Work continues on the 12-story Isle of Capri hotel overlooking the Mississippi River along the Bettendorf riverfront. The hotel will have more than 250 rooms and be connected to a special events center to be built by the city. The Isle and the city are hoping the new hotel and events center will attract more visitors to the Isle's casino riverboat, increasing revenues for both the riverboat casino and the city. The Isle is facing additional competition from the new Riverside Casino near Iowa City which opened this month. On the Illinois side of the river, the Casino Rock Island has broken ground on a new gambling facility located just off Interstate 280 in southwest Rock Island.
