Nestled between spectacular bluffs and the intersection of I-80 & I-29, Council Bluffs invites you to enjoy the exciting and fast-paced gaming action at any of our four casino resorts: Ameristar Casino Hotel, Harrah's Council Bluffs Casino and Hotel, Horseshoe Casino and the Bluffs Run Greyhound Dog Racing Park. Two of these casinos are located on historic riverboats, while the other two are land-based. Each casino offers their own mix of distinctive entertainment, first-class dining, exhilarating night-life, complimentary parking and more! A visit to Council Bluffs isn't complete with a stop at each of our casinos!
Ameristar Casino Hotel, Iowa’s only American Automobile Association (AAA) Four Diamond rated casino hotel, offers guests the very best in culinary, gaming and lodging. Ameristar Casino is Iowa’s largest riverboat, modeled after historic riverboats of the 1800s. They were awarded the American Hotel and Lodging Association’s “Star of the Industry Award” for community service in 2000 and the Iowa Lodging Association’s “Property of the Year” award in 2004. The casino consists of 38,500 sq. ft. of gaming excitement featuring 3,378 slots and electronic games and 62 table games.
Ameristar’s four signature restaurants offer guests a variety of dining options. The Waterfront Grill’s intimate atmosphere provides an open fireplace and a menu specializing in the finest steaks and seafood. Rated one of the metro area’s top ten restaurants by John Keenan of the Omaha World-Herald. If you prefer more casual dining, try the Heritage Buffet, which offers seven dining stations and a dessert island that features a chocolate fountain. Amerisports Bar & Cabaret presents a unique menu including wood-burning oven pizza. The Prairie Mill Café & Bakery features delicious country-style food at great heartland values, open 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
Want a place to rest after all of the excitement? Ameristar’s 160-room hotel offers eight luxury suites and 32 unique king whirlpool rooms, many with a panoramic view of the Missouri River. A fitness center, sauna and an indoor pool and spa, with a glass wall looking out onto the Missouri River is available to guests. In fair weather the wall opens to a sunbathing patio. Other amenities include a gift shop, sweet shoppe and Kid’s Quest, an activity center fully supervised for children’s entertainment, ages six weeks to 12 years. The Hi-Vi arcade offers a wide variety of video and other games – there’s something for the whole family!
Three decks of gaming excitement, friendly dealers and superior service combine to make you a winner every trip you take to Harrah’s Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel. Enjoy more than 1,000 of the hottest slot machines and all the area’s best table game action, fabulous dining, shopping and live entertainment by some of music’s biggest names. The all-new Stir Party Pit, on the middle level of the casino, has six tables of exciting blackjack action, complete with flair dealers who keep it fun. Spend the night dining in one of our spectacular restaurants, enjoy live entertainment at Stir and Vertigo at 360, or pull up a chair on our exciting casino floor.
We offer luxurious accommodations with our exquisite suites and deluxe rooms, a convenient 2,340 sq. ft. state-of-the-art fitness facility, beauty salon and Internet access in every room! Our co-ed gym features the latest exercise equipment, including a cross trainer, stair stepper, stationary bike, treadmill and Universal multi-weight machine, as well as free weights – open 24 hours.
Hungry? Try the award-winning Fresh Market Square Buffet, Ace’s 24-hour ’50s-style diner or take a spin around the 360 Steakhouse and Vertigo lounge for casual dining, classic cocktails and live entertainment at the top of the hotel. Or get in the spirit of things at Stir, Harrah’s contemporary nightclub.
Opened in 2006, Horseshoe Casino has an exceptional selection of slots to a full floor of action-packed tables in over 68,000 sq. ft. of gambling. If you’re looking for an elegant evening of upscale dining, you’ll find it at Jack Binion’s Steak House – or maybe you’re in the mood for the all-you-can-imagine Village Square Buffet. JB’s Café is open 24/7 to satisfy your taste buds anytime. Choose from 1,900 dazzling slots and 45 table games, plus play the most popular game in the country in our new, plush Poker Room, which would make creator-of-the-game, Jack Binion, proud. Features no limit Texas Hold ‘Em blinds, Omaha and Seven Card Stud. And if you’re itching for the track, Bluffs Run offers live and simulcast dog races and simulcast thoroughbred horse races to boot. Live Greyhound Racing, Tuesday – Sunday at 4 p.m. It’s the stuff legends are made of!
