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purchased the casino operation, and spent $ 1 million updating the riverboat. Peninsula Gaming continues to operate the casino. In 2006, Peninsula opened a second
Diamond Jo Casino in Northwood, Iowa, 200 miles (320 km) from Dubuque. Peninsula was acquired in November 2012 by
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