Iowa

Iowa has one of the country's oldest modern commercial casino markets, with 19 state-licensed casino and racetrack facilities.
Sports betting (including statewide mobile) and daily fantasy sports were legalized in 2019, each taxed at a flat 6.75%.

More detail

Casinos. Iowa's market dates to 1989 excursion-boat legislation (first boat opened 1991) and 1994 racetrack-casino legislation (Bluffs Run opened March 1995). It now has 19 state-licensed commercial casino/racetrack facilities, taxed on a graduated adjusted-gross-receipts scale up to 22-24%.
Sports betting. Sports wagering was legalized in 2019 and launched August 15, 2019. It is taxed at a flat 6.75% of net receipts. Online and mobile sports wagering is allowed statewide. Iowa dropped its in-person registration requirement for new online sportsbook accounts effective January 1, 2021.
Daily fantasy sports. "Internet fantasy sports contests" (DFS) were legalized in 2019 and launched October 25, 2019. They are taxed at a flat 6.75% of adjusted revenue.
Taxes. A promotional-play tax discount for casino gambling games is being phased out and is scheduled to fully expire July 1, 2026.
Charitable gaming. Charitable gaming (bingo, raffles, social gambling) is licensed separately by the Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL) under Iowa Code ch. 99B.

Reviewed Oct 10, 2026 · 94 sources

Legal status

LiveLegal, not launchedLimitedContestedProhibitedNot authorizedRepealedNA

Vertical	Status	Launched	Model	Details
Sports (online)	Live	Aug 15, 2019	Competitive	Advance deposit (mobile/online) sports wagering is statewide, tethered to a licensed facility operator. In-person account registration was required only through December 31, 2020; after January 1, 2021, accounts may be established remotely. Iowa Code § 99F.9; 491 IAC ch. 13 [1],[2]
Sports (retail)	Live	Aug 15, 2019	Competitive	Retail sportsbooks operate at licensed casino/racetrack facilities statewide. Iowa Code ch. 99F; 491 IAC ch. 13 [1],[3]
Online casino	Not authorized			No statute authorizes online casino games (slots/table games) in Iowa; ch. 99F covers only land-based gambling games plus sports wagering.[1]
Online poker	Not authorized			[1]
Commercial casinos	Live	Apr 1, 1991	Competitive	19 licensed facilities as of this review (excursion-boat/land casinos plus Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino, the sole racetrack-casino). First excursion boat (Dubuque's Casino Belle) opened April 1, 1991; loss limits/wager caps were removed in 1994; racetrack gambling games were authorized by a March 1994 law (Bluffs Run Casino opened March 15, 1995); table games at racetrack enclosures were authorized in 2004. Iowa Code ch. 99F [4],[3]
Tribal casinos	Live	Dec 31, 1992	Monopoly Tribal	Updated on audit (2026-10-10) with primary sources: the Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa (Meskwaki Nation) operates the Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel near Tama under a Tribal-State Class III gaming compact with Iowa. BIA/Interior records confirm a 1992 compact (approved 1992-04-30, later amended to remove criminal-jurisdiction provisions over non-members that Interior found conflicted with federal law), a 1995 compact approval (signed by Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Ada Deer), and a further compact executed 2004-10-21 and approved by Interior 2004-12-02/20 (effective on Federal Register publication of the approval notice); Interior's approval letter found the compact did not violate IGRA, other federal law, or the U.S. trust obligation. The casino began operating 1992-12-31 per the Iowa Dept. of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing (DIAL) indian-gaming page (dial.iowa.gov/licenses/gambling/indian-gaming; direct fetch returned 403 this session, confirmed via search-indexed page title/content instead). Could not independently confirm whether a later compact amendment superseded the 2004 compact or the current Meskwaki slot/table-game counts; those points remain secondary-sourced (see ia-tribal-gaming-secondary) and should be re-checked against NIGC's compact list when reachable. Separately, significant Class III casinos tied to Nebraska's Winnebago and Omaha tribes (e.g., WinnaVegas near Sloan, and the Omaha Tribe's casino near Onawa) are located on trust land in Iowa, not Nebraska -- these are distinct operations from Meskwaki's. A second tribal-state Class III compact, between the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska (not an Iowa-headquartered tribe) and the State of Iowa, was submitted to Interior on 2020-12-11; the Secretary took no action within the IGRA review period, so under 25 U.S.C. § 2710(d)(8)(C) the compact is deemed approved to the extent consistent with IGRA, and Interior published Federal Register notice 2021-04499 (86 Fed. Reg. 12874, 2021-03-05) announcing the compact took effect 2021-03-05. Under that compact the tribe operates Prairie Flower Casino in Carter Lake, Iowa (Pottawattamie County, on the Nebraska border near Omaha); the Eighth Circuit upheld the tribe's right to site the casino there despite a challenge from Iowa/Council Bluffs officials, holding the 1990 Ponca Restoration Act does not limit the casino's location. A 2025-02 secondary report (soloazar/ggbnews) describes an expanded facility with 600 slot machines, a sportsbook, and electronic table games.[5],[6],[7],[8],[9],[10]
Lottery	Live		Monopoly State	Draw games (Powerball, Powerball Xs & Os, Mega Millions, Lotto America, Millionaire For Life, Pick 3, Pick 4), scratch games, InstaPlay, and pull-tabs sold through authorized retailers only.[11]
iLottery	Not authorized			Iowa Lottery: "does not offer online gaming or gambling"; games are sold only at authorized retailers.[11]
Daily fantasy	Live	Oct 25, 2019	Competitive	Iowa separately licenses "internet fantasy sports contests" under ch. 99E; $5,000 initial license fee, up to 3-year license term, min age 21. Confirmed on audit (2026-10-10) verbatim against Iowa Code § 99E.5.1 ("an initial license fee of five thousand dollars... for a period of not more than three years") and § 99E.5.2.b ("Verify that an internet fantasy sports contest player located in this state is twenty-one years of age or older"); the annual renewal fee is $1,000, or $5,000 if the prior year's adjusted revenues were $150,000+ (§ 99E.5.3). Iowa Code ch. 99E [12]
VGTs / VLTs	Not authorized			Gambling games confined by ch. 99F to licensed excursion-boat/racetrack facilities; Ch. 99B 'amusement devices' subchapter covers non-cash-prize devices, not VGT-style cash payout terminals.[13]
Historical horse racing	Not authorized			No reference to historical horse race machines found in Iowa Code ch. 99D or 99F provisions reviewed.[1]
