On Thursday, its St. Louis-based proprietor, Queen On line casino and Leisure, publicly introduced that On line casino Queen Marquette, certainly one of Iowa’s boathouse casinos, acquired approval from the Iowa Racing and Gaming Fee, higher often called Iowa’s iGaming regulator, to maneuver to the coast, that means on location away from the Mississippi River, the place it’s presently situated.
As soon as the on line casino strikes to the coast, solely two riverboat casinos will stay in Iowa, the Lakeside Resort On line casino on West Lake in Osceola and the on line casino at Ameristar On line casino Resort in Council Bluffs.
New location and on line casino improve:
The on line casino’s new location can be at 100 Anti Monopoly Road within the picturesque city of Driftless Area, proprietor Queen On line casino and Leisure talked about in a press launch.
As for the upgrades the on line casino will bear when it adjustments location, firm officers mentioned: “The on line casino will add greater than 12,000 sq. toes to an current dockside constructing to accommodate the 17,000-square-foot on line casino, which could have greater than 400 slot machines, two new blackjack tables and different video games.
“We additionally deliberate to construct a brand new fundamental entrance, eating areas and a sports activities bar.”
Riverboat playing legalization in Iowa:
Earlier than the official legalization of riverboat playing in Iowa in 1991, gamblers may solely wager a most of $5 and losers had been restricted to $200 for a session.
However that’s not all; because the boats needed to sometimes go on excursions.
In 2004, the Iowa State Legislature voted unanimously to permit casinos to moor barges in man-made swimming pools, efficiently eradicating a rule requiring casinos to solely be on boats.
About:
Headquartered in Marquette, Iowa, On line casino Queen Marquette is a 17, 514 sq. toes riverboat on line casino owned and managed by Illinois-based Queen On line casino and Leisure. It was based and formally launched on March 1st, 2009.
The on line casino is situated subsequent to a 31-hectare lot with a marina and indoor pavilion with a eating room on the primary flooring and a showroom on the second flooring. The higher flooring of the pavilion may also be used for banquets.
Its gaming portfolio could be very numerous and consists of 566 slots and video poker video games with a whole room devoted to video poker. Gamers may also discover 8 gaming tables that includes craps, Mississippi Stud, and Final Texas Maintain ’em. There are 2 reside poker tables open on weekends.
On line casino Queen Marquette affords recreation play on a Mississippi Riverboat known as the Miss Marquette. All the first deck of the on line casino is smoke-free and the higher deck permits people who smoke to take part.
