There are a number gambling halls located in the state, the majority on moored riverboats. The largest of the Iowa casinos is the Meswaki Bingo Casino Hotel, a Native American gambling hall in Tama, with 127,669 sq.ft. of casino room, 1,500 slots, thirty table games, like vingt-et-un, craps, roulette, and baccarat, and numerous types of poker; also three restaurants, daily productions, and gambling lessons. An additional big Indian gambling hall is the Winna Vegas, with 45,000 sq.ft., 668 slots, and 14 table games. Furthermore, the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Council Bluffs never closes, with 38,500 sq.ft., 1,589 slot machines, 36 table games, and 4 eatery’s. There are many other dominant Iowa gambling halls, 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 river boat casino in Dubuque, with 17,813 sq.ft., 776 slots, and 19 table games. The Catfish Bend Riverboat, in Fort Madison, with 13,000 square feet, 535 one armed bandits, and 14 table games. An additional Iowa river 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 sq.ft. river boat casino in Clinton, has 506 slot machines, 14 table games, live productions, and Thursday blackjack matches.

Iowa casinos provide a fantastic amount of tax money to the state government of Iowa, which has allowed the budgeting of a good many commonwealth wide activities. Tourism has grown at a fast percentage accompanied with the demand for companies and a growth in employment. Iowa gambling dens have been instrumental to the advancement of the economy, and the affection for betting in Iowa is widespread.