Ameristar Casino Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs

About Ameristar Casino Council Bluffs

Ameristar Casino Council Bluffs is an Iowa-licensed commercial casino at 2200 River Road in Council Bluffs, Iowa, with real estate owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI) and operated by Penn Entertainment. The property opened in 1996 and runs 1,588 slot machines and 23 table games on a 24/7 schedule, with a bar, pool, restaurant, self-parking, and valet on site. The minimum gambling age is 21, regulated by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. Website: councilbluffs.ameristar.com.

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Ameristar Casino Council Bluffs in Council Bluffs, Iowa

Council Bluffs is in Pottawattamie County in western Iowa, directly across the Missouri River from Omaha, Nebraska. The River Road address is on the Missouri River waterfront — Iowa’s riverboat gambling authorization required proximity to navigable waterways, and the Missouri River provides that for Council Bluffs. The city has three Iowa-licensed casinos: Ameristar Casino, Harrah’s Council Bluffs, and Horseshoe Council Bluffs — one of the densest commercial gaming concentrations in Iowa, all targeting the combined Council Bluffs-Omaha metropolitan market.

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Penn Entertainment's Council Bluffs casino — EZ Pai Gow, pool, and 1,588 slots in Omaha's Iowa gaming corridor

Ameristar Casino Council Bluffs is one of three Penn/Caesars-branded casinos operating in Council Bluffs's concentrated gaming market directly across the Missouri River from Omaha. EZ Pai Gow (commission-free Pai Gow) and the pool differentiate Ameristar from the other Council Bluffs options. Harrah's Council Bluffs (Caesars, 18 tables, Blackjack Single Deck) and Horseshoe Council Bluffs (Caesars, 54 tables, 18-table poker) are the competing properties in the same city. Verify current hours and promotions at councilbluffs.ameristar.com.

Priya Sharma

Responsible Gaming Editor