Strictly Slots December 2022

The Best of Slots 2022

Best Overall Casino: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City

Best Overall Casino: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City

IOWA

T he Hawkeye State has a special place in American casino history. When casino gaming legalization began outside Nevada and New Jersey, Iowa was first to open commercial riverboats in April 1991, a few months before Illinois. Iowa later became the first of the riverboat states to ease, and then end, cruise requirements, and finally to legalize land-based casinos. Today, there are casinos across the state, from Bettendorf on the Mississippi, in competition with Illinois casinos, to Council Bluffs on the Missouri River, drawing players across the Nebraska state line from Omaha. For the third straight year, readers gave the nod to the same three casinos in the exact same order for Best Overall Casino. Hard Rock Casino Sioux City in northwest Iowa once again lifts the winner’s trophy. This casino offers a “true entertainment destination” right in the heartland. Casino players will find 630 slots, two live entertainment venues, six restaurants and bars, and a 100-piece music memorabilia collection featuring items from Slash to Johnny Cash. Readers voted the Hard Rock as Best Video Slots, Best Progressive Slots, Casino Where You Feel Luckiest, Best Quarter Slots, Best $5+ Slots, Best Variety of Slots, Best Slot Club, Best Customer Service, Best VIP Service, and Best Casino Cocktail Service. Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel, a tribal resort located in east-central Iowa, found the second-place position again this year. Meskwaki features five restaurants, an indoor pool and hot tub, and over 67,000 square feet of casino space. Meskwaki took first for Best Nickel Slots as well and was a consistent finisher in other categories also. Q Casino is located in Dubuque and finished with the bronze medal for Best Overall Casino again in 2022. The property offers a wide variety of amenities as well as gaming and slots. The property also boasts an excellent hotel for a stay and-play as well as some nice greyhound racing action. The Q was again popular with readers, earning Best Slot Club Promotions and other top finishes.

Best Overall Casino ❶ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City ❷ Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel ❸ Q Casino Best Reel Slots ❶ Isle Casino Hotel Waterloo ❷ Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel ❸ WinnaVegas Casino Resort Best Video Slots ❶ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City ❷ WinnaVegas Casino Resort ❸ Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel Best Progressive Slots ❶ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City ❷ Q Casino ❸ Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel Best Video Poker ❶ Isle Casino Hotel Waterloo ❷ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City ❸ Isle Casino Hotel Bettendorf

Casino Where You Feel Luckiest ❶ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City ❷ Isle Casino Hotel Bettendorf ❸ WinnaVegas Casino Resort Best Penny Slots ❶ WinnaVegas Casino Resort ❷ Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel ❸ Isle Casino Hotel Bettendorf Best Nickel Slots ❶ Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel ❷ Isle Casino Hotel Bettendorf ❸ WinnaVegas Casino Resort Best Quarter Slots ❶ Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City ❷ WinnaVegas Casino Resort ❸ Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel Best 50-Cent Slots ❶ Isle Casino Hotel Bettendorf ❷ Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel ❸ Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort

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