Page 27: of Maritime Reporter Magazine (October 1994)

Riverboat Casino Vessel

Construction Survey

Despite recent legislative slow-downs and setbacks, casino vessel newbuilding continues in many yards. Here's a look at casino vessel newbuilding activity in select yards.

Yard/ Dimensions Main Owner Delivery

Vessel Name (L x W x D) Engine Date

Atlantic Marine

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Par-A-Dice 240 x 66 Caterpillar Greater Peoria Riverboat 5/94

Empress III 280 x 74 Caterpillar Empress River Casino Corp. 10/94

Avondale

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Boomtown Belle 250 x 72 Caterpillar Boomtown Westbank 7/94

Belle of Baton Rouge 266 x 77 Detroit Diesel Argosy 9/94

Belle of Orleans 350 x 83 Caterpillar Ball/s 1995

Bender Shipbuilding

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Treasure Chest 260x78x14 Caterpillar Treasure Chest 8/94

Casino Rouge 260x78x14 Caterpillar Louisiana 9/94

Casino Cruises

Uncantena 202 x 36.6 Caterpillar CSL Development 10/94 (Conversion)

Lucky 7 232x78x14 Caterpillar Randolph Riverboat 10/94

Grand Victoria 400x114x14 Caterpillar Elgin Riverboat 10/94

Crescent City 360 x 99 x 14 Caterpillar CapitalGaming 1/95

Queen

Grand Palais 360x99x14 Caterpillar Grand Palais 1/95

Chinook 328 x 66 x 20 Cleveland Dunes Marina 3/95 (Conversion) Casino & Resort

Jeffboat

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City of Caruthersville 136 x 44 x 7 Cummins

City of Evansville 310x70x14.5 Caterpillar

Aztar

Aztar

Service Marine

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Trinity Marine Group

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Queen of New Orleans245 x 62 x 12 Cummins

FlamingoHilton 245x62x12 Cummins

FlamingoCasino 322x90x14 Caterpillar

MR/EN 10/94 6/95

Harrah's

Boyd Gaming Corp.

Boyd Gaming Corp.

Lady Luck Casino 8/94 11/94 12/94 3/95

Hilton/N.O. Paddlewheel 2/94

Hilton pending

Hilton/N.O. Paddlewheel 11 /94

Fenco Provides Cash

Handling Equipment

Fenco designs and manufactures steel cash handling pedestals for riverboat casino cashier cages and redemption centers. Fenco has en- joyed much success from the casino vessel boom, having equipment in- stalled on the Alton Belle II and

Horseshoe.

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AMFELS: Yard Waits For Tide

To Turn In Texas

AMFELS, established in 1987, is an independent subsidiary of Far

East Levingston Shipbuilding Ltd.

The yard has the design and con- struction capability to delivery any type of floating dockside or self- propelled casino vessel. An added attraction to time-conscious casino vessel owner/operators is the yard's space: AMFELS has more than 150 acres available, and can start con- struction immediately with deliv- ery to any point along the Gulf Coast, as well as the Mississippi River and tributaries.

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Guido Perla Designs Top

Riverboat Casinos

Guido Perla & Associates, a na- val architecture firm based in Se- attle, is a full-service engineering firm serving the marine industry since 1979. The organization offers a wide variety of services, includ- ing: computer-aided design, prod- uct engineering, computer lofting, technical consulting for all types of vessels, regulatory agency liaison, preventative maintenance pro- grams, mechanical, electrical and structural analysis and stability analysis.

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CON

Interior Buildouts

Quality On Time

Quality In Budget ...and we will consider your other priorities. 04/733 1101 Edwards Avenue, Harahan, LA 70123 -5033 Toll-Free 800/445-5033 Fax 504/733-3934

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Riverboat Gaming Congress & Expo