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Grand Casinos Starts Search

For New President After

Brosig Announces Resignation

Grand Casinos Inc. announced that its presi- dent Tom Brosig plans to reduce his responsi- bilities for the day-to-day operation of the gam- ing company for personal reasons.

Both Mr. Brosig and CEO Lyle Berman stressed that the decision is not linked to dis- agreements regarding the firm or its manage- ment.

Mr. Berman said he understands and sup- ports his decision, with regret, and that a search for a replacement will begin immediately.

In addition to four operating casinos in Min- nesota and Mississippi, Grand Casinos and af- filiates have five additional properties under construction or in development, including one in Tunica County, Miss.; two in Louisiana; one in California and one in Las Vegas.

Avondale To Build $27.2 Million

Paddlewheel Gaming Vessel;

Shipyard Also Wins Repair Job

Avondale Industries announced that it has been awarded a $27.2 million contract with

Belle of Orleans, in partnership with Bally's

Casino Holdings, Inc., to design and build a 350-foot (107-m) 19th century style paddlewheel gaming vessel for operation on the Mississippi

River. The vessel will be designed and built at

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Avondale Wins $13.7M Contract For

Drydock & Repairs

Avondale also announced the award of a $13.7 million contract for the drydock and repairs to two

SL-7 Class ships for Bay Ship Management Inc.

This work will be performed at the company's main yard, and will be complete by year's end.

Boyd Gaming Awarded

Louisiana License

Boyd Gaming Corp. announced that Treasure

Chest Casino, Limited Liability Co. was awarded a gaming license by the Riverboat Gaming Div. of the Louisiana State Police to operate its casino riverboat in Kennar, La. Boyd Gaming has en- tered into a management agreement with Trea- sure Chest to operate the facility. The Caribbean- themed Treasure Chest Casino is projected to begin operations in September 1994.

Hull Completed On

Showboat Branson Belle

John Dismer, ship builder, explains the four-tier decking of Showboat

Branson Belle to entertainer and co-owner Kenny Rogers.

The Showboat Branson Belle, an $8 million replica of an 1890's sternwheeler riverboat, is under construction on the shores of Table Rock

Lake near Table Rock Dam and is reportedly the largest vessel of its kind being built on a land- locked lake. Entertainer Kenny Rogers is a partner in the venture with Silver Dollar City, Inc.

Reaching 56 feet (17 m) high from the keel to the main deck, the skeletal framework of the 265-foot (80.8 m) long hull was recently covered. Plans call for the boat to be launched in August, with an additional three decks added to finish the project.

Upon completion, Showboat Branson Belle will be the height of a six story building and will weigh approximately two million pounds. "It will be the largest ship on any of the 642 lakes administered by the Corps of Engineers," saidRichard Groves, resident engineer on Table Rock.

The vessel is equipped with three 1,200-hp diesel engines which turn the paddlewheels. The engines, which are contained in the hull, are designed to run more quietly than a large motor yacht and dispense no waste in the lake.

The launch of the 700-passenger Showboat

Branson Belle is scheduled for April 1995. 120 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

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