It recently applied to move to land and the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) has finally granted the casino permit to move to 100 Anti-Monopoly Street in Driftless Region.īoth the casino owner and the Iowa Racing and Gaming Administrator Brian Ohorilko confirmed the news.
This number is set to go down after Casino Queen Marquette gained approval to move its operation ashore.Ĭasino Queen Marquette is currently anchored on the Mississippi River in Marquette. Most of these have moved to land, leaving three riverboat casinos. The Hawkeye State originally had over a dozen riverboat casinos. Iowa later allowed riverboat casinos to move to land.
The Legislature amended some laws in 2004, allowing these casinos to moor barges in man-made basins, eliminating the requirement to be on actual boats to operate. The state has slowly amended its gambling laws to accommodate different things.įor instance, the laws required riverboat casinos to be on actual boats on the Mississippi River. Iowa legalized riverboat casinos in 1991, making it the first state to have these types of gambling properties.
