Casinos are popping up all over the country to fill state and county coffers as American’s continue to wager on the fast pace of table games and the exciting allure of slot machines despite the struggling economy, but in Des Moines casino gambling is taking a different approach.
Iowa law requires a county referendum to go before voters every eight years to determine if they still support gambling.
That is the case this Fall in Des Moines Iowa, when voters will be asked on November 2 if the Catfish Bend riverboat casino and its 700 slot machines, 18 gaming tables, poker and VIP rooms can stay open or if they must shut down.
County Supervisors support the continued operation of the casino and the Southeast Iowa Regional Riverboat Commission says that if the casino shuts down more than 500 jobs will be lost along with $13 million annually in taxes.






