Isle Casino Bettendorf

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Isle Casino Hotel Bettendorf
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Location Bettendorf, Iowa
Address 1777 Isle Pkwy
Opening dateApril 21, 1995 (1995-04-21)
No. of rooms514
Total gaming space35,000 sq ft (3,300 m2)
Casino typeLand-based
Owner Caesars Entertainment
Previous namesLady Luck Bettendorf
Isle of Capri Bettendorf
Renovated in2016
Coordinates 41°31′10″N90°32′33″W / 41.51944°N 90.54250°W / 41.51944; -90.54250
Website IsleBettendorf.com

Isle Casino Hotel Bettendorf is a casino hotel in Bettendorf, Iowa, owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment. It is one of several casinos located in the Quad Cities.

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History

On April 21, 1995, the Lady Luck Bettendorf began operating after being granted an excursion gaming license earlier that year. [1] It was not the first, nor the only riverboat casino at the time in the Quad Cities; Diamond Lady began operating April 1, 1991 in Bettendorf, while President sailed from Davenport, Iowa and Jumer's Casino was working out of Rock Island, Illinois. [2]

In March 2000, Lady Luck Gaming was acquired by Isle of Capri Casinos and the casino was re-branded to reflect the change in ownership.

On June 24, 2016, the casino was moved from a riverboat to a land-based casino. [3] The name, originally Isle of Capri Bettendorf, has since been shortened to Isle Casino Bettendorf. The casino boat Bettendorf Capri was sold to American Queen Steamboat Company to be converted into an overnight passenger vessel to join their fleet of river cruise ships. [4]

In 2017, Eldorado Resorts (later renamed as Caesars Entertainment) acquired Isle of Capri Casinos, including Isle Bettendorf. [5]

Property information

The Isle Casino Bettendorf currently offers 35,000 square feet of gaming space and 514 hotel rooms. There are 935 slot and video poker machines, table games, and sports betting. Two restaurants are on-site: Keller's American Grill and Keller's Express. As well as a casino bar, the Lone Wolf.

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References

  1. "25 Years of the Riverboat" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  2. "The River: As gambling boats go into free-fall in Iowa, Diamond Lady paddles toward uncertainty in Miss" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  3. "New Isle of Capri land-based casino opens June 24 in Bettendorf" . Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  4. Patel, Devan. "Isle of Capri boat sold to American Queen Steamboat Co". Quad City Times.
  5. Barr, Diana (April 28, 2017). "Isle of Capri sale to close Monday". St. Louis Business Journal.