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$20 Million Par-A-Dice Riverboat Accommodates 1,600 Passengers

Atlantic Marine in Jacksonville,

Fla. launched an ultra-modern, $20- million riverboat for Par-A-Dice

Riverboat Casino, scheduled to open for operation in May 1994.The 1,600 passenger vessel, which measures in at 240 feet (73 m) by 66 feet (20 m) with a seven-foot (2.1-m) operating draft and a 12.5-foot (4-m) maxi- mum draft, will replace the 1,200 passenger paddlewheeler currently in operation. The recently launched vessel features four decks and a hold.

The main, second and third decks each feature the casino, while the hold houses the machinery spaces, offices and casino support services, and the hurricane deck offers an open deck with seating, and fea- tures the pilot house and emergency generator. In total, Par-A-Dice re-

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BROTHERS

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Circle 330 on Reader Service Card quired 1,150 tons of steel, 4,200 square yards of carpet and 57 miles (92 km) of electrical wiring. Also, it required 5,105 gallons of paint to coat the interior and exterior. The vessel features a full complement of the latest marine equipment. Pro- pulsion gear includes Caterpillar diesel engines; Twin Disc transmis- sions; Lo-Rez flexible couplings; a

Schottel bow thruster and stainless steel, five-blade 58-inch-diameter (1.47 m) propellers. To ensure pas- senger comfort, the vessel features 51 exhaust fans and two Carrier model 30HR -225-F-6 refrigeration units, providing 196.7 tons of refrig- erant. Chilled water in to the sys- tem is 51° F; chilled water out is 42°

F; and the cooling water flow rate is 599 gpm with a 30 percent glycol

Par-A-Dite

Gaming Equipment

ThePar-A-Dicefeatures791 slot machines, 32 blackjack tables, five craps tables, three roulette tables and one mini baccarat table. Of the 791 slot machines, 528 are Slot Plus Stand-Up Slots; 144 are Slot Plus Slant-Top Slots; 88 are Players Edge

Plus Stand-Up Poker; eight are Players Edge Plus

Slant-Top Poker; Eight are Players Edge Plus Bar

Tops; 12 are Double Screen Keno; and three are

Sigma Video. The sbt machine denomi nations are broken down as follows:

Slot Denomination # of Each .05