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Quad Cities Casinos – List of Casinos in Davenport, Bettendorf, Rock Island & Moline with Map

For being in a modest-sized population area, residents in the Quad Cities in eastern Iowa/Western Illinois have pretty decent options when it comes to gambling, as there are three casinos in the area.

Of course, there are numerous bars and other establishments on the Illinois side with electronic gaming machines, however here we’re just focusing on the three “real casinos” in the region.

Previously the area was home to Mississippi riverboat casino gambling only. Now however the three Quad cities casinos are land-based, and are similar to Las Vegas style casinos – if not in size, than in style.

All built in 2008 or newer, they offer Vegas-style slot machines, video poker machines, and live table games, including blackjack, roulette, craps and the like. The two casinos on the Iowa side offer legal sports betting as well.

Here’s a look at your gambling options in the area, starting with Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa, with Rock Island, Illinois further down below. Other than many of the aforementioned small video poker/slot joints, there aren’t any casinos in Moline or East Moline.

(The red dice is the Rhythm City Casino, Black is the Isle Casino, while the purple dice represents Jumer’s Casino & Hotel).

Casinos in Davenport Iowa

There’s one casino in Davenport, the Rhythm City Casino.

Built in 2016, this is a very pretty, contemporary casino. With bright bold colors and high curved ceilings, its décor is a little more unique than most casinos.

It’s also the most popular casino in the Quad Cities area in terms of gaming revenue and visitors. In fact, between three to four thousand people per day gamble at Rhythm City, per figures from the Iowa Gaming Commission.

Rhythm City Casino Davenport, Iowa

Set out by itself in north Davenport, Rhythm City Casino is right off Interstate 80.

You’ll find 859 slot machines, (including all the favorites, along with games like nickel keno), along with 23 table games spread out among the casino’s 38,022 square feet of gaming space.

These include 2 craps tables, 2 roulette wheels, 7 blackjack tables and a variety of carnival games. In addition, there are 2 bubble craps games and electronic versions of blackjack and craps.

In front of the Draft Day Sports Lounge, you’ll find the Elite Sportsbook. What many consider to be the best sports book in the Quad Cities has ten huge 86-inch TV screens.

Food choices include Ruthie’s Steak & Seafood, Robert’s Buffet, and pub grub type offerings at the Draft Day Sports Lounge.

Just off the casino floor is a gift shop, “The Market” which also sells sandwiches and light food and snacks.

Rhythm City’s simply-named, “Event Center” has seating for 1,600, and plays host to a variety of concerts and comedians and shows. There’s also live music off the casino floor at the Rhythm Room lounge.

The six-story hotel tower has just 106 rooms, but with an indoor pool and hot tub, fitness center and full service spa.

Address, Phone & Website

7077 Elmore Avenue Davenport, IA 52807 (563) 328-8000

Website: RhythmCityCasino.com

Isle Casino Bettendorf

Set in downtown Bettendorf, right on the banks of the Mississippi River, the Isle Casino is a former riverboat-turned-land based casino spread out over 24 acres.

The resort’s two hotel towers, parking structures, and casino are interconnected via overhead pedestrian walkways. There’s even a pedestrian walkway over the railroad tracks to the Quad-Cities Waterfront Convention Center to the north.

At 509 rooms, it’s the biggest casino resort in the Quad Cities. Many rooms offer pretty views of the Mississippi.

Like Bally’s Quad Cities, it’s Illinois cousin across the river, the Isle has a little over 2,000 people a day gamble at its casino, on average.

The casino itself boasts 35,459 square feet, with 908 slot machines and 16 table games. These include blackjack, dice craps, roulette, Ultimate Texas Hold’em, Fortune Pai Gow, Three Card Poker, EZ Baccarat, and Mississippi Stud.

In addition to live roulette, there’s one of those fun and fast electronic roulette games, with a $3 minimum.

While not big by Las Vegas standards, the Isle Casino has a comfy Caesars sportsbook, with ten TVs, (including two different 85 inch TVs), all to the left of a the large screens showing the latest odds. It’s open 11 PM, seven days a week.

The Isle does not have a poker room.

