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There are a number gambling halls in the state, the biggest number being on stationary riverboats. The biggest of the Iowa casinos is the Meswaki Bingo Casino Hotel, an Amerindian casino in Tama, with 127,669 sq.ft. of gambling area, 1,500 slot machines, thirty table games, like 21, craps, roulette, and baccarat, and numerous varieties of poker; also three dining rooms, monthly productions, and gambling classes. A further substantial Amerindian gambling den is the Winna Vegas, with 45,000 square feet, 668 slot machines, and fourteen 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 four dining rooms. There are many other popular Iowa gambling dens, which includes Harrah’s Council Bluffs, with 28,250 square feet, 1,212 slot machines, and 39 table games.

A tinier Iowa gambling hall is the Diamond Jo, a water based casino in Dubuque, with 17,813 sq.ft., 776 one armed bandits, and 19 table games. The Catfish Bend paddle wheel boat, in Fort Madison, with 13,000 square feet, 535 slot machines, and 14 table games. One more Iowa paddle wheel boat gambling den, The Isle of Capri, is available all hours, with 24,939 sq.ft., 1,100 slots, and 24 table games. The Mississippi Belle II, a 10,577 square foot river based gambling hall in Clinton, has 506 slot machines, 14 table games, live productions, and Thursday twenty-one matches.

Iowa casinos offer an awesome deal of tax revenue to the government of Iowa, which has allowed the budgeting of many state wide activities. Tourism has grown at a rapid rate along with the requirement for services and an increase in employment. Iowa gambling halls have been instrumental to the expansion of the economy, and the affection for gambling in Iowa is widespread.