There are many gambling halls in the commonwealth, most on docked barges. The grandest of the Iowa casinos is the Meswaki Bingo Casino Hotel, an Amerindian gambling hall in Tama, with 127,669 sq.ft. of gaming room, 1,500 slot machines, thirty table games, such as twenty-one, craps, roulette, and baccarat, and many varieties of poker; as well as 3 restaurants, monthly productions, and gambling instructions. One more large Indian gambling den is the Winna Vegas, with 45,000 sq.ft., 668 slots, and fourteen table games. Additionally, the Ameristar Casino Hotel in Council Bluffs never closes, with 38,500 square feet, 1,589 one armed bandits, 36 table games, and four restaurants. There are many other dominant Iowa gambling dens, including Harrah’s Council Bluffs, with 28,250 square feet, 1,212 one armed bandits, and 39 table games.

A smaller Iowa gambling hall is the Diamond Jo, a riverboat gambling den in Dubuque, with 17,813 square feet, 776 slots, and 19 table games. The Catfish Bend water based, in Fort Madison, with 13,000 square feet, 535 slot machines, and 14 table games. Another Iowa river based gambling hall, The Isle of Capri, is available all day and night, with 24,939 square feet, 1,100 one armed bandits, and 24 table games. The Mississippi Belle II, a 10,577 sq.ft. water based gambling hall in Clinton, has 506 one armed bandits, 14 table games, live entertainment, and Thursday twenty-one tournaments.

Iowa casinos offer an exceptional amount of tax money to the state government of Iowa, which has enabled the funding of a good many commonwealth wide activities. Tourism has gotten bigger at an accelerated percentage accompanied with the demand for companies and an increase in working people. Iowa gambling dens have contributed to the advancement of the market, and the enthusiasm for gambling in Iowa is widespread.