Sweepstakes casinos	Contested		Competitive	Not a standalone named ban: Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Senate File 2289 (May 2026), a broader gambling-enforcement bill (Division I, amending Iowa Code ch. 99), effective 2026-07-01. It newly empowers the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission to issue cease-and-desist orders and seek court injunctions against unlicensed gambling, sports wagering, and "illegal sweepstakes" operators -- previously IRGC could only warn residents, not take direct enforcement action. SF 2289's reach extends to payment processors, gaming content suppliers, platform providers, and media affiliates that knowingly support unlicensed operations; it also applies to unlicensed daily fantasy sports platforms. As of the sources reviewed, no sweepstakes-casino platform has yet excluded Iowa residents and no cease-and-desist orders under the new law had been reported. "Contested" reflects this new enforcement power and unresolved legal exposure rather than a self-executing ban.[14],[15]
Prediction markets	Contested			Kalshi sued Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and the IRGC in federal court (filed around 2026-03-11), seeking a declaration that the federal Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC "exclusive jurisdiction" over designated-contract-market trading preempt Iowa's gambling and election-wagering laws as applied to its event contracts; the suit followed an AG meeting Kalshi's counsel said made clear Bird believes its offerings violate Iowa law. In September 2026, U.S. District Judge Stephen Locher denied Kalshi's request for a preliminary injunction, holding that sports event contracts are not "swaps" under the Commodity Exchange Act and that Kalshi had not exhausted other avenues before suing, leaving Kalshi open to Iowa gambling-law enforcement. Separately, Senate File 2470 (passed the Senate 45-1 in late March 2026; reported out of a House subcommittee by late April 2026, final disposition unconfirmed) would license and tax prediction markets rather than ban them: a 20% tax on adjusted revenue from Iowa users plus a 20% excise tax on each contract's purchase price, with an initial license fee reported as high as $20M after a floor amendment. Iowa's AG also joined a ~41-state multistate comment to the CFTC arguing prediction markets like Kalshi/Polymarket function as unregulated sportsbooks.[16],[17],[18]
Skill games	Contested			Iowa's Dept. of Inspections and Appeals (DIA, not IRGC) regulates "amusement concession" devices under ch. 99B and has taken the position that disputed skill-style terminals are "unquestionably de facto slot machines" (Red Line Vending litigation); DIA allows only a capped number of chance-based amusement devices. A later case, Trestle Corp. v. DIA, sought judicial review of a DIA finding that its "Game of Skill" terminal is actually a game of chance, with reporting suggesting the dispute could reach the Iowa Supreme Court; no final ruling was identified. SF 2289's 2026 enforcement-power expansion (see sweepstakes_casino) also covers unlicensed "games of chance and gambling" broadly but was not confirmed to name skill-game terminals specifically.[19],[14]
Card rooms	Not authorized			Iowa Code ch. 99F's license categories (excursion gambling boats, racetrack gambling structures, and their table games) do not include a standalone card-room/poker-room license outside a licensed casino; Iowa Administrative Code 491-ch.11 implementing ch. 99F likewise covers casino table games and slots, not independent card rooms. Ch. 99B separately permits nonprofit "qualified organizations" to run card-game tournaments withholding up to 5% of gross receipts, but that is charitable gaming (see charitable), not a commercial card-room category.[13],[1]
Lottery couriers	Not authorized			Iowa officials have denied at least one courier application (Jackpocket), and the Iowa Department of Revenue asked the legislature in 2024 to add an express statutory ban on online lottery-courier sales, arguing existing law already prohibits it. A 2025-26 Senate study bill (SSB 3093) would instead create a regulated courier framework with lottery-issued kiosks, but its enactment was not confirmed. No courier service currently operates in Iowa.[20]
Pick'em fantasy	Live		Competitive	Regulated under the same ch. 99E internet fantasy sports contest framework as traditional DFS; IRGC publishes a dedicated "Fantasy Sports" revenue report. Iowa Code ch. 99E [12],[21]
Pari-mutuel	Live	Legalized Jan 1, 1983	Competitive	Pari-Mutuel Wagering Act passed 1983; first Racing Commission appointed July 1, 1983, predating the 2007-era renaming convention seen in other states (Iowa's agency has long been the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission). Iowa Code ch. 99D (Pari-Mutuel Wagering Act) [3]
Advance deposit wagering	Live		Competitive	Advance deposit wagering on horse racing is licensed separately (IRGC "Advance Deposit Wagering Operators" licensing category). Iowa Code § 99D.11 [21]
Charitable gaming	Live		Monopoly State	Covers bingo (incl. at fairs), raffles (incl. electronic raffles), social gambling (general, in licensed establishments, in public places, and between players), and amusement devices; licensed "qualified organizations" (nonprofits) may conduct bingo/raffles; a statutory "tax on prizes" applies (§99B.8). Regulator renamed from Dept. of Inspections & Appeals to Dept. of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL). Iowa Code ch. 99B [13]
Esports betting	Not authorized			Iowa Code ch. 99F defines "sports wagering" as wagers on an "authorized sporting event" (professional, collegiate, or international sporting events). Per a 2020 legal-industry analysis, the Iowa Attorney General's office opined that esports is a simulated contest governed by ch. 99E (fantasy/simulated-game wagering), not a "sport or authorized sporting event" under ch. 99F, so traditional esports betting (wagering against a sportsbook on match outcomes) is not authorized; a related proposal for IRGC-regulated "fantasy esports" under ch. 99E was reported approved instead. No later IRGC rule or AG opinion revisiting this was found.[22],[1]
Social casino	Live			No Iowa statute or IRGC/DIA action targets pure free-to-play social casino apps with no cash-value prize redemption; Iowa's 2026 sweepstakes-enforcement law (SF 2289, see sweepstakes_casino) targets dual-currency sweepstakes and unlicensed real-wager gambling, not no-prize social casino play. Iowa Code ch. 99B separately regulates non-prize "social gambling" among players, a related but distinct concept from branded social-casino apps.[14],[13]

