Eight go live on first day of legal sports betting in Iowa
| By Daniel O'Boyle
Legal sports betting has come to Iowa, with eight casinos launching retail sportsbooks and four rolling out mobile offerings in the Hawkeye State.
Legal sports betting has come to Iowa, with eight casinos launching retail sportsbooks and four rolling out mobile offerings in the Hawkeye State.
Prairie Meadows Casino, just northeast of Des Moines, Lakeside Casino in Osceola, Ameristar Casino in Council Bluffs, Catfish Bend Casino in West Burlington and Isle Casino Hotels in Waterloo and Bettendorf all launched on 15 August.
Elite Casino Resorts' Riverside Casino and Golf Resort and Rhythm City Casino were cleared for launch later in the day to also open retail sportsbooks.
Prairie, Lakeside and the Isle casinos in Bettendorf and Waterloo – all of which will host William Hill-branded sportsbooks – are also set to launch mobile sports betting apps today.
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