On the restaurant front, dining options include the Farmer’s Pick Buffet, Keller’s American Grill, and Keller’s Express.

The resort’s indoor pool is located in the south tower. There’s also a fitness center. The newer hotel (the North Tower) is connected to the south tower via the enclosed and heated pedestrian walkway on the third level.

There’s always free self-parking in the 3 story covered garage and in the open lots. They offer free valet parking too.

1777 Isle Parkway Bettendorf, IA. 52722 (563) 441-7000

Website: Isle Casino Bettendorf

Bally’s Quad Cities – Rock Island, Illinois

The only casino on the Illinois side, the casino formerly known as “Jumer’s Casino” was purchased in 2021 and rebranded as Bally’s Quad Cities.

This casino/hotel off of Interstate 280 in Rock Island was previously a riverboat. However in 2008, the casino spent $151 million to build a real, Las Vegas style land-based casino, complete with a hotel and restaurants, set on 20 acres.

According to figures from the Illinois Gaming Board , Bally’s Quad Cities sees (on average), over 2,000 customers per day.

The 39,604 square foot casino floor is home to 850 slot machine/video poker machines, with limits ranging from one cent to $25. These include Hot Shots, Lightning Links, World of Wonka, and even my favorite: Wheel of Fortune slots.

The casino’s 19 live table games here include ten blackjack tables, 2 craps tables, 2 roulette wheels, along with Mississippi Stud, Three-Card Poker, and Ultimate Texas Hold’em games. Jumer’s does not have a sports book.

They do, however, have the biggest poker room in the Quad-Cities.

OK, they have the only poker room in the Quad Cities – a modest six table poker room which is only open on certain days and times. The most updated schedule can be found at their dedicated poker page site here: Ballysquadcities.com/gaming/poker .

Bally’s Quad Cities Hotel & Restaurants

The bronze-colored, copper adorned, contemporary five-story, 205 room hotel has suites, an indoor pool, and fitness center. There’s even a golf range where you can hit balls onto floating greens at the resort’s bordering Wicks Lake.

In addition to the Oculus Sports Bar and the Edje nightclub, entertainment options include concerts at the resort’s D. James Junner Events Center, which can seat 500.

Bally’s restaurant lineup includes the Blue Square Café, DJ’s Steakhouse, and the popular Player’s Buffet, with 240 seats.. You can also get bar food at the Oculus Sports Bar.

Bally’s Quad Cities Address, Phone & Website

777 Bally Blvd. Rock Island, IL 61201 (309)756-4600

Website: BallysQuadCities.com

Quad Cities Casino Tidbits

• You must be 21 years or older to play at all three of the Quad Cities area casinos.
• The Quad Cities first saw legalized casino gambling when riverboat casinos opened on April Fool’s Day, 1991.
• In addition to the two Quad-Cities casinos on the west side of the Mississippi River, there are twenty other casinos in Iowa .
• Based on casino floor square footage, Bally’s is the biggest casino in the Quad Cities – beating out Rhythm Casino by about 1,600 square feet.
• With a dock at Jetty Park, The Isle Casino Bettendorf is one of the only casinos in the United States in which you can arrive there via a water taxi. (The Encore Boston Harbor is another one that comes immediately to mind).
• The new land-based version of the Isle Casino Bettendorf opened on June 24th, 2016, making it the newest casino in the Quad Cities – by 8 days.
• Rhythm City Casino opened on June 16th, 2016, at a cost of $110 million dollars. Bally’s opened as Jumer’s Casino in 2008.

(By Steve Beauregard. Photos courtesy of Rhythm City Casino, Jumer’s Casino & Hotel, and the Isle of Capri Bettendorf).

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A Guide To The Most Iconic Riverboat Casinos In The US 

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Talk about casino destinations and you’ll most likely think of Las Vegas, Atlantic City or, if you are travelling outside the US, maybe Monaco or Macau.

Yet what are called “land based” or “bricks and mortar” casinos to differentiate them from the online versions are not necessarily on land or made of bricks and mortar.

