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Legal Iowa sports betting is here.
Tribes would also get 10 licenses and could run sports books at two dozen tribal casinos in the state. The tribes, which have fiercely protected their exclusive right to most gambling in the state under the gaming compact approved by the state’s voters in 2002, get the right to build some new casinos under an updated deal.
- For tribal casinos, 90% of payments to the state from online sports betting will go to a state fund and 10% will go to the Michigan Strategic Fund, which is used for economic development projects.
- In fact, online gaming and sports betting pulled in over $6 billion in 2020, a reliable revenue stream even in a pandemic that propped up the sagging bottom lines of casinos.
- For example, sports betting handle at our Ameristar East Chicago property increased by 35 percent following the rebranding versus the prior six-week period, while table games and slot volumes in.
- Nevada-based Maverick Gaming is pushing for the expansion of sports betting outside of Washington state tribal casinos through Senate Bill 5212. Last March, Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law.
The state legalized wagering as of May 2019 and went live with retail and online betting in August 2019. As of January 2021, you can sign up for online sportsbooks from anywhere in the state.
Read on for more about the present and future of Iowa sports betting.
Legal Iowa online sports betting in 2021
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Best Iowa sports betting apps
Ameristar Sports Betting Iowa
Online sports betting launched in Iowa in August 2019. And partnerships between Iowa casinos and sportsbooks have resulted in a continually growing number of apps in the state.
You can register your account without having to visit a casino and complete the entire process at home, or anywhere within the state of Iowa. Up until Jan. 1, 2021, patrons were required to visit one of the casinos attached to the sports betting app to register for mobile Iowa sports betting accounts in-person.
| App/Website | Launch date |
|---|---|
| BetMGM Sportsbook | January 2021 |
| DraftKings Sportsbook | February 2020 |
| PointsBet | November 2019 |
| Hard Rock Sioux City sportsbook | December 2019 |
| Q Casino sportsbook | November 2019 |
| Elite sportsbook | August 2019 |
| William Hill | August 2019 |
DraftKings Sportsbook
After launching a daily fantasy sports app in Iowa in October 2019, DraftKings became the sixth sports betting app in Iowa in February. Accounts can be funded by methods that include credit/debit cards and PayPal.
PointsBet Sportsbook
An Australian company that broke into the US market in New Jersey early in 2019, PointsBet launched an app in Iowa in November.
In addition to traditional wagers, PointsBet offers a unique feature called PointsBetting wagers, a high-risk type of wager that gives players the opportunity to win more depending on how “right” they are.
William Hill sportsbook
The first sports betting app to open in Iowa in August 2019, William Hill has done well in the state. William Hill operates with four casino partners in the state: Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino, Lakeside Casino, Isle Casino Waterloo and Isle Casino Bettendorf.
FanDuel Sportsbook
The US market leader has a retail sports betting presence at Diamond Jo Casino and went live with its app in September of 2020.
Hard Rock sportsbook (Sioux City)
The fifth mobile app to open in Iowa, Hard Rock’s betting platform is operated by Gaming Innovation Group (GIG).
Q Casino sportsbook
Q Casino is self-operating its sports betting app on an IGT’s platform.
Elite Casinos sportsbook
The second sports betting app up in Iowa in late August 2019, Elite operates on a Bet.Works platform. Elite Casino Sportsbook is partnered with three casinos: Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, Rhythm City Casino in Davenport or Grand Falls Casino in Larchwood.