Sports betting in Iowa: status, tax rate, sportsbooks and bills →

Tax rates

Vertical	Channel	Rate	Base	Tier	Since	Statute
Commercial casinos	total	5%	AGR	$0–$1.0M	Jan 1, 1994	Iowa Code § 99F.11(1) Exact original effective date of this tier structure not independently confirmed; cited to the 1994 unlimited-stakes-era law as an approximate anchor. [1]
Commercial casinos	total	10%	AGR	$1.0M–$3.0M	Jan 1, 1994	Iowa Code § 99F.11(1) Exact original effective date of this tier structure not independently confirmed; cited to the 1994 unlimited-stakes-era law as an approximate anchor. [1]
Commercial casinos	total	22%	AGR	$3.0M–∞	Jan 1, 1994	Iowa Code § 99F.11(2)(a) Exact original effective date of this top-tier rate not independently confirmed; cited to the 1994 unlimited-stakes-era law as an approximate anchor. 22% applies to excursion gambling boats/gambling structures, and to racetrack-enclosure licensees in counties sharing a market with a boat/structure licensee (unless the higher 24% threshold below is met). Rate rises to 24% on receipts after a racetrack licensee's table-games 'operational date' once its prior-year AGR reaches $100M+ (§99F.11(2)(b)); racetrack licensees with no boat/structure competitor in-county pay 24% outright (§99F.11(2)(c)). [1]
Daily fantasy	online	6.75%	OTHER		Oct 25, 2019	Iowa Code § 99E.6 Same 6.75% tax on 'internet fantasy sports contest adjusted revenues' applies to all ch. 99E-licensed fantasy sports contests; Iowa's statute does not separately classify pick'em-style formats from traditional DFS, so this mirrors the dfs_pickem entry above. [12]
Pick'em fantasy	online	6.75%	OTHER		Oct 25, 2019	Iowa Code § 99E.6 6.75% tax on "internet fantasy sports contest adjusted revenues" -- the same flat rate as sports wagering. [12]
Sports (online)	total	6.75%	NET_REVENUE		Aug 15, 2019	Iowa Code § 99F.11(5) Flat 6.75% tax on "sports wagering net receipts" (gross receipts less winnings paid to wagerers); same rate applies to both retail and online/advance-deposit channels. [1]
Sports (retail)	retail	6.75%	NET_REVENUE		Aug 15, 2019	Iowa Code § 99F.11(5)[1]

Historical rates

Vertical	Rate	Base	Period	Notes
Commercial casinos · total	Promotional-play receipts on gambling games taxed at a declining 'adjusted percentage' of the standard rate: 83.33% (FY22), 66.67% (FY23), 50% (FY24), 33.33% (FY25), 16.67% (FY26), then full standard rate from July 1, 2026 (provision repealed)	OTHER	Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2026	[1]

Rules and requirements

Casinos

Number of commercial casinos/racinos operating: 19[4]

Legislation

Summary of significant pending gambling legislation this session: The promotional-play tax discount for casino gambling games (Iowa Code § 99F.11(3)) is being phased out on a declining 'adjusted percentage' schedule (83.33% in FY22 down to 16.67% in FY26) and is scheduled for full repeal July 1, 2026.[1]

Lottery

Multistate games offered (Powerball: Powerball, Mega Millions, Lotto America, Millionaire for Life[11]

Minimum age

Minimum age to gamble in a commercial casino: 21[1]
Minimum age to play DFS: 21[12]
Minimum age to purchase lottery: 21
Higher than most states' lottery minimum age; Iowa Lottery site states players must be at least 21 to buy tickets.
[11]
Minimum age to place a sports wager: 21[1]

