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There are many gambling halls located in the commonwealth, the biggest number being on docked river boats. The largest of the Iowa gambling dens is the Meswaki Bingo Casino Hotel, an Amerindian casino 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 many varieties of poker; as well as three dining rooms, bimonthly productions, and casino lessons. An additional large Indian casino is the Winna Vegas, with 45,000 sq.ft., 668 slots, and fourteen table games. Also, the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Council Bluffs is available 24 hours, with 38,500 square feet, 1,589 slot machines, 36 table games, and four eatery’s. There are many other dominant Iowa gambling halls, including Harrah’s Council Bluffs, with 28,250 sq.ft., 1,212 slot machines, and 39 table games.

A smaller Iowa gambling hall is the Diamond Jo, a riverboat gambling hall in Dubuque, with 17,813 square feet, 776 slots, 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. An additional Iowa river based gambling den, The Isle of Capri, is open never closes, with 24,939 sq.ft., 1,100 one armed bandits, and 24 table games. The Mississippi Belle II, a 10,577 sq.ft. river based gambling hall in Clinton, has 506 one armed bandits, 14 table games, live productions, and Thursday vingt-et-un matches.

Iowa casinos provide an excellent amount of tax money to the state government of Iowa, which has allowed the funding of a lot of commonwealth wide activities. Visitors have grown at an accelerated percentage along with the requirement for companies and a growth in working people. Iowa gambling dens have been instrumental to the growth of the economy, and the excitement for wagering in Iowa is across the board.