There are a few gambling halls in the state, the majority on moored riverboats. The biggest of the Iowa casinos is the Meswaki Bingo Casino Hotel, a Native American gambling den in Tama, with 127,669 square feet of gaming area, 1,500 one armed bandits, thirty table games, such as twenty-one, craps, roulette, and baccarat, and many styles of poker; also three eatery’s, monthly entertainment, and casino classes. An additional big Amerindian casino is the Winna Vegas, with 45,000 square feet, 668 one armed bandits, and 14 table games. Also, the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Council Bluffs never closes, with 38,500 square feet, 1,589 slot machines, 36 table games, and four dining rooms. There are many other dominant Iowa casinos, including Harrah’s Council Bluffs, with 28,250 square feet, 1,212 one armed bandits, and 39 table games.

A tinier Iowa gambling hall is the Diamond Jo, a riverboat gambling hall in Dubuque, with 17,813 sq.ft., 776 one armed bandits, and 19 table games. The Catfish Bend water based, in Fort Madison, with 13,000 square feet, 535 one armed bandits, and 14 table games. One more Iowa water based gambling hall, The Isle of Capri, is open 24 hours, with 24,939 sq.ft., 1,100 one armed bandits, and 24 table games. The Mississippi Belle II, a 10,577 sq.ft. riverboat gambling den in Clinton, has 506 one armed bandits, 14 table games, live entertainment, and Thursday twenty-one events.

Iowa casinos present a great deal of tax income to the state government of Iowa, which has allowed the funding of a lot of state wide projects. Tourism has grown at an accelerated percentage accompanied with the requirement for services and an increase in jobs. Iowa gambling dens have been instrumental to the advancement of the economy, and the enthusiasm for betting in Iowa is widespread.