This page has annual comparative data for several metrics of Iowa casino performance between 1991 and present. The top set of tables summarizes data for all Iowa casinos. The ones below it contain information for riverboat casinos, and the last trio of tables details racetrack casinos (racinos).
The data in the top table include:
Number of casinos
Admissions
Adjusted Gross Casino Revenue
Win per capita
Total taxes, payments to treatment and endowment funds, and regulatory fees
The second table details slot data:
Number of slot machines
Slot drop: Currency, tickets, vouchers and in some places, tokens or coin, put into slot machines by patrons.
Slot coin in: Amount wagered on slot machine
Slot revenue (win): amount retained by the facility that is not paid out to players upon cashing out or in winnings
Slot win percentage (hold percentage)
Average daily win per machine
The last table details table data:
Number of table games
Table drop
Table revenue (win)
Table win percentage (hold percentage)
Average daily win per table
General Information
Year
Admissions
AGR ($)
Win per capita
Taxes ($)
2003
19,233,711
315,864
979,990,103
$51
200,681,000
2004
19,509,166
316,714
1,051,515,709
$54
238,759,437
2005
19,793,161
361,195
1,096,437,007
$55
247,604,142
2006
20,315,854
451,436
1,149,059,505
$57
260,749,907
2007
22,519,786
539,175
1,319,964,125
304,646,524
Slot Machine Breakdown
Year
Slot Coin In
Adj. Slot Revenue
Slot Revenue %
# of Slot Machines
2003
13,606,392,025
899,066,135
6.61%
12,213
2004
14,027,727,139
966,506,047
6.89%
12,422
2005
13,750,239,606
1,000,588,897
7.28%
12,722
2006
13,645,787,160
1,042,294,193
7.64%
14,310
2007
14,673,670,424
1,190,995,870
8.12%
16,882
Table Game Breakdown
Year
Table Drop
Table Revenue
Table Revenue %
# of Table Games
2003
398,045,299
80,923,979
20.33%
243
2004
415,225,112
85,009,675
20.47%
235
2005
457,261,084
95,848,113
20.96%
287
2006
495,601,350
106,765,326
21.54%
348
2007
595,074,539
128,968,263
21.67%
471
General Information
Year
Admissions
AGR ($)
Win per capita
Taxes ($)
2003
12,653,593
225,861
665,092,334
$53
135,267,584
2004
12,896,295
225,443
715,510,336
$55
145,377,305
2005
13,398,755
251,071
745,998,062
$56
165,270,313
2006
13,427,449
297,215
759,202,990
$57
168,242,323
2007
15,085,924
345,525
860,076,528
$57
193,781,511
Slot Machines
Year
# machines
Slot drop($)
Coin in ($)
Win ($)
Win %
Win per machine
2003
8,708
2,165,535,093
8,610,466,278
584,168,363
6.78%
$184
2004
8,845
2,740,901,220
8,999,790,594
630,500,668
7.01%
$195
2005
8,988
3,603,580,130
8,926,811,677
659,744,958
7.39%
$201
2006
10,164
3,922,867,933
8,598,310,454
678,055,799
7.89%
$183
2007
12,527
Table Games
Year
# tables
Table drop ($)
Win ($)
Win %
Win per table
2003
243
398,045,294
80,923,971
20.33%
$912
2004
228
415,225,105
85,009,668
20.47%
$1,019
2005
241
406,734,627
86,253,104
21.21%
$978
2006
279
368,737,768
81,147,190
22.01%
$797
2007
General Information
Year
Admissions
AGR ($)
Win per capita
Taxes ($)
2003
6,572,527
90,003
314,897,769
$48
65413416
2004
6,612,871
91,271
336,005,373
$51
93,382,132
2005
6,394,406
110,124
350,438,945
$55
82,333,829
2006
6,888,405
154,221
389,856,515
$57
92507583
2007
193,650
110,865,013
Slot Machines
Year
# machines
Slot drop($)
Coin in ($)
Win ($)
Win %
Win per machine
2003
3,505
1,346,917,392
4,995,925,747
314,897,769
6.30%
$246
2004
3,513
1,869,798,322
5,027,936,541
336,005,373
6.68%
$261
2005
3,736
2,445,958,414
4,823,427,922
340,843,941
7.07%
$249
2006
4,140
2,744,909,105
5,047,476,706
364,238,391
7.22%
$241
2007
4,550
2,966,888,648
5,323,970,725
411,854,306
7.74%
$248
Table Games
Year
# tables
Table drop ($)
Win ($)
Win %
Win per table
2005
42
50,526,463
9,595,004
18.99%
$1,148
2006
117
126,863,575
25,618,124
20.19%
$598
2007
140
- Table gaming in racinos was introduced in 2005.
Iowa Gaming Statistics
Nevada | Las Vegas Strip | Downtown LV | Reno/Sparks | Laughlin | Elko County
Atlantic City | Colorado | Illinois | Iowa | State Comps
All data compiled from Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission Website: 2003-2006.
This project was sponsored by a grant from the UNLV Libraries Advisory Board.
