The casino, one of four associated with William Hill, generated nearly $13 million of its action \u2013 or 89.2 percent \u2013 through mobile devices. Prairie Meadows got $1.2 million of its nearly $1.5 million in net revenue from online bets.<\/p>\n
The Isle Casino Hotel in Waterloo, another casino tied to William Hill, reported that nearly $2.8 million of the $3.5 million in sports bets it accepted came from its online app.<\/p>\n
The Riverside Casino and Golf Resort, one of three Elite Hospitality Group casinos in Iowa, announced that $2.1 million of its nearly $2.8 million in sports bets were placed online. The casino is located near Iowa City, which is the home of the University of Iowa.<\/p>\n
Three casinos near state borders posted the strongest retail numbers in September, with casinos in Council Bluffs taking the top two spots.<\/p>\n
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The Ameristar II casino generated nearly $3.8 million in bets, while Horseshoe Council Bluffs posted nearly $2.4 million. Council Bluffs is located just across the Missouri River from Omaha, Neb., which has a metropolitan population of more than 860,000 people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
In northern Iowa, Diamond Jo Worth, which operates a FanDuel sportsbook, reported a handle of nearly $2.3 million. The Worth casino is about three miles from the Minnesota state line.<\/p>\n
The William Hill retail book at Prairie Meadows generated nearly $1.6 million in bets to place fourth.<\/p>\n
DraftKings Joins Iowa Market<\/h2>\n
For the first six weeks, Iowa\u2019s sportsbooks posted a handle of $47.1 million, and nearly $25.5 million in bets placed online.<\/p>\n
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Again, Prairie Meadows serves as the top casino. Since it was the first to open on Aug. 15, the racino has taken $17.9 million in action. Of that, gamblers placed $15.2 million in bets through the William Hill mobile app.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Iowa\u2019s handle should grow again in October, as the three Wild Rose casinos in the state opened their sportsbooks on Oct. 3. Those three are operated by DraftKings<\/a>, marking the company\u2019s foray into the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Iowa sports bettors put down more than $38.5 million in wagers last month, figures from the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) revealed late last week. And while no new mobile sportsbooks opened, online betting made up more than half of the bets placed in the state. Nearly $21.8 million in bets were placed online, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":117071,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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