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There are a few gambling halls located in the state, the majority on anchored riverboats. The largest of the Iowa gambling halls is the Meswaki Bingo Casino Hotel, an Amerindian casino in Tama, with 127,669 sq.ft. of gambling space, 1,500 slots, 30 table games, such as 21, craps, roulette, and baccarat, and several styles of poker; also three restaurants, daily entertainment, and gambling instructions. An additional large American Indian gambling hall is the Winna Vegas, with 45,000 sq.ft., 668 one armed bandits, and fourteen table games. Additionally, the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Council Bluffs never closes, with 38,500 square feet, 1,589 slots, 36 table games, and four dining rooms. There are numerous other dominant Iowa gambling halls, including Harrah’s Council Bluffs, with 28,250 square feet, 1,212 slots, and 39 table games.
A tinier Iowa casino is the Diamond Jo, a riverboat gambling den in Dubuque, with 17,813 square feet, 776 one armed bandits, and 19 table games. The Catfish Bend Riverboat, in Fort Madison, with 13,000 square feet, 535 one armed bandits, and 14 table games. One more Iowa river boat gambling hall, The Isle of Capri, is available 24 hours, with 24,939 sq.ft., 1,100 slots, and 24 table games. The Mississippi Belle II, a 10,577 sq.ft. water based gambling hall in Clinton, has 506 slot machines, 14 table games, live productions, and Thursday 21 matches.
Iowa casinos offer an exceptional amount of tax revenue to the state of Iowa, which has enabled the budgeting of a good many state wide projects. Tourism has increased at an accelerated rate accompanied with the request for services and an increase in working people. Iowa casinos have been instrumental to the expansion of the economy, and the excitement for gaming in Iowa is absolute.
