There are many gambling dens in the commonwealth, most on docked river boats. The biggest of the Iowa gambling dens is the Meswaki Bingo Casino Hotel, a Native American casino in Tama, with 127,669 sq.ft. of gaming room, 1,500 one armed bandits, thirty table games, such as twenty-one, craps, roulette, and baccarat, and numerous styles of poker; also three eatery’s, monthly shows, and betting classes. An additional big Amerindian casino is the Winna Vegas, with 45,000 square feet, 668 slot machines, and 14 table games. Additionally, the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Council Bluffs never closes, with 38,500 sq.ft., 1,589 slots, 36 table games, and four eatery’s. There are many other dominant Iowa gambling halls, including Harrah’s Council Bluffs, with 28,250 square feet, 1,212 slot machines, and 39 table games.

A tinier Iowa gambling den is the Diamond Jo, a river boat gambling hall in Dubuque, with 17,813 sq.ft., 776 slot machines, 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. One more Iowa riverboat casino, The Isle of Capri, is available 24 hours, with 24,939 square feet, 1,100 slots, and 24 table games. The Mississippi Belle II, a 10,577 square foot riverboat casino in Clinton, has 506 slot machines, 14 table games, live productions, and Thursday 21 events.

Iowa casinos offer an excellent deal of tax revenue to the state government of Iowa, which has permitted the budgeting of a good many state wide projects. Vacationers have increased at a rapid rate accompanied with the demand for services and a growth in working people. Iowa gambling dens have been instrumental to the growth of the economy, and the excitement for betting in Iowa is absolute.