There are a few gambling halls in the commonwealth, most on anchored scows. The biggest 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 slot machines, thirty table games, like chemin de fer, craps, roulette, and baccarat, and numerous types of poker; also three eatery’s, bimonthly shows, and gaming lessons. One more large Indian gambling hall is the Winna Vegas, with 45,000 sq.ft., 668 slot machines, and 14 table games. In addition, the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Council Bluffs is available 24 hours, with 38,500 square feet, 1,589 slot machines, 36 table games, and four restaurants. There are many other dominant 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 river based gambling hall in Dubuque, with 17,813 square feet, 776 one armed bandits, and 19 table games. The Catfish Bend river boat, in Fort Madison, with 13,000 square feet, 535 one armed bandits, and 14 table games. Another Iowa riverboat gambling hall, The Isle of Capri, is available all hours, with 24,939 square feet, 1,100 slots, and 24 table games. The Mississippi Belle II, a 10,577 square foot paddle wheel boat casino in Clinton, has 506 slot machines, 14 table games, live productions, and Thursday vingt-et-un matches.
Iowa casinos provide an awesome deal of tax revenue to the commonwealth of Iowa, which has allowed the budgeting of many commonwealth wide projects. Visitors have increased at a rapid rate along with the demand for services and an increase in jobs. Iowa gambling halls have been instrumental to the growth of the economy, and the enthusiasm for betting in Iowa is absolute.
