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GAMING VESSEL UPDATE

INDIANA: The Next Frontier

Perhaps nothing better exempli- fies the fervor over the casino vessel market than the number of applica- tions received by the state of Indiana, which has already been flooded with 28 applications for its 11 licenses.

Here's the list of potentials (Com- pany, followed by area applied for). 1] Gold Strike Resorts d/b/a Gold

Strike Resort Casino, Jean, Nev. (Vanderburgh County) 2] Circus, Circus Enterprises, Inc.,

Las Vegas, Nev. (Porter County) 3] Lake Michigan Charter Ltd.,

Hammond, Ind. (Hammond (Lake

County)) 4] Mirage Riverboats of Indiana, Las

Vegas, Nev. (Hammond (Lake

County))

Smith Berger offers more Seaworthy choices.

FLAG BLOCKS

Standard and custom designed flag blocks for wire ropes up to 21/2" diameter. Designed for 90° or 180° wrap on the sheave. Welded or bolted connection to structure.

CHAIN STOPPERS

Pawl type chain stoppers for 1" to 4" anchor chain designed to ABS standards.

Special double pawl or load monitoring stoppers available.

MARINER CLASS

FAIRLEADS

Available with balanced head single sheave or double sheave swivel head designs.

Designed for wire rope sizes up to 3" (76mm). Tail sheave or load monitoring pins optional.

MARINER CLASS

GUIDE SHEAVES

Smith Berger offers a full line of vertical or horizontal guide sheaves for wire ropes up to 5" (127mm). Load monitor- ing pins optional.

TOWING HARDWARE

Stern rollers, towing pins, separate pop-up pins, or specialized towing hardware can be custom-designed for new construction or retrofits.

Call us to put Smith Berger innovation to work for you. Smith Berger Marine, Inc. 516 So. Chicago St., Seattle,WA 98108 TELEX: 32-8912 FAX: 206-764-4653 PHONE: (206) 764-4650

Circle 289 on Reader Service Card 68 5] Michigan City Casino & Lodge,

Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. (Michigan

City (LaPorte)) 6] Riverboat Corp. of Indiana, Inc.,

Biloxi, Miss. (LaPorte County) 7] Harrah's Southern Indiana

Riverboat Partnership, Memphis,

Tenn. (Clark County) 8] Ogden Riverboat Associates L.P.,

New York, N Y. (Clark County (Jeffersonville)) 9] Player's International, Calabasa,

Calif. (Vanderburgh County) 10] Alpha Rising Sun, Inc., Rising

Sun, Ind. (Rising Sun (Ohio

County)) 11] Jumer's of Evansville, Inc., Peo- ria, 111. (Vanderburgh County) 12] Eldorado Riverboat Ltd. Liability

Co., New Albany, Ind. (New Albany,

Floyd County) 13] Indiana Gaming Company, LP,

Lawrenceberg, Ind. (Dearborn

County (Lawrenceberg)) 14] Aztar Indiana Gaming Corp., In- dianapolis, Ind. (Vanderburgh

County) 15] Showboat Marina Partnership,

East Chicago, Ind. (Lake County (East Chicago)) 16] Jackpot Indiana Riverboat, Inc.,

New Albany, Ind. (Floyd County) 17] Ameristar Casinos Inc., Jackpot,

Nev. (Warrick County) 18] Grand Casinos Inc., Plymouth,

Minn. (Floyd County (New Albany)) 19] Boyd Indiana Inc., Las Vegas,

Nev. (Hammond (Lake County)) 20] Mount Albany Grand Casinos Inc.,

Indianapolis, Ind. (Floyd County) 21] Pinnacle Gaming Development

Corp., Denver, Colo. (Switzerland

County) 22] New Albany Landing Co. LLC,

Chicago, 111. (Floyd County) 23] Riverfront Station, Inc., Las Ve- gas, Nev. (Vanderburgh County) 24] Joint Venture Between Hilton

Michigan City Corp. & Caesar's Indi- ana Resorts Corp., Merrillville, Ind. (LaPorte County) 25] Summit Riverboat Casinos - Indi- ana Inc., Reno, Nev. (Lake County (East Chicago)) 26] Schilling Casino Corp., Fort

Wright, Ky. (Dearborn County) 27] Fred Collins d/b/a Fred Collins

Gaming Co., Greenville, S.C. (Gary) 28] Trump Hotels & Casinos Resorts,

Inc., New York, N.Y. (Gary)

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