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Iowa Casinos
There are a few casinos located in the state, most on stationary riverboats. The grandest of the Iowa casinos is the Meswaki Bingo Casino Hotel, an Indian casino in Tama, with 127,669 sq.ft. of gaming room, 1,500 slots, 30 table games, such as twenty-one, craps, roulette, and baccarat, and several styles of poker; as well as three restaurants, monthly shows, and betting advice. One more large Amerindian casino is the Winna Vegas, with 45,000 square feet, 668 one armed bandits, and 14 table games. Additionally, the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Council Bluffs is open 24 hours, with 38,500 square feet, 1,589 one armed bandits, 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 slot machines, and 39 table games.
A tinier Iowa gambling den is the Diamond Jo, a paddle wheel boat gambling den in Dubuque, with 17,813 square feet, 776 slot machines, and 19 table games. The Catfish Bend paddle wheel boat, in Fort Madison, with 13,000 square feet, 535 one armed bandits, and 14 table games. One more Iowa river based gambling den, 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 square foot riverboat gambling hall in Clinton, has 506 slots, 14 table games, live productions, and Thursday twenty-one matches.
Iowa casinos offer a fantastic amount of tax money to the commonwealth of Iowa, which has enabled the budgeting of a good many state wide projects. Tourism has grown at an accelerated rate along with the requirement for companies and an increase in jobs. Iowa casinos have been instrumental to the expansion of the economy, and the enthusiasm for gambling in Iowa is absolute.