Riverside Casino & Golf Resort

The Kehl family has been involved in gaming since its inception in the state of Iowa. On March 8, 1990, the Dubuque Casino Belle, Inc. a corporation owned and operated by Robert & Ruth Kehl, was granted the first riverboat gaming operator's license in Iowa and the Dubuque Casino Belle became the first American-flagged vessel to offer gambling cruises in the United States. The Kehl's received their second license in 1991 for the Mississippi Belle II, Inc. The Mississippi Belle II started riverboat gaming operations on June 1, 1991 in Clinton, IA. Over the next 15 years, the Kehl's had interest in and operated a total of four riverboat casinos in the Midwest: Dubuque Casino Belle, Mississippi Belle II, Catfish Bend Casino (Fort Madison/Burlington, Iowa) and Saint Joe Frontier Casino (St. Joe, Missouri). In 2005, Riverside Casino and Golf Resort received one of four new Iowa gaming licenses awarded by the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. Riverside Casino and Golf Resort opened in August 2006 as the first true land-based casino resort in Iowa. The resort features a 56,000 sq. foot gaming floor, 1,200 seat Event Center, four restaurants, 201 hotel rooms, full-service Aveda Spa, 18-hole Rees Jones golf course and multiple retail outlets. The $140 Million resort has over 700 employees and is the largest employer in Washington County and one of the top twenty employers in the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids Corridor. In 2015, Riverside Casino & Golf Resort became a part of Elite Casino Resorts, along with Grand Falls Casino & Golf Resort (Larchwood, IA) and Rhythm City Casino Resort (Davenport, IA). Generic placeholder image