Not everything is closed on Christmas Day. Prairie Meadows, movie theaters and some restaurants are offering central Iowans places to go and things to do.

Prairie Meadows will be able to continue operating slot machines for another eight years after 66 percent of Polk County voters supported the measure Tuesday. Prairie Meadows has been at the center of ...

Cash and controversy have been familiar themes throughout the history of Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino. Over the past 27 years, Polk County's only gambling business has gone from bust to boom, ...

Iowa casinos have some of the tightest slot machines in the country, holding back one-third more money than they did a decade ago, a recent study shows. A slot machine hold percentage is the amount a ...