Notes

Free-text notes that fit no other field: Research for this file was constrained by exhaustion of the session's WebSearch budget partway through; core verticals (casino gaming, sports wagering, DFS, pari-mutuel, charitable gaming tax/licensing framework) are primary-sourced from Iowa Code chapters 99B, 99E, and 99F plus IRGC administrative rule 491-13 and the agency's own commission-history page, but tribal gaming, lottery couriers, sweepstakes, prediction markets, skill games, and some minor verticals could not be verified and are marked unknown pending follow-up research with full search access.[21]

Sports betting rules

Wagering on non-sports events like awards shows allowed: No
Statute separately excludes wagers on events sanctioned by a national or international olympic committee involving a participant under 18 (an Olympics-specific carve-out, not a general awards-show rule).
[2]
Wagering on college sports allowed at all: Yes
Wagering on non-Iowa collegiate teams/events is permitted.
[2]
Wagering on in-state college teams allowed: No
"Sports wagering" excludes wagers on an in-state collegiate sporting event in which a collegiate team from this state is a participant.
[2]
New online accounts must be created in person: No
Required only prior to January 1, 2021: "Prior to January 1, 2021, an account must be established by an eligible individual in person with a licensee."
[2]
Online sports wagering available statewide (not tethered to premises): Yes[1]

Tax revenue

Where gaming tax revenue goes (education fund: Gambling-games tax: 0.5% to host city general fund + 0.5% to host county general fund (or split between county/nearest city if outside city limits), 0.8% to the county endowment fund, 0.2% split between the arts & culture enhancement fund / tourism marketing / Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund, remainder per § 8.57(3) (general state funds). Sports-wagering tax proceeds are credited per § 8.57I. DFS tax proceeds follow § 99E.6 allocation.[1]

Revenue

Tax revenueMonthly · Commercial casinos, Sports (online)

Monthly3-month average

$20.0M$40.0M20182020202220242026Online sports launchCasinos tax changeMar 2021 $35.0M$25.7M

Vertical	Measure	2026	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
Commercial casinos	Adjusted revenue	$1.3B	$1.7B	$1.7B	$1.7B	$1.8B	$1.7B	$1.1B	$1.5B
Commercial casinos	Tax paid	$235M	$311M	$322M	$338M	$347M	$348M	$223M	$293M
Sports (online)	GGR	$179M	$259M	$203M	$184M	$143M	$98.8M	$27.2M	$8.5M
Sports (online)	Handle	$1.9B	$2.7B	$2.6B	$2.2B	$2.1B	$1.8B	$405M	$119M
Sports (online)	Tax paid	$12.8M	$18.5M	$14.8M	$13.5M	$11.9M	$8.6M	$2.9M	$1.3M
Sports (retail)	GGR	$10.9M	$15.7M	$15.7M	$18.3M	$22.6M	$26.7M	$14.4M	$10.8M
Sports (retail)	Handle	$98.3M	$172M	$192M	$218M	$232M	$244M	$170M	$93.7M

Commercial casinosMonthly Adjusted revenue

Monthly3-month average

$100M$200M20182020202220242026Casinos tax changeMar 2021 $167M$132M

Sports (online)Monthly GGR

Monthly3-month average

$10.0M$20.0M$30.0M2020202220242026Nov 2025 $29.8M$18.1M

Sports (retail)Monthly GGR

Monthly3-month average

$0$2.0M$4.0M$6.0M2020202220242026Sep 2021 $4.2M$1.5M

Sports (online) by operator, last 12 months

Operator	Channel	Handle	GGR	Share of GGR
Wild Rose Entertainment	online	$272M	$22.7M	41.74%
Boyd Gaming	online	$216M	$19.3M	35.49%
Bally's Corporation	online	$43.6M	$4.5M	8.3%
Caesars Entertainment	online	$36.4M	$3.1M	5.75%
Elite Casino Resorts	online	$38.2M	$2.9M	5.3%
Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino	online	$21.9M	$1.9M	3.42%
Dubuque Racing Association	online	$0	$0	0%
Churchill Downs Incorporated	online	$0	$0	0%
Affinity Gaming	online	$0	$0	0%

Sports (retail) by operator, last 12 months

Operator	Channel	Handle	GGR	Share of GGR
Boyd Gaming	retail	$15.6M	$2.1M	46.85%
Caesars Entertainment	retail	$7.1M	$1.1M	23.91%
Elite Casino Resorts	retail	$3.9M	$570K	12.81%
Churchill Downs Incorporated	retail	$1.0M	$283K	6.36%
Wild Rose Entertainment	retail	$682K	$188K	4.23%
Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino	retail	$1.5M	$155K	3.47%
Dubuque Racing Association	retail	$1.0M	$62.2K	1.4%
Bally's Corporation	retail	$166K	$42.6K	0.96%
Affinity Gaming	retail	$0	$0	0%

What these figures mean

Commercial casinos: Adjusted revenue is adjusted gross revenue for all licensed casinos. Tax paid is the report's "state tax" line for all casinos.
Sports (online): GGR is the report's online sports wagering "net receipts" line. Tax paid is the report's "state tax" line, which covers retail and online sports wagering combined. IRGC reports one combined state tax figure for both channels, so it is carried here and left blank on retail.
Sports (retail): GGR is the report's retail sports wagering "net receipts" line. Tax is reported combined with online and shown on the online series.

