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Avondale Boat Division Delivers Belle Of Baton Rouge

The Boat Division of Avondale

Industries delivered the Belle of

Baton Rouge (which is pictured on the cover of this supplement) to Ar- gosy Gaming.

The Belle of Baton Rouge, a 266- ft. by 77-ft. (81-m by 23-m) paddlewheeler owned and operated by Argosy Gaming of Louisiana, arrived at Jazz Enterprises' site at

Catfish Town, a commercial devel- opment on the Baton Rouge riverfront.

The Belle of Baton Rouge began operations after U.S. Coast Guard and State Police inspections were completed.

The new vessel has approximately 29,000-sq.-ft. of public area on three casino decks.

The 19th Century style of the boat was designed by Rodney Lay and Associates and will feature 843 gaming positions, which include approximately 37 table games and 550 slot machines.

The interior design is by Grace

Bauer of Bauer Interiors and fea- tures a "Plantation Motif," complete with parlors, custom chandeliers, the owner's collection of Victorian porcelains and collectibles, and Vic- torian window treatments with a plantation garden scene mural.

Main propulsion for the Belle of

Baton Rouge is supplied by a combi- nation of two propellers and a paddlewheel. The two 54-in.

Padgett Swan five-blade propellers are driven by two Detroit Diesel model 16V 92TA/DDEC, 865 hp at 1,800 rpm engines coupled to two

Twin Disc MG540 3.91:1 gears. The paddlewheel is powered by two 250- hp Sumitomo AC electric drive sys- tems.

Ship service power is supplied by three Detroit Diesel 16V 92TA/MUI 725-kW, 460-volt, three phase gen- erator sets. Alarms and steering systems are provided by EMI (En- gine Monitor Inc.). For additional maneuverability and safety, theBelle of Baton Rouge features a 400-hp electric motor-driven Schottel thruster.

Hollywood Opens Dockside

Casino In Tunica

Hollywood Casino Corp. opened its new dockside casino in northern

Tunica County, Miss. The facility,

Hollywood Casino-Tunica, is located at Commerce Landing in the city of

Robinsonville.

Hollywood Casino-Tunica offers a 54,000-sq.-ft. gaming area with more than 1,300 slot machines and 64 table games. This facility is re- portedly the largest single-level ca- sino in the Tunica County market.

Insulations Inc. Helps Build

Within

Insulations Inc., a Harahan, La.- based joiner contractor, provides interior buildouts in a timely, cost- conscious manner.

For more information on Insulations Inc.

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Jeffreys Steel Ensures Casino

Boats Are Ship Shape

Jeffreys Steel is dedicated to pro- viding its customers the perfect form.

As a complete steel service center, the company is dedicated to provid- ing the marine industry with a wide variety of steel components, with equipment designed especially to burn, sheer, paint, cut form and roll steel, in one location.

For more information on Jeffreys Steel

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Walter Machine Outfits

Casino Vessels With

Keel Coolers

Walter Machine Co. of Jersey

City, N.J. supplied Walter Keel Cool- ers on the first gaming vessel to open in Louisiana, the Bender-built

Star Casino. Walter Keel coolers have been used on other gaming vessels to cool propulsion engines, auxiliary engines and air-condition- ing systems. Keel coolers are a proven form of marine engine cool- ing, since their closed-loop cooling system eliminates the possibility of clogged sea strainers and raw water pump failures in dirty or ice-laden water.

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Southern Belle Casino

Moving To Biloxi

The $67-million Southern Belle casino, owned by Belle Casinos Inc., closed in Tunica County and will be moved to Biloxi.

There are now nine casinos open in Tunica County. Previous clos- ings this year were Lady Luck in

April and President in July.

Biloxi is reportedly considering selling the casino, but will pres- ently concentrate on moving it.

Biloxi also owns the Biloxi Belle on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Pauluhn Electric Helps

Casino Riverboats Light Up

The Waterways

Pauluhn Electric Manufacturing

Co., Inc., based in Pearland, Texas, offers a wide variety of lighting prod- ucts and accessories for the casino vessel market and a host of other marine applications.

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Hilton Gets Approval From

Kansas City Council

The City Council of Kansas City approved Hilton Hotel Corp.'s plans for a single float- ing casino at the

Paseo Bridge site on the Mis- souri River.

Hilton is now able to proceed with develop- ment of a facil- ity featuring 25,000-sq.-ft. of casino space (with an option to expand up to 50,000-sq.-ft.) and 1,000 gam- ing positions. Hilton is reportedly investing $70 million in its Kansas

City riverboat casino site.

Hilton is reportedly the only com- pany with multiple casino opera- tions in both domestic and interna- tional jurisdictions. Hilton has casi- nos operating in Las Vegas, Reno and Laughlin, Nev.; New Orleans;

Gold Coast, Australia; Instanbul,

Turkey; and Windsor, Canada. Ca- sinos are in development in Brisbane,

Australia; Punta del Este, Uruguay; and Cairo, Egypt.

Directions In Design Interiors

Attract Crowds

Directions In Design (DID) is a land-based and marine interior de- sign specialist touted for its knowl- edge (of U.S. Coast Guard code); creativity; innovative planning and design; and commitment.

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Jeffboat Awards Casino Vessel Design To R.A. Steam

R.A. Steam, a full service naval architec- ture and marine engineering firm located in

Sturgeon Bay, Wis., has been retained by

Jeffboat to provide concept and detail de- sign services for construction of a 310-ft. by 70-ft. (94-m by 21-m) casino vessel. Jeffboat is under contract with Aztar Corp. for con- struction of the vessel.

The City of Evansville is modeled after the 1800s vintage steamboat Robert E. Lee, a 310-ft. (94-m) sidewheel steamer and will be delivered in April 1995.

TheEvansvillehas been designed to carry 2,500 passengers and crew and has approxi- mately 47,900-sq.-ft. of gaming space with a 2,400-sq.-ft. separate special events area.

Plans call for the installation of approxi- mately 1,300 slot machines and 70 gaming tables.

Main propulsion will be provided by two

Caterpillar 3512TA, 1,280-hp engines and ship's service power will utilize three Cater- pillar 3512TA, 1,070 kW gensets.

In addition to this project, R.A. Stearn is also in the process of developing casino vessel designs for Monarch Casino & Re- sort, Showboat and Atwater Development

Corp.

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