There are a few gambling halls in the state, the biggest number being on moored scows. The largest of the Iowa casinos is the Meswaki Bingo Casino Hotel, a Native American casino in Tama, with 127,669 square feet of gaming area, 1,500 slots, 30 table games, like chemin de fer, craps, roulette, and baccarat, and numerous types of poker; also three restaurants, monthly shows, and betting lessons. One more substantial Indian gambling hall is the Winna Vegas, with 45,000 sq.ft., 668 slot machines, and 14 table games. Furthermore, the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Council Bluffs never closes, with 38,500 sq.ft., 1,589 slots, 36 table games, and 4 restaurants. There are numerous other popular Iowa gambling halls, including Harrah’s Council Bluffs, with 28,250 sq.ft., 1,212 one armed bandits, and 39 table games.
A smaller Iowa gambling hall is the Diamond Jo, a paddle wheel boat casino in Dubuque, with 17,813 square feet, 776 one armed bandits, and 19 table games. The Catfish Bend river based, in Fort Madison, with 13,000 square feet, 535 slot machines, and 14 table games. An additional Iowa paddle wheel boat gambling hall, The Isle of Capri, is open never closes, with 24,939 square feet, 1,100 one armed bandits, and 24 table games. The Mississippi Belle II, a 10,577 square foot riverboat gambling hall in Clinton, has 506 one armed bandits, 14 table games, live productions, and Thursday twenty-one tournaments.
Iowa casinos provide an awesome amount of tax revenue to the state of Iowa, which has permitted the funding of a lot of state wide projects. Visitors have increased at an accelerated rate along with the requirement for services and an increase in jobs. Iowa gambling dens have contributed to the expansion of the economy, and the affection for betting in Iowa is widespread.
