There are a few gambling halls in the commonwealth, most on moored riverboats. The grandest of the Iowa gambling halls is the Meswaki Bingo Casino Hotel, an Indian gambling hall in Tama, with 127,669 sq.ft. of gaming space, 1,500 slot machines, thirty table games, such as blackjack, craps, roulette, and baccarat, and numerous styles of poker; also 3 eatery’s, biweekly productions, and casino classes. A further substantial American Indian gambling den is the Winna Vegas, with 45,000 square feet, 668 slots, and fourteen table games. Also, 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 casinos, which includes Harrah’s Council Bluffs, with 28,250 square feet, 1,212 slot machines, 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 river boat, in Fort Madison, with 13,000 square feet, 535 slot machines, and 14 table games. One more Iowa river boat gambling hall, 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 sq.ft. water based gambling den in Clinton, has 506 one armed bandits, 14 table games, live productions, and Thursday twenty-one tournaments.
Iowa casinos offer an awesome deal of tax revenue to the state government of Iowa, which has permitted the budgeting of many state wide projects. Vacationers have grown at a fast percentage along with the demand for services and a gain in employment. Iowa gambling dens have been instrumental to the expansion of the market, and the excitement for gambling in Iowa is across the board.