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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.
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 ...
The Quad Cities Waterfront Convention Center opened by the casino and hotel in 2009. [6] It is owned by the city and operated by the Isle of Capri. The city of Bettendorf is located along the banks of the Mississippi River. Because of this the city of Bettendorf goes through a great deal of flooding and deals annually with storm water run off.
Bettendorf Capri at her home dock in Bettendorf, Iowa on August 5, 2016. After going land-based, Isle of Capri sold the boat to AQSC in 2016. [8] On October 16, 2016, Bettendorf locals gathered on the levee to give their farewell to the 21 year-old casino boat and watched her pull off the river bank to sail south to undergo her reconstruction. [9]
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Eldorado also sold Lady Luck Casino Vicksburg and Isle of Capri Casino Kansas City to Twin River Worldwide Holdings for $230 million. [31] The deals were intended to reduce Eldorado's debt level and avert potential antitrust issues in Missouri, where Eldorado and Caesars together owned 6 of the state's 13 casinos.
List of casinos in the U.S. state of Mississippi; Casino City County State District Type Comments Ameristar Casino Vicksburg: Vicksburg: Warren: Mississippi: Lower River Region: Bally's Vicksburg
In July 2020, Twin River bought two casinos in Missouri and Mississippi (Isle of Capri Casino Kansas City and Lady Luck Casino Vicksburg) from Eldorado Resorts for $230 million. [38] They were renamed Casino KC and Casino Vicksburg. Later that month, Twin River acquired the rights to the Bally's brand from Caesars Entertainment for $20 million ...