We refer, of course, to riverboat casinos, a little slice of Americana that’s as American as Super Bowl Sunday or Thanksgiving turkey. Riverboat casinos conjure up images of the Mississippi and Mark Twain complete with white suit, top hat and cigar. There are more than 60 riverboat casinos operating in the USA and every single one of them has a story to tell. Here, we highlight a handful of the very best.

The Grand Victoria, Elgin

Our first stop is not on the Mississippi at all, but on the Fox River in Elgin, 50 miles north west of Chicago . Owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment, the Grand Victoria really is a slice of Las Vegas on the Illinois waterfront.  With more than 1,000 slots and video poker terminals and 36 tables, there’s a great choice of games.

If all that gambling whets your appetite, there are four dining options on board, including the highly rated Buckingham’s Steakhouse and Lounge.

Casino Queen, Marquette  

The Casino Queen would look like a lifeboat if it was moored alongside the Grand Victoria, but that is all part of its charm. It offers a more intimate and personalized experience, and although there are only eight tables, they host an intriguing variety of games that are not commonly found in land (or water) based casinos. If you know how to gamble online in the US , you’ve probably seen fusion blackjack and 21+3 at US online casinos. The Casino Queen gives you an opportunity to play them in real casino surroundings.

When you step ashore, there is an adjacent 31-acre entertainment complex with a variety of attractions and a huge choice of dining options.

The Amelia Belle, Amelia  

At last, we arrive in Louisiana, where the Amelia Belle lies nestled in the Avoca Island Cutoff waterway. This classic four-story riverboat looks like it has stepped straight out of a photograph from the turn of the 20 th century. When it is lit up at night, it takes your breath away.

At the tables, poker is the order of the day. The casino offers Mississippi stud, 3-card poker and Texas Holdem. There are also 800 slot games, while the Fanduel sportsbook has self-service betting kiosks, a wall full of television screens, and a huge video wall to show the biggest events.

Sam’s Town, Shreveport

On the opposite side of Louisiana, Sam’s Town could not be more different to the Amelia Belle. This floating leisure complex houses a hotel, health spa, sauna and live entertainment venue.

The casino offers more than 1,000 slots and 30 table games that include blackjack, roulette, baccarat, Let it Ride and Craps No More.

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South Bend Falls in Quad Cities Finale 8-2

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South Bend, IN - After winning games on Thursday and Friday night over Quad Cities, the South Bend Cubs eventually had a chance to finish off their week-long series versus the River Bandits with a 3-3 split. Quad Cities brought their best to the ballpark the last couple days, winning

South Bend, IN - After winning games on Thursday and Friday night over Quad Cities, the South Bend Cubs eventually had a chance to finish off their week-long series versus the River Bandits with a 3-3 split. Quad Cities brought their best to the ballpark the last couple days, winning the series and beating the Cubs on Sunday afternoon 8-2.

Tyler Schlaffer got the start for the Cubs, and now in back-to-back starts has fired his longest outing on the mound since undergoing Tommy John Surgery. Last week in Beloit, he exceeded three innings for the first time, and today, he went four strong innings with only one run allowed.

Quad Cities was on top first though in the top of the 1st, when Brett Squires doubled home Carter Jensen. South Bend quickly came back int the bottom of the 3rd when Jonathon Long singled, and brought home his fifth RBI in the last two games.

With a 1-1 tie, Schlaffer gave way to Chase Watkins out of the bullpen. Watkins was on the mound until Quad Cities loaded up the bases, for Angel Gonzalez to come in and strand the bags full. Gonzalez got the final out of the 5th, but South Bend ran into trouble over the next two innings.

It was a week of big innings for the River Bandits, with a nine-run rally yesterday, and now seven combined runs today between the 6th and 7th innings. The River Bandits also halted many rallies throughout the week, turning 15 double-plays in the course of the six-game series.

In the bottom of the 8th, South Bend picked up their final run, on a Yohendrick Pinango solo home run. Pinango was on base four times Sunday, with three walks and the long ball.

Out of the bullpen as well, Joe Nahas spun together 2.1 shutout innings with only a hit allowed, no walks, and two strikeouts.

Now with a 6-15 record, South Bend will pack up and head to Lansing to face off with the Lugnuts in Michigan’s capitol coming up starting on Tuesday night.