RubinBrown Gaming Stats 2010

Iowa Gaming Statistics

The statewide performance of Iowa’s casinos was relatively stable in 2009, with patron admissions down 3.3 percent and adjusted gross receipts descending only 0.2 percent. Declining revenues at certain properties showed that Iowa is certainly not immune to the current recession, but

the state as a whole has fared better than others. This is largely due to certain existing properties moving to new, more “Vegas-style” facilities which has allowed them to attract patrons from a wider market resulting in significant increases in revenues. Iowa, which has no state-imposed limits on the number of gaming licenses issued, received four new

Diamond Jo’s - Northwood

Wild Rose - Emmetsburg

Isle of Capri - Marquette

Isle of Capri - Waterloo

Diamond Jo’s - Dubuque

Argosy

Wild Rose - Clinton

Riverside Casino

Isle of Capri Bettendorf

Harrah’s

Terrible’s Lakeside

Rhythm City Catfish Bend

Ameristar

Iowa Gaming Statistics

Legalization Date

July 1989

First Casino Opening Date

September 1991

Current Number of Commercial Gaming Properties

14

2009 Commercial Gaming Admissions

16,269,750

2009 Commercial Casino Revenue

$945,119,517

2009 Commercial Gaming Tax Revenue

$202,611,979

City

Gaming Square Feet

% of Statewide Revenues

% of Statewide Admissions

Metropolitan Communities Ameristar

Council Bluffs

38,500 20,498 33,406 28,729 29,062

16.72% 6.01%

13.43% 6.60%

Argosy Harrah’s

Sioux City

Council Bluffs

9.45% 8.76% 5.94%

8.69% 7.21% 5.87%

Isle of Capri Rhythm City

Bettendorf Davenport

Metropolitan Total

150,195

46.88%

41.80%

Mississippi River Communities Catfish Bend

Burlington Dubuque Marquette

23,000 35,859 18,747 19,681 97,287 38,946 41,964 29,000 36,200 16,270 162,380

4.10% 7.46% 3.21% 4.15%

4.95% 7.83% 2.41% 4.98%

Diamond Jo’s Isle of Capri

Wild Rose

Clinton

Mississippi River Communities Total

18.92%

20.17%

Central Iowa Communities Diamond Jo’s

Northwood

8.38% 8.38% 9.11% 5.34% 2.99%

7.60% 9.28% 12.64% 5.10% 3.41% 38.03%

Isle of Capri

Waterloo Riverside Osceola

Riverside Casino Terrible’s Lakeside

Wild Rose

Emmetsburg

Central Iowa Total

34.20%

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