Lakeside Hotel Casino 50g1h
A half hour south of the city of Des Moines by car is Lakeside Hotel Casino in Osceola, Iowa. This out-of-the-way location is intentional – the casino was built on traditional tribal land so that it and skirt the rather strict Iowa anti-gambling laws. Lakeside Hotel Casino is able to offer the wide variety of games it offers only because it is a tribal operation, which is pretty much the only way any gambling activity is going to be allowed within state lines. 51113r
Lakeside Hotel Casino combines a large RV park with a small hotel (50 rooms) and a small resort-like area complete with a pool and waterpark complex. The casino area is open 24 hours, though not all amenities are available around the clock.
Osceola
IA
50213
USA
Games n3r4h
Slots, video poker, table games, and even head to head poker are all available to gamblers at Lakeside, though there are far more slots and video poker games than anything else. The table game variety, complete with live dealers, is impressive. At the time of this review, it included blackjack, casino poker, roulette, craps, and a few other Vegas favorites.
- Baccarat
- Blackjack
- Craps
- Pai Gow
- Roulette
- Slots
The Heartland Café and Bar is a combination sports bar and Vegas-style buffet, open from noon to 8 PM most days of the year with different open times for holidays and special events. The attached bar stays open until 2 AM except on Sundays, when it closes at midnight.
Nibblers is a sports bar and grill that’s a bit less formal than the Heartland and located closer to the gambling floor. The menu is typical of American sports bar.