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GAMING VESSEL DESIGN

Gaming Vessel Design:

How To Choose The Appropriate Boat

Based On Needs & The Law

Now that gaming vessels have become an integral part of the U.S. boatbuilding market, and as the rivers become more clogged with competing vessels, more attention could be paid to interior and exte- rior design, as owners compete for finite wagering customers.

Oftentimes, however, design is dic- tated by the particular statutes of each state.

The following is a limited run- down on some of the naval architects which have been very active in this market. Those listed are by no means the only capable of gaming vessel design, but simply a listing of firms which have been involved with the design and construction of several current vessels. • Rodney E. Lay & Associates:

Based in Jacksonville, Fla., and in business since 1959, Rodney E. Lay & Associates has designed four ves- sels currently in operation, five ves- sels currently under construction, and "quite a few are on the boards and out for bid." For more informa- tion on Rodney E. Lay & Associates,

Circle 130 on Reader Service Card • DeJong & Lebet: Recently this design firm celebrated its 10th

Anniversary, and to date the Jack- sonville, Fla.-based firm has spe- cialized in designing tug-barge com- bination, U.S.C.G.-certified passen- ger vessels. The firm has designed several operating casino vessels and have several more "on the board."

For more information on DeJong & Lebet,

Circle 131 on Reader Service Card • John Gilbert & Associate

Based in Boston, John Gilbert

Associates designs passenger excu sion, overnight and ferry vessel

The firm has designed or assisted o three currently operating casinc and also has approximately 12 to 1 different designs.

For more information on Joh

Gilbert & Associates,

Circle 132 on Reader Service Card • Guido Perla & Associates

Inc.: In business for 15 years, Guid

Perla & Associates, Inc. has designei four gaming vessels which are cur rently under construction at Bende

Shipbuilding, and reportedly has si: other designs under development

For more information on Guido Perl; & Associates, Inc.,

Circle 133 on Reader Service Card

CALENDAR

ENS'93 Conference Set For

August 24-27 In Stavanger

Environment Northern Seas, a biennial environmental conference and exhibition held in Stavanger,

Norway, will cover environmental protections issues, problems and opportunities.

The ENS'93 Conference program covers a broad range of topics, with seminars on offshore industry and shipping, and how they deal with environmental management, liabil- ity and insurance; as well as port development and coastal sea trans- port, and how new technology can reduce pollution problems.

Other seminars will cover fisher- ies and recycling, and hydro-elec- tric power supply. The seminar features a wide array of well-known speakers.

For more information on attend- ing ENS'93, contact: ENS Secre- tariat at tel: +47 4 55 8100 or fax: + 47 4 55 10 15.

JULY

Maritime Communications and

Control: July 7-8, London

Contact: Rhian Bufton, confer- ence organizer, The Institute of

Marine Engineers, The Memorial

Building, 76 Mark Lane, London

EC3R 7JN; tel: +071 481 8493; fax: +071 488 1854.

AUGUST

Smart Shipping '93: August 15- 18, Dana Point, Calif.

Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel. Con- tact: American Institute for Ship- pers'Associations (AISA), P.O. Box 33457, Washington, D.C. 20033; tel (202) 628-0933; fax: (202) 296-7374.

Offshore Northern Seas Confer- ence & Exhibition: August 23-26,

Stavanger, Norway

Contact: Offshore Northern Seas '94,

P.O. Box 410, N-4001 Stavanger,

Norway; Tel: +47 4 55 81 00; Fax: +47 4 55 10 15.

SEPTEMBER

SNAME Centennial Annual

Meeting and International Mari- time Exposition: September 14-19,

New York

New York Hilton Hotel. Contact:

The Society of Naval Architects and

Marine Engineers, 601 Pavonia Ave.,

Jersey City, N.J. 07306. tel: (201) 798-4800; fax: (201) 798-4975.

AWO Fall Convention: September 7-9, Washington, D.C.

Contact: AWO, 1600 Wilson Blvd.,

Arlington, Va. 22209; tel: (703) 841- 9300; fax: (703) 841-0389.

Clean Gulf '93: September 14-16,

Kenner, La.

Pontchartrain Center. Contact:

Corey Smith, PennWell, (713) 621- 8833.