Revenue report sources (32)

Licensed operators

Operator	Brand	Vertical	License	Status	Launched	Partner / venue
Affinity Gaming	Lakeside Hotel Casino	Commercial casinos	Facility license (licensed operator)	active		HGI - Lakeside, LLC[23],[24]
Bally's Corporation	Bally's Marquette	Commercial casinos	Facility license (licensed operator)	active		Casino Queen Marquette, LLC[25],[26]
Boyd Gaming	Diamond Jo Worth	Commercial casinos	Facility license (licensed operator)	active		Diamond Jo Worth, LLC[27]
Boyd Gaming	Diamond Jo Casino	Commercial casinos	Facility license (licensed operator)	active		Diamond Jo, LLC[28]
Caesars Entertainment	Harrah's Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel	Commercial casinos	Facility license (nonprofit-direct; managed by Harveys Iowa Management Company LLC)	active		Iowa West Racing Association[29]
Caesars Entertainment	Horseshoe Casino Council Bluffs	Commercial casinos	Facility license (nonprofit-direct)	active		Iowa West Racing Association[30]
Caesars Entertainment	Isle Casino Hotel Waterloo	Commercial casinos	Facility license (licensed operator)	active		IOC Black Hawk County, Inc.[31],[32]
Caesars Entertainment	Isle of Capri - Bettendorf	Commercial casinos	Facility license (licensed operator)	active		Isle of Capri Bettendorf, L.C.[33],[34]
Churchill Downs Incorporated	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Sioux City	Commercial casinos	Facility license (licensed operator)	active		SCE Partners, LLC[35],[36]
Dubuque Racing Association	Q Casino	Commercial casinos	Facility license (nonprofit-direct)	active		Dubuque Racing Association, Ltd.[37]
Elite Casino Resorts	Grand Falls Casino Resort	Commercial casinos	Facility license (licensed operator)	active		Grand Falls Casino Resort, LLC[38],[39]
Elite Casino Resorts	Riverside Casino and Golf Resort	Commercial casinos	Facility license (licensed operator)	active		Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, LLC[40]
Elite Casino Resorts	Great River Casino Resort	Commercial casinos	Facility license (licensed operator)	active	Jan 27, 2026	Great River Casino Resort, LLC[41],[42]
Elite Casino Resorts	Rhythm City Casino Resort	Commercial casinos	Facility license (licensed operator)	active		Rhythm City Casino, LLC[43]
PENN Entertainment	Ameristar Casino Council Bluffs	Commercial casinos	Facility license (licensed operator)	active		Ameristar Casino Council Bluffs, LLC[44],[45]
Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino	Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino	Commercial casinos	Facility license (nonprofit-direct)	active		Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino, Inc.[46]
Wild Rose Entertainment	Wild Rose Casino & Resorts - Clinton	Commercial casinos	Facility license (licensed operator)	active		Wild Rose Clinton, L.L.C.[47]
Wild Rose Entertainment	Wild Rose Casino & Resorts - Emmetsburg	Commercial casinos	Facility license (licensed operator)	active		Wild Rose Emmetsburg, L.L.C.[48]
Wild Rose Entertainment	Wild Rose Casino & Resorts - Jefferson	Commercial casinos	Facility license (licensed operator)	active		Wild Rose Jefferson, L.L.C.[49]
Bally's Corporation	Bally Bet	Sports (online)	Advance Deposit Sports Wagering licensee	active		ballys-corporation · Bally's Marquette[45]
bet365	bet365	Sports (online)	Advance Deposit Sports Wagering licensee	active		ballys-corporation · Bally's Marquette[45]
BetMGM	BetMGM	Sports (online)	Advance Deposit Sports Wagering licensee	active		boyd-gaming · Diamond Jo Worth[45]
Caesars Entertainment	Caesars Sportsbook	Sports (online)	Advance Deposit Sports Wagering licensee	active		caesars-entertainment · Harrah's Casino, Horseshoe Casino, Isle Casino Hotel Waterloo, Isle of Capri - Bettendorf, Prairie Meadows[45]
Circa Sports	Circa Sports	Sports (online)	Advance Deposit Sports Wagering licensee	active		wild-rose-entertainment · Wild Rose Casino - Jefferson[45]
DraftKings	DraftKings	Sports (online)	Advance Deposit Sports Wagering licensee	active		wild-rose-entertainment · Wild Rose Casino - Clinton, Wild Rose Casino - Emmetsburg, Wild Rose Casino - Jefferson[45]
Dubuque Racing Association	Q Sportsbook	Sports (online)	Advance Deposit Sports Wagering licensee	active		dubuque-racing-association · Q Casino[45]
Fanatics	Fanatics Sportsbook	Sports (online)	Advance Deposit Sports Wagering licensee	active		elite-casino-resorts · Great River Casino Resort[45]
FanDuel	FanDuel	Sports (online)	Advance Deposit Sports Wagering licensee	active		boyd-gaming · Diamond Jo Casino[45]
Hard Rock Digital	Hard Rock Sportsbook	Sports (online)	Advance Deposit Sports Wagering licensee	active		churchill-downs-incorporated · Hard Rock Casino (Sioux City)[45]
PENN Entertainment	theScore Bet	Sports (online)	Advance Deposit Sports Wagering licensee	active	Dec 1, 2025	penn-entertainment · Ameristar Casino Council Bluffs[45]
Rush Street Interactive	BetRivers	Sports (online)	Advance Deposit Sports Wagering licensee	active		wild-rose-entertainment · Wild Rose Casino - Clinton, Wild Rose Casino - Jefferson[45]
Sporttrade	Sporttrade	Sports (online)	Advance Deposit Sports Wagering licensee	active		wild-rose-entertainment · Wild Rose Casino - Clinton[45]
PENN Entertainment	ESPN Bet	Sports (online)	Advance Deposit Sports Wagering licensee	exited (Dec 1, 2025)	Nov 14, 2023	penn-entertainment · Ameristar Casino Council Bluffs[45]

