One of the most important things to remember when gambling is the house always wins.

When you enter a casino with hopes of winning a massive jackpot on a slot machine or you're ready to try and take the blackjack table for all it's worth, casinos are designed to take your money. That doesn't mean you can responsibly go to a casino and have some fun. Pick an amount of money you're comfortable losing and stick with that amount. An easy rule to remember when gambling at a casino is to "never go to the ATM." If you're running to the ATM to get more money, you've already lost.

No matter what game you play or what you're gambling on, the odds of the casino taking your money are greater than you winning the casino's money, and there's not much you can do about it. When you enter a casino and you hear 1 person going nuts because they won a large sum of money, look around you and notice hundreds, if not thousands, of people who aren't jumping for joy in celebration.

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If you're someone who enjoys gambling from time to time, you might as well visit casinos that have the best track record of being friendly to their patron's wallets! GamblingSites has researched the luckiest casinos in Iowa and where you have the best chances to "get lucky" while gambling.

Iowa's Most Lucky Casinos

GamblingSites reviewed 12,000 trip advisor reviews to find out which casinos in Iowa had visitors report winning money or "getting lucky" at the casino. 12,000 is a pretty large sample size and they only reviewed casinos that had at least 100 reviews. Reviews that used the words "luck, lucky, winning, winnings, profit, jackpot, etc, were used to determine a luck percentage score.

There were 13 that fit the criteria in Iowa. The results:

• T9. Riverside Casino - Located in Riverside had a luck percentage score of 5.4%
• T9. Horseshoe Council Bluffs - Located in Council Bluffs had a luck percentage score of 5.4%
• 8. Hard Rock Casino - Located in Sioux City had a luck percentage score of 5.8%
• 7. Harrah's Casino - Located in Council Bluffs had a luck percentage score of 7.1%
• 6. Rhythm City Casino Resort - Located in Davenport had a luck percentage score of 8.3%
• 5. Q Casino - Located in Dubuque had a luck percentage score of 10%
• T3. Prarie Meadows - Located in Altoona had a luck percentage score of 11.9%
• T3. Meskwaski Bingo & Casino - Located in Tama had a luck percentage score of 11.9%
• 2. Diamon Jo Casino & Hotel - Located in Worth County had a luck percentage score of 13.5%

The Iowa casino with the highest luck percentage score is...

Casino Queen Marquette - located in Marquette and received a huge luck percentage score of 16.2%.

Luckiest Months for Gamblers

The findings from this study also determined that January is the month gamblers are the most lucky during the year followed by November, May, July, October, February, August, April, March, September, June, and December.

It looks like you shouldn't be trying to win the big one around Christmas...

Good luck the next time you make a wager at your favorite Iowa casino! I hope you win as much money as you can. Always remember to gamble responsibly and only bring an amount of money you're comfortable losing.