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PAR-A-DICE
Dimensions: 227 x 46
Capacity: 1,068
Main engines: Caterpillar
Designer: John Gilbert
Builder: Atlantic Marine, Inc.
Owner: Greater Peoria Riverboat Corp.
Homeport: Peoria, III.
HARRAH'S CASINO CRUISES
Dimensions: 210 x 68
Capacity: 1,200
Main engines: N/A
Designer:SMI/DeJong & Lebet
Builder: Service Marine, Inc.
Owner: Des Plaines Development Ltd. Partnership
Homeport: Joliet, III.
OTHER VESSELS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
UNNAMED (for sale)
Dimensions: 447 x 60; Capacity: 2,000-3,000; Designer & Builder:
Patti Shipyard; Owner: Roberts
River Rides; Homeport: Not deter- mined.
LADY LUCK OF NATCHEZ
Dimensions: 293 x 55; Designer:
Bill Preston; Builder: Not deter- mined; Owner: Lady Luck Hotel &
Casino; Homeport: Natchez, Miss.
SPIRIT OF AMERICA
Dimensions: 273 x 73; Capacity: 1,500; Designer: DeJong & Lebet;
Builder: Serodino Shipyards; Owner:
Not available; Homeport: Gulfport,
Miss.
GALENA EAGLE
Dimensions: 205 x 45; Capacity: 1,000; Builder: Bender Shipbuild- ing; Owner: Eagle Rock Resort;
Homeport: East Dubuque, 111.
DESIGNS ON THE BOARD
Several riverboat gaming vessels designs are being offered by various naval architects and shipbuilders.
Among some of the major designs being offered include: a 422-foot by 100-foot sternwheeler from DeJong & Lebet, a 407-foot sternwheeler from Houma Fabricators, a 370-foot, five-deck sidewheeler from Guido
Perla, 350-foot sidewheeler from Bill
Preston, 350-foot sternwheeler from
Service Marine Industries, 350-foot sternwheeler from John Gilbert &
Associates, 240-foot sidewheeler from Rodney E. Lay & Associates, and a 200-foot sternwheeler from
Freeport Shipbuilding.
P.O. Box 820, 435 Essex Avenue, Waynesboro, Virginia 22980 703/949-9200 FAX 703/949-9259 TELEX 469608
GRAND CASINO GULFPOR'
CUNWGHAM ARCHITECTS. I
GRAND CASINO GULFPORT
Dimensions: 295 x 54, four barges
Capacity: N/A
Main engines: Not powered
Designer: DeJong & Lebet
Builder: Service Marine, Inc
Owner: Grand Casino, Inc.
Homeport: Biloxi, Miss. mat!'
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