Enforcement

Penalties against licensed companies

Date	Against	Action	Amount	What happened
Jul 24, 2026	Betfair Interactive US LLC (d/b/a FanDuel)	Consent agreement Sports (retail)	$95,000	FanDuel agreed to a two-count stipulated agreement ($50,000 and $45,000) after its Iowa retail sportsbooks accepted 21,638 impermissible wagers (about $60,700) on the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League and one impermissible retail soccer-card wager; FanDuel has since exited retail sportsbook operation in Iowa.[50]
Jul 11, 2025	Betfair Interactive US LLC (d/b/a FanDuel)	Consent agreement Sports (online)	$125,000	FanDuel's Iowa licensee agreed to a five-count stipulated agreement (counts of $20,000/$25,000/$25,000/$25,000/$30,000) for accepting impermissible wagers and, on one count, for a responsible-gaming/self-exclusion failure and a 64-day delay notifying the Commission of the issue.[51]
Apr 20, 2023	BetMGM, LLC	Consent agreement Sports (online)	$20,000	BetMGM entered a stipulated agreement after 177 self-excluded individuals were able to register accounts (38 after signing up to self-exclude), with some not restricted and 36 sent marketing material; BetMGM also failed to timely report the issue and repaid winnings paid to self-excluded players.[52]
Apr 20, 2023	Xpressbet, LLC	Consent agreement Advance deposit wagering	$15,000	Xpressbet, a licensed advance deposit wagering operator, entered a stipulated agreement (Count 1 $5,000, Count 2 $10,000) for repeatedly downloading the statewide self-exclusion list outside the required seven-day window.[52]

Tribal gaming

Compact notices in the Federal Register: 6 · first notice Oct 19, 1998, latest Mar 5, 2021

Tribal gaming revenue in the NIGC St. Paul Region

NIGC St. Paul RegionFederal fiscal years

$2.0B$4.0B$6.0BFY2019FY2021FY2023FY2025$5.3B

The National Indian Gaming Commission reports revenue only by region. This region also includes Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Wisconsin.[53]

Compact notices

Published	Tribe	Notice	Federal Register
Mar 5, 2021	On December 11, the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska	Compact approved	86 FR 12965
Mar 19, 2007	Sovereign Indian Nation of the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska	Compact approved	72 FR 12813
Feb 22, 2005	Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska	Compact approved	70 FR 8608
Dec 20, 2004	Sovereign Indian Nation of the Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa	Compact approved	69 FR 76004
Feb 8, 1999	Omaha Tribe of Nebraska	Compact approved	64 FR 6112
Oct 19, 1998	Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska	Compact approved	63 FR 55888

The Interior Department publishes a notice when a compact or amendment is approved or takes effect. Older compacts published before 1994 are not included.

Problem gambling

Public funding for problem-gambling services

$2.1M in FY2026 · $0.66 per resident

Public fundingFiscal years

$2.0M$4.0MFY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026$2.1M

Fiscal year	Amount	Notes
FY2026	$2.1M	Office of Problem Gambling Services budget (not yet spent).[54]
FY2025	$2.9M	Office of Problem Gambling Services spending.[54]
FY2024	$2.8M	Office of Problem Gambling Services spending.[54]
FY2023	$3.6M	Office of Problem Gambling Services spending.[54]

Helpline contacts

Calls, texts and chatsPer year

1,0002,00020222023202420251,230

Year	Contacts	Notes
2025	1,230	Calls to 1-800-BETS OFF, fiscal year.[54]
2024	1,363	Calls to 1-800-BETS OFF, fiscal year.[54]
2023	1,523	Calls to 1-800-BETS OFF, fiscal year.[54]
2022	1,569	Calls to 1-800-BETS OFF, fiscal year.[54]

Economy

Adults 21 and over: 2.4M (2024; 3.2M residents)
Gambling revenue per adult: $116 in 2025 · 21st of 27 states with a full year of reports
$274M kept by operators from sports (online), sports (retail), divided by adults 21 and over. Tribal casinos and the lottery are not included.
Gambling taxes collected: $373M in FY2025 · 3.08% of all state taxes
Gambling jobs: 7,408 in 2025 · $46,802 average annual pay
Undercount: the Bureau of Labor Statistics withholds some figures to protect individual employers.

Gambling taxes collectedState fiscal years

$200M$400M$600MFY2013FY2016FY2019FY2022FY2025$373M

Census Bureau tax collections on amusements and pari-mutuel wagering. Most states book casino, sports betting and video gaming taxes here; amusement taxes can also include admissions taxes unrelated to gambling.

Gambling jobsAnnual average

5,00010.0K2015201720192021202320257,408

Casinos, casino hotels, card rooms, bingo halls, off-track betting and slot-route operators, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Racetracks are not included. Jobs at tribal casinos are counted as government jobs.