Offshore Europe '93: September 7-10, Scotland

Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference

Center: Contact: Offshore Europe

Partnership, Rowe House, 55/59 Fife

Road, Kingston upon Thames, Sur- rey KT1 1TA; tel: +44 81 549 5831; fax: +44 81 541 5657/974 8077.

NEVA '93—The International

Shipping Exhibition: September 14-18, St. Petersburg, Russia

Contact: Roderick Keay, Dolphin

Exhibitions Ltd., 112 High St.,

Bildeston, Suffolk 1P7 7EB England; tel: +44 9 741087; fax: +44 9 741628.

Icelandic Fisheries Exhibition 1993: September 15-19,

Laugardalsholl, Reykjavik, Iceland

Contact: Patricia Foster, exhibi- tion director, Icelandic Fisheries

Exhibition, Reed Exhibition Com- panies (U.K.), Oriel House, 26 The

Quadrant, Richmond-on-Thames,

Surrey, U.K. TW9 1DL; tel: +44 81 948 9800; fax: +44 81 948 9870.

Gateways To Emerging Markets:

A Russian Far East and Pacific

N.W. Trade Conference: Septem- ber 20-22, Vladivostok, Russia.

Contact: In the U.S., Sue Simon; tel: (206) 461-2268, fax: (206) 554- 7211; In Russia, Pavel Gorshenin,

Port ofVladivostok; tel: 4323 219388.

National Waterways Confer- ence: September 15-17, Memphis,

Tenn.

Contact: National Waterways Con- ference, Inc., 1130 17th St., N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20036-4676; tel: (202) 296-4415; fax: (202) 835-3861.

MTS '93: "Technology Require- ments in the Nineties": Septem- ber 22-24, Long Beach Convention

Center, Long Beach, Calif.

Contact: MTS '93 c/o J. Spargo &

Associates, Inc., 4400 Fair Lakes

Court, Fairfax, Va. 22033; tel: (703) 631-6200; fax: (703) 818-9177.

Tanker Industry Convention:

September 27-29, London, U.K.

Royal Lancaster Hotel. Contact:

Vanessa Stephens, The Seatrade

Organization, Seatrade House, 42- 48 North Station Road, Colchester

COl 1RB, U.K.; tel: +44 206 45121; fax: +44 206 45190. 82nd Annual AAPA Convention:

Sept. 27-Oct. 1, Halifax, Nova Scotia

The Prince George Hotel and Cha- teau Halifax. Contact: American

Association of Port Authorities at (703) 684-5700. 45th Virginia Conference on

World Trade: September 29-Oct. 1, Virginia Beach, Va.

The Cavalier Hotel. Contact: The

Virginia Chamber of Commerce, 9

South Fifth St., Richmond, Va. 23219; tel: (804) 644-1607 or (800) 477-7682.

OCTOBER

International Offshore Con- tracting & Subsea Engineering:

October 13-16, Aberdeen, U.K.

Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference

Center. Contact: Spearhead Exhi- bitions, Ltd., Judith Patten,

Neville House, 55 Eden St., Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 lBW;tel: +44 81 547 1566; fax: +44 81 547 1143.

ASNE Fleet Maintenance Sym- posium: October 19-21, San Diego,

Calif.

Contact: ASNE, 1452 Duke St., Al- exandria, Va. 22314; tel: (703) 836- 6727.

West European Cooperation in

Marine Technology (WEMT '93):

October 20-22, Madrid "Ship Production and Ship Procure- ment" conference. Contact: Juan

Pablo Merino; tel: 34-1-448 4301; fax: 34-1-446 0198.

NOVEMBER

NSRP Ship Production Sympo- sium: November 1-4, Williamsburg,

Va.

Contact: NSRP Ship Production

Symposium, UMTRI, Marine Sys- tems Division, 2901 Baxter Road,

Ann Arbor, Mich. 48109-2150; fax: (313) 936-1081.

ASNE Naval Engineering Sym- posium: November 8-10, Washing- ton, D.C.

Contact: ASNE, 1452 Duke St., Al- exandria, Va. 22314; tel: (703) 836- 6727.

Ship Repair & Conversion '93:

November 9-10, London, England

Contact: John Gwynn-Jones,

BML Business Meetings Ltd., 2 Sta- tion Road, Rickmansworth, Herts

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