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ere have been many recent devel- >ments in the burgeoning gaming issel market. Here is the latest news ; of press time. Turn to page 57 for laritime Reporter's 18-page Gam- ig Vessel Supplement

Hilton Gets First La. License

Hilton Hotels Corp. announced to- ay the Riverboat Gaming Division of tie Louisiana Police voted unani- lously to grant a riverboat gaming icense to Hilton and its partner, New

MeansPaddlewheels,Inc.foropera- ion of their Queen of New Orleans iverboat casino. This is the first icense to be awarded in the state, and ;lears the way for the Queen of New

Drleans to open on schedule on Febru- ary 10, 1994. The Queen of New

Orleans will accommodate 2,400pas- sengers and contain30,000-sq.-feet of gamingarea with 1,400slotmachines. • Trinity Wins Bally Contract

Trinity Marine won a $ 19.4 million contract to build a riverboat casino for

Bally's Casino Holdings, Inc. Con- struction is due to start next year at

Trinity's Equitable yard. The 266- foot by 77-foot vessel will accommo- date 30,000-sq.-ft. of gaming space, and could be completed as early as

August 1994. For more information on the casino vessel building capabili- ties of Trinity Marine,

Circle 124 on Reader Service Card • Capital Signs With Bender

Capital Gaming International signed an agreement with Bender

Shipyard Inc. under which Bender willbuilda320-footriverboatforCapi- tal Gaming's proposed operation in

New Orleans. Capital said it will pay $21 million for the riverboat, subject to change based on final specifica- tions. The boat is scheduled for deliv- ery October 30, 1994. For more information on the casino vessel build- ing capabilities of Bender Shipyard,

Circle 125 on Reader Service Card • Skylink Buys Houma Boat

Skylink America Inc. announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase a riverboat gaming vessel from Kehl River Boats, Inc. The riverboat, which is 292 feet by 74 feet, is being built at Houma Fabricators and is currently 50 percent complete with delivery expected April 1,1994.

The vessel is intended for use in the

St. Charles Parish, La. area. For more information on thecasino vessel building capabilities of Houma,

Circle 126 on Reader Service Card • Lady Luck Buys Mo. Vessel

Lady Luck Gaming Corp. has en- tered a definitive agreement to ac- quire the M/V Cajun Magic, a320-foot by 96-foot gaming vessel. Lady Luck will reportedly pay $4.7 million to acquire the incomplete boat, and ex- pects to plunge an additional $10 million to $ 15 million into the comple- tion of the boat. The company plans to operate the vessel at its proposed riverboat gaming project site to be located in Jefferson Comity, Mo. The gaming license.

North Atlantic Marine Wins

Electronics Contract

North Atlantic Marine recently designed and installed all the elec- tronic systems for the M/V Silver

Seas, a reconfigured Canadian Coast

Guard vessel. The Silver Seas, 110 feet long with a 20-foot beam, will combine research and treasure hunt- ing. It has been outfitted with new navigational systems provided by

Furuno and includes two new radars (48- and 72-mile models), a Global

Positioning System (GPS), loran "C", a color video sounder, recording pa- per sounder and a video sounder by

Laser Plot. Also, a new communica- tions system was provided by Icomfor the single side band and Ray Nav. for theVHF. Interior communications are by Regency. For more informa- tion on North Atlantic Marine,

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Kvaerner Wins Statoil Sleipner

Platform Contract

Kvaerner Group has won a $4 mil- lion contract to modify Statoil's Sleipner

A' platform in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The contract calls for an extension of the cooperation be- tweenKvaerner and Statoil on Sleipner projects. The job, due for completion in 1996, will be carried out by two units of the Kvaerner group.

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