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On April 21, 1995, the Lady Luck Bettendorf began operating after being granted an excursion gaming license earlier that year. [1] It was not the first, nor the only riverboat casino at the time in the Quad Cities; Diamond Lady began operating April 1, 1991 in Bettendorf, while President sailed from Davenport, Iowa and Jumer's Casino was working out of Rock Island, Illinois.
Isle of Capri Casinos opened its first casino in Biloxi, Mississippi in August 1992, and was the first gaming establishment to trade on the NASDAQ. [ citation needed ] In 2000, Isle of Capri spent $400 million in a multi-part deal to acquire the Lady Luck chain of casinos.
In July 1994, Lady Luck announced an agreement for a joint venture to open a casino and outlet mall in Bettendorf, Iowa, in the Quad Cities, with Bettendorf Riverfront Development Co., a company owned by the family of Isle of Capri founder Bernard Goldstein. [47] [48] Lady Luck Bettendorf opened the following April. [49]
Bernard "Bernie" Goldstein (February 5, 1929 – July 5, 2009) American attorney ENTREPREUR.He was the founder and chairman of Isle of Capri Casinos and is sometimes called the "father of modern riverboat gambling" because he was the first person to run riverboat casinos in the Midwest and South after they became legal in the 1990s.
Isle of Capri (Lady Luck) Casino. This is a list of casinos in Iowa. List of casinos ... Isle Casino Bettendorf: Bettendorf: Scott: Iowa: Land-based: Isle Casino ...
The name for the facility in the development stages was the Bettendorf Events Center. A ground breaking ceremony for the center was held on October 6, 2006. [2] Construction was delayed in late 2006 because the project was $2 million over budget and the Isle of Capri, who was to operate the facility for the city, was completing a marketing ...