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ing Vessel Supplement - New Construction

The riverboat gaming vessel market has been a boon for many shipyards. Here's the rundown on vessels recently delivered, currently being built, or on order. (Source: Maritime Reporter). Publisher not responsible for errors or omissions.

Yard

Vessel Name Designer Dimensions Engines Owner Delivery

Atlantic Marine

Alton Belle II

Empress II

Par-A-Dice

Empress III n/a 222 x 66

Rodney E. Lay & Assoc. 230 x 60

John Gilbert 240 x 66

Rodney E. Lay & Assoc. 280 x 66

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Caterpillar

Caterpillar

Caterpillar

Caterpillar

Alton Riverboat Gambling

Empress River Casino Corp.

Greater Peoria Riverboat Corp.

Empress River Casino Corp. 5/93 12/93 6/94 10/94

Avondale Boat Div.

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Boomtown Belle n/a 250 x 72 Caterpillar Boomtown 7/94

Catfish Queen n/a 266x77 Detroit Diesel Argosy 7/94

Bender Shipbuilding

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Treasure Chest Bender 260 x 78 Caterpillar Treasure Chest, Inc. 1/94

Horseshoe Bender 295x78 MTU Horseshoe Entertainment 2/94

Harrah's North Kansas City Bender 295x78 n/a Promus Companies 5/94

Casino Rouge Bender 260 x 78 Caterpillar Louisiana Casino Cruises 9/94

Lady Luck Bender 320x 78 Caterpillar Lady Luck Casino Hotel 8/94

Elgin Lady Bender 400x114 Caterpillar Nevada Landing Hotel & Casino Hyatt 10/94

Lucky Seven Bender 232 x 78 Caterpillar Randolph Riverboat Co., Inc. 7/94

Crescent City Queen Bender 360 x 99 Caterpillar Capital Development Group 11/94

Grand Palais Bender 360 x 99 Caterpillar Grand Palais Riverboat, Inc. 11/94

Gulf Coast Fabrication, Inc.

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Casino Magic Barge n/a 300x90 None Mardi Gras 3/93

Gold Coast Casino Barge n/a 300x90 None Gold Coast Casino 5/93

Treasure Bay Barge n/a 300x90 None Bay Vessels, Inc. 7/93

Boomtown Casino & n/a 400x 110 None Boomtown 12/93

Hotel Barge

Deck Barge n/a 300x90 None American Int'l Gaming Assn. 3/94

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Maritime Reporter/Engineering New:

Electric Winches • Direct Drive • Fully reversing • Fail-safe braking is standard • Numerous options- grooved drums, limit switches, free spooling, variable speed, & more. • 13 Models from 400LB line pull to 32,000LB line pull

Capstan Winches • Direct drive • High starting loads • Rope can come off at any angle • Non reversing unless power driven • 8 Models available from 2.000LB starting line pull to 20.000LB starting pull

Air Winch • Direct drive • Fully reversing • Fail-safe braking as standard • Numerous options - grooved drums, limit switches, free spooling, & more • 5 Sizes available 800LB line pull to 4,000LB line pull