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Maritime Assoc. Preps For 1st Ever N.E. Gaming Show

Scheduled for October 3rd & 4th at the DAC/Whitehall Club in New

York City, "Rediscovering Our Wa- terways & Waterfront" is being pre- sented by the Maritime Association of the Port of New York/New Jersey — in conjunction wiihMaritime Re- porter & Engineering News — and billed as the Northeast's first waterborne gaming conference and exhibition.

Geared to the informational needs of maritime services and suppliers; buyers; shipyards; land and eco- nomic developers; and others, the preliminary program of conference speakers includes many of the top names in the marine industry, in-

Avondale's

Active Summer

Despite legislative glitches,

Avondale has been very active of late delivering vessels and prepar- ing a 1995 delivery. Avondale cur- rently has in-house designs for turn- of-the-century paddlewheel gaming vessels in varying lengths from 210 ft. (64 m) to 368 ft. (112.2 m), with design work currently being done on a 400-ft. (121.9 m) version.

For more information on Avondale

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Boom town Belle

Delivery: End of July

Length: 250 ft. (76.2 m)

Width: 72 ft. (22 m)

Main engines: Caterpillar

Propellers: Michigan Wheel

Gears: Reinties

Generators: Caterpillar

Engine controls: EMI

Bowthruster: Schottel

Sternthruster: Schotte

Interior design: Directions In Design

Slot machines: 849

Table games: 362

Belle Of Baton Rouge

Delivery: Mid-August (projected)

Length: 266 ft. (81 m)

Width: 77 ft. (23.5 m)

Main engines: Detroit Diesel

Propellers: Padgett Swan

Gears: Twin Disc

Electric Drive: Sumitomo

Generators: Detroit Diesel

Alarms/Steering systems: EMI

Thrusters: Schottel

Design: Rodney Lay & Assoc.

Interior design: Bauer Interiors

Belle Of New Orleans

Delivery: 1995

Length: 350 ft. (106.7 m)

Width: 83 ft. (25.3 m)

Passengers: 2,450

Main engines: Caterpillar

Gears: Reinties

Generators: Caterpillar

Thrusters: Schottel

Design: Avondale

Interior design: .. Yates & Silverman

Gaming positions: 1,300 eluding: David F. McMullen, vice president, John J. McMullen Asso- ciates, Inc./R.S. Stearn; Ed

Doherty, president, Atlantic Ma- rine; Jack Gilbert, president, John

W. Gilbert & Assoc.; Larry Evans,

The Transportation Institute; and

Jeannine Bequette, Directions in

Design.

Additionally, legislators, from both the regional and national level, will present the latest legislative developments, which in essence de- termine the time frame and pace of the newbuilding. Other conference sessions will focus on insurance, inspection, licensing and classifica- tion; land development and rede- velopment around water gaming projects; and success stories in the waterborne gaming industry.

Exhibit hours will be from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, October 3, and from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tues- day, October 4. The opening recep- tion will be held in the exhibit area on Monday from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.

For additional conference or ex- hibit information, call (212) 425- 5704.

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