Bingo Casino Hotel, an Amerindian gambling hall in Tama, with 127,669 sq.ft. of casino area, 1,500 slots, thirty table games, such as vingt-et-un, craps, roulette, and baccarat, and many types of poker; including 3 eatery’s, daily productions, and gambling lessons. An additional large American Indian gambling hall is the Winna Vegas, with 45,000 square feet, 668 one armed bandits, and fourteen table games. Also, the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Council Bluffs never closes, with 38,500 square feet, 1,589 one armed bandits, 36 table games, and four dining rooms. There are many other dominant Iowa casinos, which includes Harrah’s Council Bluffs, with 28,250 sq.ft., 1,212 slots, and 39 table games.
A tinier Iowa casino is the Diamond Jo, a paddle wheel boat gambling hall in Dubuque, with 17,813 square feet, 776 slots, and 19 table games. The Catfish Bend water based, in Fort Madison, with 13,000 square feet, 535 slot machines, and 14 table games. Another Iowa riverboat casino, The Isle of Capri, is open all day and night, with 24,939 square feet, 1,100 one armed bandits, and 24 table games. The Mississippi Belle II, a 10,577 square foot river boat gambling hall in Clinton, has 506 one armed bandits, 14 table games, live productions, and Thursday twenty-one matches.
Iowa casinos provide a great amount of tax money to the state of Iowa, which has enabled the funding of a good many state wide projects. Tourism has increased at a fast percentage along with the demand for processors and a growth in employment. Iowa gambling dens have been instrumental to the growth of the market, and the excitement for betting in Iowa is across the board.