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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.
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.
Bally's Quad Cities, formerly Jumer's Casino & Hotel, is a casino hotel in Rock Island, Illinois, part of the Quad Cities area. It is owned and operated by Bally's Corporation. The casino has about 42,000 square feet (3,900 m 2) of gaming space, with almost 800 slot machines, 13 table games, and a live poker room. It is one of the largest land ...
The Emerald Queen, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians’ riverboat casino that operated from 1997 to 2004, is pictured while moored in Blair Waterway in a Nov. 9, 2006, file photo.
Pages in category "Riverboat casinos" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. ... Island View Casino; M. Majestic Star Casino;
Southern Indiana legislators introduced a bill to allow riverboat casinos on the Ohio River, which passed the House, [20] and was then expanded, with support from Gary lawmakers, to include boats on Lake Michigan, [21] which were seen as less controversial than land-based casinos. [22] The bill was rejected by the Senate. [23]
Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall is located in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi.Officially known as a riverboat casino because the gaming area is situated on a building built on barges that float in a pool of water linked to the nearby Mississippi River as required by state law, the resort in all other aspects resembles its Nevada sibling, except for the atrium.
Players Island in Mesquite was not included in the deal, and was sold to Black Gaming, which operated the Virgin River Hotel and Casino in that city; the property was renamed CasaBlanca Resort and Casino. Harrah's retained a 50 percent interest in Bluegrass Downs. The deal was finalized in 2000.