Gambling jobs by industry, 2025

Industry	Ownership	Employers	Jobs	Average pay
Gambling industries	tribal and other government-owned		withheld
Gambling industries	privately owned	27	1,478	$47,832
Casino hotels	tribal and other government-owned		withheld
Casino hotels	privately owned	15	5,930	$46,543

Taxes by fiscal year

Fiscal year	Amusement taxes	Pari-mutuel taxes	Share of state taxes
FY2025	$353M	$20.1M	3.08%
FY2024	$365M	$18.3M	3.01%
FY2023	$375M	$17.0M	3.02%
FY2022	$402M	$3.9M	3.15%
FY2021	$367M	$3.9M	3.14%
FY2020	$270M	$3.1M	2.56%
FY2019	$332M	$3.8M	3.17%
FY2018	$334M	$3.8M	3.35%
FY2017	$332M	$3.5M	3.44%
FY2016	$331M	$3.7M	3.50%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, States (NST-EST2025-ALLDATA); U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC): Historical Dataset; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025 annual averages, NAICS 7132 (Gambling industries)

Timeline

Sep 9, 2026 · Court Ruling · Prediction markets
Federal judge denies Kalshi's preliminary-injunction request against Iowa, holding sports event contracts are not "swaps" under the Commodity Exchange Act[17]
Jul 1, 2026 · Tax Change · Commercial casinos
Promotional-play tax discount on casino gambling games fully expires under § 99F.11(3) phase-out schedule[1]
May 19, 2026 · Regulation Adopted · Sweepstakes casinos
Gov. Reynolds signs SF 2289, giving IRGC cease-and-desist/injunction power over unlicensed gambling, sports wagering, and sweepstakes operators (effective 2026-07-01)[14]
Mar 11, 2026 · Court Ruling · Prediction markets
Kalshi sues Iowa AG Brenna Bird and IRGC seeking a ruling that federal law preempts Iowa gambling law as applied to its event contracts[16]
Mar 5, 2021 · Launched · Tribal casinos
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska-Iowa Class III gaming compact takes effect (Federal Register notice 2021-04499, 86 Fed. Reg. 12874); tribe operates Prairie Flower Casino in Carter Lake, Iowa[8],[9]
Jan 1, 2021 · Expanded · Sports (online)
In-person registration requirement for online sportsbook accounts ends[2]
Dec 11, 2020 · Compact Signed · Tribal casinos
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska and State of Iowa submit a Class III gaming compact to the Department of the Interior; Secretary takes no action within the IGRA review period, so the compact is deemed approved[8],[9]
Oct 25, 2019 · Launched · Pick'em fantasy
Internet fantasy sports contests begin operating in Iowa[3]
Aug 15, 2019 · Launched · Sports (online)
Retail and online sports wagering begin operating in Iowa[3]
May 13, 2019 · Legalized · Sports (online)
Legislation authorizes sports wagering and internet fantasy sports contests under IRGC regulation[1],[3]
2019 Acts, ch. 132
Jan 1, 2005 · Expanded · Commercial casinos
Commission grants four new excursion-boat licenses following a moratorium-era review[3]
Jan 1, 2004 · Expanded · Commercial casinos
Legislation authorizes table games at racetrack enclosures[3]
Nov 22, 1995 · Launched · Commercial casinos
Dubuque Greyhound Park and Casino opens[3]
Mar 15, 1995 · Launched · Commercial casinos
Bluffs Run Casino opens, Iowa's first racetrack casino (Council Bluffs)[3]
Jun 1, 1994 · Expanded · Commercial casinos
Loss limits and wager caps removed; excursion boats begin unlimited-stakes gambling[3]
Dec 31, 1992 · Launched · Tribal casinos
Meskwaki Bingo Casino opens near Tama under Iowa's first tribal-state Class III compact (secondary-sourced; date approximate)[10]
Apr 1, 1991 · Launched · Commercial casinos
Dubuque's Casino Belle begins operating, Iowa's first riverboat casino[3]
Mar 8, 1990 · Other · Commercial casinos
First excursion boat gambling licenses granted[3]
Jul 1, 1989 · Legalized · Commercial casinos
Legislation authorizes licensed gambling games on excursion boats, subject to county referendum[3]
Jan 1, 1983 · Legalized · Pari-mutuel
Pari-Mutuel Wagering Act passed; first Iowa Racing Commission appointed July 1, 1983[3]

Legislation

AI outlook · Oct 11, 2026

Iowa's only tracked live bill this cycle is HF2615, a racing-season bill that was signed in May 2026. Iowa's sports betting and casino framework is unchanged, and nothing else gambling-related is pending in the data. The 2025 budget bill that touched wagering taxes was enacted last year.

What to watch: The Legislature reconvenes in January 2027. Watch for sports betting, prediction market or racetrack-related bills then; none are signaled yet.

HF2615Enacted2025-2026 Regular Session · May 19, 2026

A bill for an act relating to thoroughbred and quarter horse racing seasons.

IntroducedFeb 19, 2026
Out of committeeMar 16, 2026
Passed HouseFeb 26, 2026
Passed SenateMay 2, 2026
To governor
LawMay 19, 2026

Law · May 19, 2026

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTUREPari-mutuel

AI summary · Oct 11, 2026

This Agriculture Committee bill adjusts the thoroughbred and quarter horse racing seasons. It passed both chambers and Gov. Reynolds signed it May 19, 2026.

Next: It is law and needs no further action. Future season changes would require a new bill.

