Administration Division

Essential, centralized support services for the Department are coordinated by and through the Administration Division. Staff attached to the Director's Office oversees all strategic planning, legislative affairs, administrative rulemaking, personnel, and public information activities for the Department. The Director's Office also supervises all inspections performed by the Department's Food and Consumer Safety Bureau, which oversees the inspection and licensing of restaurants, grocery stores, and food processing plants, as well as sanitation inspections performed at barber and cosmetology shops, and hotels and motels. The State of Iowa's Social and Charitable Gambling Unit, too, is located within the Administration Division, as is the Targeted Small Business (TSB) Certification Program.

Rodney A. Roberts

Director

(515) 281-5457

Indian Gaming Compacts
The Director of the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals is authorized to enter into and implement agreements or compacts between the State of Iowa and Native American tribes located in the state. Gaming compacts are entered into under the authority of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C section 2701 et seq.). The agreements or compacts shall contain provisions intended to implement the policies and objectives of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

Three tribal gaming compacts were first negotiated in 1992, authorizing casino-type gaming in the State of Iowa.  Information about the Tribal Gaming Commissions may be obtained here.

• The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska began operation of WinnaVegas Casino near Sloan on April 30, 1992.
  

• The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska began operation of CasinOmaha near Onawa on June 22, 1992.
  

• The Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa began operation of Meskwaki Bingo and Casino near Tama on December 31, 1992.
  

View Compacts
A copy of the gaming compact between the State of Iowa and the respective Native American tribe may be downloaded or viewed by clicking on the tribe below.

• Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
  

• Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
  

• Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa
  

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To contact us:

Lucas State Office Building

321 East 12th Street

Des Moines, IA 50319-0083

Phone: 515-281-7102

Fax: 515-242-6863

Email: WEBMASTER@DIA.IOWA.GOV

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