There are many gambling dens in the state, the majority on docked riverboats. The largest of the Iowa gambling halls is the Meswaki Bingo Casino Hotel, an Amerindian gambling hall in Tama, with 127,669 square feet of gaming area, 1,500 slot machines, 30 table games, like twenty-one, craps, roulette, and baccarat, and numerous styles of poker; also three dining rooms, biweekly productions, and betting classes. A further substantial American Indian gambling hall is the Winna Vegas, with 45,000 sq.ft., 668 one armed bandits, and 14 table games. Also, 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 several other dominant Iowa gambling dens, including Harrah’s Council Bluffs, with 28,250 square feet, 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 sq.ft., 535 one armed bandits, and 14 table games. One more Iowa river boat casino, The Isle of Capri, is available all day and night, with 24,939 sq.ft., 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 entertainment, and Thursday twenty-one events.

Iowa casinos provide an excellent deal of tax income to the state of Iowa, which has enabled the bankrolling of a good many commonwealth wide projects. Visitors have grown at a fast percentage accompanied with the demand for services and a growth in employment. Iowa gambling halls have been helpful to the growth of the market, and the enthusiasm for gambling in Iowa is across the board.