Actions (16)

May 19, 2026	House: Signed by Governor.
May 13, 2026	House: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
May 2, 2026	House: Message from Senate.
May 2, 2026	Senate: Immediate message.
May 2, 2026	Senate: Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 16.
Mar 26, 2026	Senate: Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
Mar 19, 2026	Placed on calendar.
Mar 19, 2026	Senate: Committee report, recommending passage.
Mar 16, 2026	Subcommittee recommends passage.
Mar 10, 2026	Subcommittee Meeting: 03/16/2026 12:30PM Room 315.
Mar 3, 2026	Senate: Subcommittee: Bousselot, Bisignano, and Green.
Mar 2, 2026	Senate: Read first time, referred to State Government.
Mar 2, 2026	Senate: Message from House.
Feb 26, 2026	House: Immediate message.
Feb 26, 2026	House: Passed House, yeas 86, nays 4.
Feb 19, 2026	House: Introduced, placed on calendar.

Open States record

SF659EnactedMajor2025-2026 Regular Session · Jun 27, 2025

A bill for an act relating to state government and finances, including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing appropriations, distributions, or transfers; authorizing expenditure of unappropriated moneys in special funds; providing for properly related matters including crystalline polymorph psilocybin, medical residency and fellowship positions, state membership in the Iowa individual health benefit reinsurance association, student abuse by school employees, modified supplemental amounts for school budgets, wagering taxes, a state fire marshal study, certain legislative interim studies, and 911 emergency communications services; making corrections; and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions.

IntroducedMay 14, 2025
Out of committeeMay 14, 2025
Passed SenateMay 14, 2025
Passed HouseMay 14, 2025
To governor
LawJun 11, 2025

Law · Jun 11, 2025

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

Actions (17)

Jun 27, 2025	House: Explanations of votes.
Jun 11, 2025	Senate: Signed by Governor.
Jun 3, 2025	NOBA: Final
May 23, 2025	Senate: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
May 20, 2025	House: Explanation of vote.
May 14, 2025	Senate: Message from House.
May 14, 2025	House: Immediate message.
May 14, 2025	NOBA: Senate Full Approps
May 14, 2025	House: Passed House, yeas 78, nays 3.
May 14, 2025	House: Substituted for HF 1055.
May 14, 2025	House: Read first time, passed on file.
May 14, 2025	House: Message from Senate.
May 14, 2025	Senate: Immediate message.
May 14, 2025	Senate: Passed Senate, yeas 28, nays 11.
May 14, 2025	Senate: Amendment S-3195 filed, adopted.
May 14, 2025	Senate: Committee report, approving bill.
May 14, 2025	Senate: Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar.

Open States record

SF660Enacted2025-2026 Regular Session · Jun 27, 2025

A bill for an act relating to sports wagering and tourism, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.

IntroducedMay 14, 2025
Out of committeeMay 14, 2025
Passed SenateMay 14, 2025
Passed HouseMay 14, 2025
To governor
LawJun 11, 2025

Law · Jun 11, 2025

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONSSports (retail)

Actions (21)

Jun 27, 2025	House: Explanations of votes.
Jun 11, 2025	Senate: Signed by Governor.
Jun 2, 2025	NOBA: Final
May 23, 2025	Senate: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
May 20, 2025	House: Explanation of vote.
May 14, 2025	House: Message from Senate.
May 14, 2025	Senate: Immediate message.
May 14, 2025	Senate: Passed Senate, yeas 39, nays 0.
May 14, 2025	Senate: Senate concurred with S-3194.
May 14, 2025	Senate: Message from House, with amendment S-3194.
May 14, 2025	House: Immediate message.
May 14, 2025	NOBA: Senate Full Approps
May 14, 2025	House: Passed House, yeas 80, nays 2.
May 14, 2025	House: Amendment H-1360 filed, adopted.
May 14, 2025	House: Substituted for HF 1041.
May 14, 2025	House: Message from Senate.
May 14, 2025	Senate: Immediate message.
May 14, 2025	Senate: Passed Senate, yeas 43, nays 0.
May 14, 2025	Senate: Amendment S-3192 filed, adopted.
May 14, 2025	Senate: Committee report, approving bill.
May 14, 2025	Senate: Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar.

Open States record

All 40 Iowa gambling bills since 2025 →

Regulators

Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) — Commercial casinos, Sports (retail), Sports (online), Pick'em fantasy, Pari-mutuel, Advance deposit wagering
Revenue reports · License list
Iowa Lottery — Lottery
Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL) — Charitable gaming

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SSB1035: A bill for an act relating to the Iowa lottery. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
SF145: A bill for an act concerning confidential information of the Iowa lottery, and including applicability provisions. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
HSB69: A bill for an act relating to the Iowa lottery. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
HF144: A bill for an act concerning the licensing and regulation of gambling games, including a moratorium on the issuance of new licenses, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
SF173: A bill for an act concerning the licensing and regulation of gambling games, including a moratorium on the issuance of new licenses, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
HF161: A bill for an act concerning the withholding of names, addresses, and personally identifiable information of certain lottery prize winners. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
SSB1069: A bill for an act concerning the licensing and regulation of gambling games, including a moratorium on the issuance of new licenses, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
SF76: A bill for an act concerning a moratorium on the issuance of new gambling games licenses, and including effective date provisions. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
HSB80: A bill for an act concerning the licensing and regulation of gambling games, including a moratorium on the issuance of new licenses, providing fees, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. · Open States / state legislature · bill · retrieved Oct 11, 2026