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Bender, Guido Perla Collaborate On

Casino Rouge

The Casino Rouge, the Guido

Perla-designed, Bender-built 260- ft. (79.2-m) sternwheeler gaming vessel was delivered last fall to

Louisiana Casino Cruises. The ves- sel offers 28,580 sq. ft. of casino space on main, upper and Texas decks. The vessel measures 224 ft. (68.2 m) long, 90 ft. (27.4 m) wide, with a 14-ft. (4.26-m) depth. The draft at full load is 8 ft. (2.43 m). The USCG- approved full atrium may be the last of its kind. The atrium is capped by an 80-ft. by 28-ft. (24.3-m by 8.5-m)

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The Casino Rouge's propulsion system includes a single stern paddlewheel and two Z-drive pro- peller systems. The paddlewheel is powered by two 600-hp hydraulic motors. Schottel Z-drive propeller systems are located on port and star- board. A 450-hp bowthruster is also hydraulically driven. Propulsion hydraulics and electrical generators are powered by Caterpillar engines throughout. Generators consist of two 1,440-kW and one 290-kW plants.

Guido Perla prepared design drawings, and the computer cutting tapes for cutting out vessel parts, including all the "gingerbread" used for exterior decoration. Interior De- sign International designed the in- terior portions of the vessel.

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Players lint7! To Acquire

Showboat Star Riverboat

Players International, Inc. an- nounced that it has signed a pre- liminary agreement to acquire the

Showboat Star Casino, and move it to its riverboat site in Lake Charles,

La. Financial terms of the agree- ment were; not disclosed. Comple- tion of the agreement is subject to regulatory approvals from the Loui- siana Riverboat Gaming Commis- sion, the Louisiana state police and other government agencies.

Player International, Inc. planned to request the necessary approvals from the Louisiana

Riverboat Commission at its Janu- ary 28th meeting.

Players International Inc. is a developer and operator of casinos in new gaming markets.

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Maritime Reporter/Engineering News

Leevac Shipyards,

Inc. has announced the signing of a contract with Ameristar Casinos

Inc. for the construction of the Ameristar II, a 272-ft. (82.9-m) by 98- ft. (29.8-m) by 14-ft. (4.2- m) replica sidewheel casino riverboat for Council Bluffs, Iowa. The vessel, designed by Rodney E. Lay & Associates, will contain two levels of gaming totaling 27,500 sq. ft. of casino space. The vessel will be powered by three Cummins Marine KTA 38-M diesel engines rated 800 hp each, driving three 330 Schottel Pump Jet Unit SPJ bowthruster. The electrical system will be driven by three Cummins KTA 38-M diesel engines, and the emergency generator will be a 300 kW Cummins/Onan model NTA-855G2.

This vessel will be Leevac's 10th USCG-certified casino vessel.

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